West & North Texas · Texas
Eastland business brokers and M&A advisors
Eastland owners who want a business broker with a full sell-side process can talk to MDR & Associates, which represents owners of Texas companies and never the buyer. Eastland is the Eastland County seat on Interstate 20, 55 miles east of Abilene and 96 miles west-southwest of Fort Worth, and its courthouse houses the Eleventh Court of Appeals.
A courthouse town on I-20
Eastland is best known for Old Rip, the horned lizard said to have been found alive in the old courthouse cornerstone when the 1928 courthouse was built. The courthouse today also hosts the Eleventh Court of Appeals, one of the state's intermediate appellate courts. The city had 3,609 residents in 2020, and interstate exits 340 and 343 connect it to the rest of Texas.
Being a county seat and a court town shapes the business community. Law firms, title and abstract companies, insurance agencies, accounting practices and other professional firms tend to cluster near a courthouse, alongside the trades and suppliers that serve the county. Those are the kinds of companies whose value lives in their client lists and their people, and selling one takes a particular kind of preparation.
Eastland at a glance
- CountyEastland County (county seat)
- Metro areaWest Central Texas, on I-20 between Abilene and Fort Worth
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
Selling a professional or service firm outside the big metros
Professional and service firms sell on their client relationships, and buyers want to know those relationships will stay after the owner leaves. They will ask how long clients have been with the firm, how much revenue comes from repeat work, and who besides the owner handles the key accounts. A transition plan, with the owner staying on for a period to introduce the buyer, often makes the difference between a strong offer and a weak one.
We have sold Texas business services companies, including an insurance agency, and we know what buyers check: client retention, recurring fees, staff and any licenses the business needs. We recast three years of financials, prepare a confidential package and HD video, and ask several buyers to compete.
Where and how we meet
One of our advisors will come to Eastland to meet you, at the office, at home or anywhere else that keeps the conversation private. Neither that meeting nor the value range we give you afterward costs anything, and our fees page explains the single success fee that applies only if the company is sold. Our West and North Texas page describes how we reach buyers across the region.
What we sell in and around Eastland
Industry decides the buyer, the multiple and the diligence. These are the four sectors we work in most.
Manufacturing
Equipment, real estate, backlog and customer concentration decide what a manufacturer is worth.
How buyers value itHome Services
Plumbing, HVAC, roofing, landscaping and other home service companies — where repeat customers, crews and technicians decide the price.
How buyers value itDistribution & Wholesale
Inventory, working capital and supplier agreements decide what a distributor is worth.
How buyers value itBusiness Services
Recurring revenue and owner dependence separate a two-times business from a six-times business.
How buyers value itStraight answers
Questions Eastland owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every Texas-wide answer.
The process
How an Eastland sale runs
Ten steps in four stages, typically three to nine months. Click any step to see it in full.
- Prepare
- Go to market
- Negotiate
- Close
We also work with owners near Eastland
Questions owners in Eastland ask
My Eastland firm depends on my personal relationships. Can it be sold?
Yes, with planning. Buyers want to see that clients will stay, so a transition period where you introduce the new owner is common. Building a second person into key accounts before the sale helps even more. We look at this with you at the start and build the plan into the offers.
Will a buyer want to stay in Eastland, or move my company elsewhere?
Most buyers of a profitable company keep it where its customers are. Some will fold it into a larger group while keeping the people who already run it. We ask every buyer about their plans for the location and staff, and you can weigh those answers along with the price.
Talk to an advisor about your Eastland company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.