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Fairfield business brokers and M&A advisors
MDR & Associates helps owners sell a company in Fairfield for the best price and terms a competitive market will bear. Fairfield is the Freestone County seat on Interstate 45, 88 miles south of Dallas, and our advisors come down the interstate to meet you.
Fairfield on the I-45 corridor
Founded in 1851, Fairfield sits on the west side of Interstate 45, with exits 197 and 198 serving the city; Houston is 152 miles to the south. U.S. 84 runs directly through town, 35 miles east to Palestine and 63 miles west to Waco. The 2020 census counted 2,850 residents, and Navarro College runs a Career and Technical Center here.
That is most of what a public record says about Fairfield's economy, so the rest of this page is about the part that matters to you: how a company based here is sold.
Fairfield at a glance
- CountyFreestone County
- RegionCentral Texas
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
An interstate location and what it means for a sale
A company along I-45 can reach customers toward both Dallas and Houston, and buyers from either market may see it as a natural extension of what they already own. That can widen the field of strategic buyers beyond what a small-town address suggests.
Whoever the buyer is, they will ask the same core questions: how steady are the earnings, how concentrated are the customers, and who runs the business day to day? Trucking, logistics and distribution companies will also be asked about fleet condition, driver retention and contracts. We prepare those answers before a buyer asks, so due diligence confirms what the buyer already expects instead of turning up surprises.
Serving Freestone County from our office in Frisco
The first meeting is free and confidential. After reading three years of financials, we tell you the range, low to high, that we believe buyers would pay. If you engage us, we build the marketing materials and video, screen every buyer for funding and confidentiality, and negotiate multiple letters of intent at once. A principal of the firm is at the table for each negotiation, and our VP of Client Engagement is your contact in between. Buyers also watch a professionally produced video of the operation before they visit, which spares your staff repeated tours. You pay nothing unless the company sells. The whole method is on our sell your business page, and Fairfield falls within our Central Texas coverage.
What we sell in and around Fairfield
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 Fairfield owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every Austin answer.
The process
How a Fairfield 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
Questions owners in Fairfield ask
Would a Dallas or Houston company want to buy my Fairfield business?
It might, especially if your company serves customers along the I-45 corridor that a larger operator also serves. A strategic buyer can often pay more because it can combine your business with its own. We include those buyers in our outreach, along with individuals and private equity groups, and keep your name confidential until each signs an agreement.
My Fairfield company's revenue is steady but not growing. Will buyers still be interested?
Yes. Many buyers, and the lenders behind them, value steady cash flow over rapid growth, and a stable company with loyal customers and clean books is easier to finance. We will point out where modest growth could come from, since buyers like room to build, but steady earnings are a sound basis for a sale.
Talk to an advisor about your Fairfield company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.