Dallas–Fort Worth · Texas
Forney business brokers and M&A advisors
For a Forney owner, MDR & Associates plays the role of business brokers and M&A advisors in one: a firm from the Metroplex that sells companies of roughly $3 million to $100 million in yearly revenue, for the owner's benefit only. Forney sits in northwestern Kaufman County on U.S. Route 80, twenty miles east of Dallas and eleven miles west of Terrell, and the Texas Legislature has named it the Antique Capital of Texas.
A railroad-era town on the U.S. 80 corridor
Forney was founded in 1871, incorporated in 1884 and named for John W. Forney. Lake Ray Hubbard, about four miles to the northwest, was once called Forney Lake. The city counted 23,455 residents in 2020, and its school district also serves Talty, part of Mesquite and Heartland.
Its official nickname is the City Without Limits. For an owner here, the more useful question than the city's history is how a company based on this stretch of U.S. 80 is bought and sold.
Forney at a glance
- CountyKaufman County
- Metro areaDallas–Fort Worth
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
Selling a trade or service company east of Dallas
Among the companies we sell are trade firms with crews and repeat customers: HVAC, plumbing, roofing, landscaping and pest control. A company of that kind based in Forney is judged the same way as one in Dallas, by recurring revenue, the strength of the crew leaders and how smoothly work runs without the owner. Our home services practice explains what buyers ask for.
Buyers also ask about the fleet, the yard and the service area. A company on U.S. 80 that covers Kaufman County and the eastern suburbs of Dallas should show that reach on a map, with revenue by area, so buyers see exactly what they are getting.
A company in Forney may also be the obvious next location for a larger Dallas-based operator that wants to serve the suburbs east of Lake Ray Hubbard. Buying an established crew and customer list is often faster for that kind of buyer than starting a branch from scratch, and we make sure such buyers compete with one another rather than negotiate alone.
What happens when a Forney owner calls us
We start with a free, confidential discovery meeting at your office or somewhere discreet; our advisors come out from the Metroplex. Once we have gone through three years of your books, you get our opinion of value, stated as a range from low to high. If you engage us, the ten steps run from the marketing package and HD video through buyer screening, offers and closing, typically in three to nine months. For surrounding counties, see the Dallas–Fort Worth region.
What we sell in and around Forney
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 Forney owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every Dallas–Fort Worth answer.
The process
How a Forney 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 Forney
Questions owners in Forney ask
My Forney company works across Kaufman and Dallas counties. How do we show buyers that coverage?
We map revenue by city and county, show how many crews and trucks serve each area and note the drive times your dispatchers plan around. Buyers use that to judge room for growth and to plan how they would run the company, and it goes into the marketing package without naming your business.
Is an antiques or retail shop in Forney something you would sell?
Our focus is manufacturing, home services, distribution and business services companies with at least $3 million in revenue. A retail or antiques shop below that size is usually a better fit for a main-street business broker. If your company is larger or fits one of those sectors, start with a discovery meeting.
Talk to an advisor about your Forney company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.