Gulf Coast · Texas
Freeport business brokers and M&A advisors
MDR & Associates helps owners sell a business in Freeport, from the shops that keep the chemical plants running to the firms that work around Port Freeport. The city sits on the Gulf of Mexico near the mouth of the Brazos River, 61 miles south of Houston by State Highway 288, and our advisors meet you there, at your office or somewhere private.
Dow, LNG and the port: the customers behind Freeport companies
Freeport began in 1912 as a Freeport Sulphur Company town, but its real growth came when Dow Chemical Company started building facilities here in 1939. That Dow site is described as the largest integrated chemical manufacturing facility in the United States. Freeport LNG was founded in 2002 and its export terminal came online in 2019, and Port Freeport ranks 26th in international tonnage. With only 10,696 residents in 2020, the city carries an industrial weight far beyond its size.
Around those anchors sit the kinds of companies owners eventually sell: machine and fabrication shops, industrial suppliers, maintenance and inspection firms, trucking outfits and the service businesses a plant workforce relies on. They attract two groups of buyer. Strategic acquirers that already sell into Gulf Coast plants want the customer relationships and the approved-vendor status. Private equity groups want steady industrial revenue to build on. Our manufacturing practice hears from both.
Freeport at a glance
- CountyBrazoria County
- Metro areaHouston–Sugar Land–Baytown MSA
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
When one plant is your biggest customer
The first thing a buyer asks a Freeport owner is how much revenue comes from a single site. Heavy concentration does not stop a sale, but it has to be backed with evidence: how long the relationship has lasted, whether it rests on a master service agreement, how many plant contacts you deal with, and what happened to your volume in slow years. We build that evidence into the financial recast and the confidential marketing package before a buyer sees a single number. A formal business valuation can also show how concentration moves the multiple a buyer is likely to offer.
We take on profitable companies with $3 million to $100 million in yearly revenue and are paid only when the deal closes. The first meeting costs nothing, and after reading three years of financials we give you a low-to-high opinion of value. Owners along the rest of the Gulf Coast work with us the same way.
What we sell in and around Freeport
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 Freeport owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every Houston answer.
The process
How a Freeport 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 Freeport
Questions owners in Freeport ask
Can I sell my Freeport company if most of our work comes from one chemical plant?
Yes, though buyers will price that concentration. What helps is proof: years of continuous work, contracts or service agreements in your company's name, several relationships inside the plant, and a plan for how a new owner keeps them. We assemble that proof before marketing so it supports the price instead of surprising a buyer in due diligence.
Do buyers care that Freeport LNG and Port Freeport are close by?
They care about what those neighbors do for your revenue. A company that already serves the LNG terminal, the port and the Dow site has more than one source of demand, and buyers value that spread. We describe those customer types in the blind profile without naming them until a buyer has signed a confidentiality agreement.
Talk to an advisor about your Freeport company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.