Central Texas · Texas
Gatesville business brokers and M&A advisors
MDR & Associates is an M&A firm that represents owners selling profitable companies, and Gatesville owners can rely on us to price, market and sell a business in confidence. Gatesville is the Coryell County seat on the Leon River, midway between Austin and Fort Worth, and our advisors travel there for every meeting that matters.
Trailers, medical teaching supplies and state prisons
Gatesville was established in 1854 on land donated by Richard G. Grant and named for Fort Gates, set up in 1849; the Texas and St. Louis Railway arrived in 1882. U.S. 84 runs through the city, 37 miles east to Waco and 50 miles west to Goldthwaite, and State Highway 36 crosses its eastern side. The city belongs to the metropolitan area built around Killeen, Temple and Fort Hood, and the 2020 census counted 16,135 residents.
Two manufacturers stand out. Kalyn Siebert builds heavy-haul trailers and specialized equipment, and Laerdal Medical Corporation, here since 1949, makes plastic medical teaching supplies. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice runs six correctional units in the city, which employed about 2,600 people as of 2012, including the Patrick O'Daniel Unit, which holds the state's death row for women.
Gatesville at a glance
- CountyCoryell County
- Metro areaKilleen–Temple–Fort Hood
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
Selling a manufacturing company in Gatesville
Industrial buyers look at a Gatesville company much as they would one anywhere. If your company machines parts, fabricates, supplies components or services industrial equipment, a buyer will study your customer mix, the age and capacity of your equipment, your backlog, and how much know-how sits with a few key employees. Written procedures and cross-trained staff ease those concerns.
The firm has sold manufacturers in Texas, including Smith Tool & Mfg., and understands how buyers weigh equipment against earnings. Our manufacturing page covers what drives value in that sector, and a formal business valuation can show where your company stands before you commit to selling.
What a Gatesville owner can expect from us
our team is based in Frisco and comes to you. A principal leads every negotiation, and we are paid only when the sale closes. Buyers receive a confidential package, a recast of your financials and an HD video, but only once they have been screened and have signed confidentiality agreements. Several letters of intent are negotiated at once, so competition, not a list price, sets the number. The process typically runs three to nine months.
What we sell in and around Gatesville
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 Gatesville owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every Austin answer.
The process
How a Gatesville 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 Gatesville
Questions owners in Gatesville ask
Are there buyers for a trailer or heavy-equipment business in Gatesville?
Buyers for industrial companies include manufacturers wanting to add capacity or products, distributors wanting their own production, and private equity groups building industrial platforms. What they share is a focus on repeat customers, equipment condition and skilled workers who will stay. We identify the ones that gain most from your company and bring them to compete.
Will buyers worry that my Gatesville workforce is hard to replace?
They will ask about it. Skilled machinists, welders and supervisors are often what a buyer is really acquiring. Showing low turnover, training records and a second layer of management reduces that worry. Some owners also use retention bonuses tied to the sale, which we can discuss with you and your attorney.
Talk to an advisor about your Gatesville company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.