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Harker Heights business brokers and M&A advisors
For owners in Harker Heights, MDR & Associates acts as business brokers and M&A advisors on the sell side only: we represent you, find qualified buyers and negotiate the deal. The city lies along Interstate 14/U.S. 190 between Killeen and Nolanville, and we meet at your place of business or somewhere more discreet, whichever you prefer.
An economy shaped by Fort Hood
Harker Heights belongs to the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood metro, and its residents are heavily engaged in work tied, directly or indirectly, to the U.S. Army at nearby Fort Hood. As the post grew after being designated a permanent installation in 1950, the civilian population around it grew too. The town's two original landowners were hog farmers, Pinckney R. Cox and Harley Kern; by 2020 it had 33,097 people, and its city limits reach south to the hills above Stillhouse Hollow Lake.
A large population of military families and civilian workers needs homes kept cool, dry and running. If you own an HVAC, plumbing, roofing or pest control company here, you are in a sector we know well, and our home services page sets out what buyers of those businesses check first.
Harker Heights at a glance
- CountyBell County
- Metro areaKilleen–Temple–Fort Hood
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
Questions buyers ask about a Harker Heights company
A buyer will ask how much of your revenue rests on the post and on any single contract, how turnover in a military community affects your customers and staff, and whether the business runs without you. We answer those questions in the marketing package before a buyer has to ask. Should you want an independent figure first, we also prepare formal business valuations as a separate engagement.
Interstate 14 links Harker Heights with Interstate 35 at Belton, 12 miles east, at a point about halfway between Waco and Austin. That puts the city within easy reach of buyers from both directions. We approach our own database of buyers first, run the process so several letters of intent arrive together, and we have a fiduciary duty to bring every offer to you in person. A principal of the firm conducts each negotiation. Owners who want to compare notes with the capital can read our Austin page.
Timing matters too. A company that shows steady results through several years of changing post activity, with the owner stepping back from daily jobs, gives a buyer confidence. If you are a year or two away from selling, that time is well spent building a manager and documenting service agreements.
What we sell in and around Harker Heights
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 Harker Heights owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every Austin answer.
The process
How a Harker Heights 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 Harker Heights
Questions owners in Harker Heights ask
Does a Fort Hood-dependent customer base lower the value of my company?
Not by itself. Buyers want to understand the risk, so we show how revenue has held up over several years, how much comes from government-related work versus households, and how spread out the customer list is. Steady demand from a large installation can be attractive; heavy reliance on one contract is what buyers discount.
Could a buyer from outside Bell County purchase my Harker Heights company?
Yes. Many buyers in our database are individuals, capital groups and private equity firms looking for Texas companies wherever they are. Each one signs a confidentiality agreement and demonstrates the ability to pay before your name is shared, so outside interest does not cost you privacy.
Talk to an advisor about your Harker Heights company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.