Gulf Coast · Texas
Humble business brokers and M&A advisors
For owners who want to sell a company in Humble, MDR & Associates provides sell-side representation: we value the business, find and screen the buyers, and negotiate on your behalf. Humble gave its name to Humble Oil and Refining Company, which later became part of Exxon, and our advisors meet owners in this Harris County city at their own office or somewhere quiet.
A town that oil built, and the businesses that followed
Oil was struck here in 1904, and by 1905 the Humble field was the biggest producer in Texas. It has since yielded more than 138 million barrels. Humble Oil and Refining Company was founded in 1911 and carried the town's name into the wider industry. When the boom faded, residents turned to truck farming, dairy farming and timber, yet petroleum has been the base of the local economy from the beginning. The city had 16,795 residents in 2020 and sits inside Greater Houston.
If your company grew up alongside the oil patch, as an equipment or supply business, a machine shop or a service firm, buyers will ask how its revenue moves with drilling. If it is a family company handed down through a generation or two, they will ask something else: who runs it when you step away.
Humble at a glance
- CountyHarris County
- Metro areaGreater Houston
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
Passing on a family company versus selling it
When children are not taking over, a sale to an outside buyer is often how an owner turns decades of work into cash while keeping the jobs in place. Buyers will want to know which relationships depend on you personally, whether a manager can run operations day to day, and whether the books match your tax returns. We work through those questions with you before marketing begins, and a formal business valuation can put a defensible number on the company if family members or partners need one.
Our clients' companies earn $3 million to $100 million a year. You pay nothing unless the business sells; the success fee is spelled out in the engagement letter. Buyers see only a blind profile until they sign a confidentiality agreement and show they can fund the purchase. For the wider market, see our Houston page and how we sell a business from engagement to funds wired.
What we sell in and around Humble
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 Humble owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every Houston answer.
The process
How a Humble 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 Humble
Questions owners in Humble ask
Is my Humble company too tied to oil prices to sell well?
Not necessarily. Buyers expect energy-linked companies to move with the market. What they need is several years of numbers, an account of how you handled the last downturn, and a picture of any revenue that does not depend on drilling. We present that story in the financial recast so one slow year does not set your price.
If I sell my Humble business to an outsider, what happens to my employees?
Most buyers want to keep them, because trained people are part of what they are paying for. We raise employee plans in buyer meetings, weigh them when comparing letters of intent, and help you decide when and how to tell staff. Terms such as retention bonuses for key people can be negotiated into the deal.
Talk to an advisor about your Humble company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.