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Katy business brokers and M&A advisors
For owners who want to sell a business in Katy, MDR & Associates is a sell-side M&A firm that represents only the seller and brings competing buyers to the table. Katy began in 1896 as a stop on the Missouri-Kansas-Texas line, the railroad that gave the town its name, and today it spreads across Harris, Fort Bend and Waller counties along Interstate 10. Our advisors come to you, at your office or wherever a quiet conversation works best.
From rice dryers to a million-square-foot warehouse: Katy's buyers
Rice was the crop that built Katy, and the first concrete rice dryers in Texas went up here in 1944. A year earlier Humble Oil had opened the Katy Gas Field. The town incorporated in 1945, and once Interstate 10 was built through the area in 1966, Houston's growth began moving west along it. The city sits about 29 miles from downtown Houston, and the 2020 census counted 21,894 residents inside its limits.
The employers around Katy show how broad the buyer pool can be. BP's Westlake campus in the Energy Corridor, Igloo's headquarters in Waller County, the corporate offices of Academy Sports and Outdoors, and a one-million-square-foot Amazon distribution center near Highway 90 and Woods Road all sit within reach. A company that services, supplies or delivers to operations like these interests strategic acquirers already in Houston and private equity groups building platforms along the I-10 corridor. For distributors and logistics firms, our distribution page explains what those buyers study first.
Katy at a glance
- CountyHarris, Fort Bend and Waller counties
- Metro areaGreater Houston
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
When your growth came from new rooftops
Retail centers such as Katy Mills followed the area's rapid residential growth. If your company grew with those neighborhoods, installing, maintaining or supplying homes, buyers will ask whether revenue depends on new construction continuing at the same pace. We separate recurring service work from one-time project income in the financial recast, so a buyer can price each part on its own merits. That split usually matters more to the final number than the headline revenue figure.
How a sale runs for a west Houston owner
The work begins with a private, no-charge conversation and a price range drawn from three years of your books. At first, buyers get a description with no name attached; the full picture comes only after they sign an NDA and show they have the money. Our first calls go to buyers we already know, from individuals to investment groups and private equity funds, before anything is advertised, and the aim is to have several offers on the table together. Our Houston page covers the wider market, and the fee structure is simple: nothing is owed unless the company actually sells.
What we sell in and around Katy
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 Katy owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every Houston answer.
The process
How a Katy 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 Katy
Questions owners in Katy ask
Will buyers see my Katy company as part of the Houston market or as its own town?
Most see both. Houston-based buyers already know the I-10 corridor and the customers along it, while out-of-state and private equity buyers tend to treat Katy as part of Greater Houston. We write the marketing package so each group understands your service area, your customer base and how far your crews or trucks travel from the west side.
My company has a Katy address but sits in unincorporated Harris or Fort Bend County. Does that matter?
Not to the value. Buyers care about earnings, customers and people, not city limits. It can matter for permits, property tax and any lease assignment, which your attorney will review during due diligence. We flag those items early so they do not surface late and slow the closing.
Talk to an advisor about your Katy company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.