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Kerrville business brokers and M&A advisors
MDR & Associates acts for owners ready to sell a company in Kerrville, the Kerr County seat on the Guadalupe River, 65 miles northwest of San Antonio on Interstate 10. Its major employers range from Mooney Aviation Company to James Avery Jewelry, and we help owners of companies large and small find buyers who will pay for what they have built.
Shingle makers, the Schreiner businesses and Mooney Aviation
The first settlers, in the late 1840s, were shingle makers. James Kerr, a major in the Texas Revolution, platted the town in 1856, and from 1857 Christian Dietert and Balthasar Lich ran a grist and sawmill. Charles A. Schreiner then built a business empire here that reached into freighting, retail, wholesale, banking, ranching, marketing and brokering. The railroad arrived in 1887 and the town incorporated in 1889. The 2020 census counted 24,278 people.
Today Mooney Aviation Company, James Avery Jewelry and Schreiner University, founded in 1923, are among the major employers, and the economy spreads across business, agriculture, light manufacturing, health care, transportation, services, education, the arts and tourism. That variety means a Kerrville owner could be selling almost anything, from a machine shop supplying larger manufacturers to a clinic, a transport company or a business serving visitors along the river.
Kerrville at a glance
- CountyKerr County (county seat)
- Metro areaNone stated; 65 miles northwest of San Antonio
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
What light manufacturers need to show a buyer
For a Hill Country manufacturer, the buyer's review covers more than profit. Expect questions on equipment age and maintenance, quality certifications, the skills that only one or two machinists hold, and whether a large customer could take the work in-house. We gather that information before marketing so it supports the price. The manufacturing page describes the buyers who acquire companies like these, and one of the firm's recent sales was Smith Tool & Mfg., a manufacturing company.
A professionally produced HD video lets buyers see the shop floor, the people and the product before they visit, which matters when many will be traveling from San Antonio, Austin or out of state.
Talking in Kerrville
An advisor comes to Kerrville and meets you at the plant, the office or somewhere private. There is no charge for that conversation or for the opinion of value we build from your last three years of results. For owners with operations in the city as well, the San Antonio page covers that market, and the South Texas page the wider region.
What we sell in and around Kerrville
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 Kerrville owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every San Antonio answer.
The process
How a Kerrville 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 Kerrville
Questions owners in Kerrville ask
My Kerrville company's customers are mostly outside the Hill Country. Does its location hurt the sale?
Rarely. If products ship or crews travel and the margins hold, buyers judge the company on earnings and customers, not on its zip code. They will ask whether key staff would stay, so a stable Kerrville workforce often becomes a selling point rather than a drawback.
I own a Kerrville business that depends on tourism along the Guadalupe. How do buyers value that?
They look at several full years to see how steady the visitor trade is, how much revenue repeats, and what the business earns in slow months. Bookings, reviews and a manager who runs daily operations all help. We present that record so a buyer can judge it quickly.
Talk to an advisor about your Kerrville company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.