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Killeen business brokers and M&A advisors
MDR & Associates gives Killeen owners what business brokers and M&A advisors should: a confidential search for the right buyer, a competitive process and a principal of the firm at the table for every negotiation. Killeen is the principal city of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood metropolitan area, right beside the post's main cantonment, and we come to Killeen for every meeting.
The post is the economy
Killeen's economy depends on the activities of Fort Hood and the soldiers and families stationed there. The top employers are III Corps and Fort Hood with 32,000 employees, military contractors with 7,447, Killeen ISD with 6,800 and the Civilian Personnel Office with 6,200. It was not always this way. Before Camp Hood opened in 1942, Killeen was a small, isolated farm trade center; it became a military boomtown, growing from about 1,300 people in 1949 to 7,045 in 1950 and to 153,095 by 2020.
That concentration shapes which companies do well. Contractors and business services firms that support the post, and trades that keep a large population housed and cooled, are businesses buyers understand. A company with a long list of households or with contracts renewed over many years can present that record as a strength.
Killeen 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
Pricing a company that rides on federal spending
Buyers reward steady demand and discount concentration. A company with many household customers around the post looks different from one that relies on a single government contract with a renewal date. We look at both before going to market. If an independent figure would help first, we can prepare a formal business valuation, priced separately from a sale.
Killeen sits 68 miles north of Austin, with Interstate 35 about 16 miles east of the city center, close enough for buyers from Austin, Waco and Dallas to visit easily. Owners comparing markets can read about selling near Austin or across Central Texas.
How the sale runs from here
We recast your financials, build a confidential marketing package with an HD video, and take it first to the individual investors, capital groups and private equity firms we already know. Each must sign a nondisclosure agreement and document their funding before your name is revealed. We then aim for several letters of intent at once and review every offer with you in person. Most engagements run three to nine months from signing to funds wired. We turn down engagements where we do not believe we can reach full value, so if we take yours, it is because we expect to sell it.
What we sell in and around Killeen
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 Killeen owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every Austin answer.
The process
How a Killeen 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 Killeen
Questions owners in Killeen ask
Do buyers worry about troop deployments when valuing a Killeen business?
Some do, because deployments change local spending. We address it with your own numbers: several years of monthly revenue that show how the company performed through busy and quiet periods. A business that has held steady through those swings gives buyers confidence, and that confidence shows up in the offers.
Can a Killeen company that holds government contracts be sold?
Yes, though contracts need careful review. Buyers ask whether contracts transfer, when they expire and how much revenue each one carries. We identify those issues early with you and your attorney, present them honestly in the marketing package and structure the deal so contract risk is priced fairly rather than killing the sale.
Talk to an advisor about your Killeen company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.