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Kingsville business brokers and M&A advisors
If you are considering whether to sell a company in Kingsville, MDR & Associates can run a confidential sale that invites several buyers to compete. Kingsville is the Kleberg County seat on the U.S. Route 77 corridor, 33 miles southwest of Corpus Christi, and a town built beside King Ranch; our advisors travel there to meet owners.
A railroad town planned for King Ranch
Kingsville was founded to provide infrastructure for the adjacent King Ranch and to serve as headquarters of the new St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway. The first tracks were laid and the first buildings put up in 1904. Today it is the principal city of the Kingsville micropolitan area, part of the Corpus Christi–Kingsville combined statistical area, with 25,402 residents at the 2020 census.
The main economic forces in the city and the surrounding region are agriculture, oil and natural gas production, chemical refining, tourism and the military. Naval Air Station Kingsville employs just over 1,600 residents, Texas A&M University–Kingsville is a major employer, and the Celanese Corporation runs a plant here.
Kingsville at a glance
- CountyKleberg County (county seat)
- Metro areaKingsville micropolitan area; Corpus Christi–Kingsville combined statistical area
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
Contracts with a plant, a base or a university
A company around Kingsville may earn much of its revenue from a few large institutions: the chemical plant, the naval air station, the university, the ranch or the energy producers in the region. For a maintenance contractor, a staffing or janitorial company, an engineering firm or an equipment supplier, that concentration is the first thing a buyer examines. We document each contract's term, how it has been renewed and who on your team manages it. Our business services page explains what buyers pay for in recurring contract revenue.
A second question is people. Buyers of service companies want to know whether supervisors and skilled staff will stay after the sale. A written organization chart and retention plans, prepared in advance, make that conversation shorter. Buyers also check how the business fared when a contract was rebid or a customer cut spending, because that history shows how the company would hold up under new ownership.
Getting started
An advisor drives down to Kingsville and meets you at your business or somewhere private. Bring three years of statements to that first meeting and you leave with an opinion of value. There is nothing to pay unless a buyer closes, as our fee page explains, and the South Texas page looks at buyers and companies from Corpus Christi down to the Valley.
What we sell in and around Kingsville
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 Kingsville owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every San Antonio answer.
The process
How a Kingsville 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 Kingsville
Questions owners in Kingsville ask
Much of my Kingsville company's revenue comes from one chemical plant. Can I still sell at a good price?
It is possible, but the contract needs to carry weight. Buyers look at how long you have served the plant, how the work is priced, whether the agreement can transfer, and how deep the relationship runs below you. We present that evidence alongside plans or progress in winning other customers.
Do buyers see Texas A&M University–Kingsville as a benefit to a local company?
It can help when you hire from it. A steady supply of graduates and part-time workers answers a buyer's question about where future staff will come from. We mention it where your hiring history shows it, rather than as a general selling point.
Talk to an advisor about your Kingsville company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.