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La Feria business brokers and M&A advisors
MDR & Associates gives owners in western Cameron County a confidential way to sell a business in La Feria, from a first opinion of value to the wire transfer at closing. La Feria is a Rio Grande Valley city of 6,817 people at the 2020 census, and an advisor comes to meet you there.
Between the Brownsville and McAllen markets
La Feria sits in western Cameron County and belongs to the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville area, the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan area and the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission metropolitan area all at once. The city grew in 2004 when it annexed Arroyo Alto, adding roughly 300 residents. It covers about 4.4 square miles. For a company based here, that position means customers and workers can come from both ends of the Valley.
La Feria at a glance
- CountyCameron County
- Metro areaBrownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville; Matamoros–Brownsville; McAllen–Edinburg–Mission
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
What preparing a La Feria company for sale looks like
The work begins with your numbers. We read your last three years of statements and returns and recast them, adding back one-time costs and personal expenses, so a buyer can see what the company truly earns. From that figure comes an opinion of value, given as a range. If you want a rough idea first, the online valuation snapshot is free and private.
Next comes the story a buyer needs: who your customers are, how long they stay, who runs daily work, and what would let a new owner grow the company. For a heating and air, plumbing, roofing or landscaping company, repeat customers and service plans carry the most weight, as our home services page explains. If a single customer accounts for a large share of sales, we explain the relationship honestly rather than hope a buyer misses it. For a distributor or service firm, contracts and supplier terms matter most.
Only then does marketing begin. Buyers see a blind profile first, and the company's name stays hidden from anyone who has not put a nondisclosure agreement in writing and explained how the purchase would be funded. Nothing about the company is shared before you approve it. We invite several buyers to make offers in the same period, review each one with you in person, and stay with the deal through due diligence and closing, a span that usually runs three to nine months in all.
You pay nothing up front. The fee is earned only when the company sells. The South Texas page describes the market beyond the Valley.
What we sell in and around La Feria
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 La Feria owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every San Antonio answer.
The process
How a La Feria 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 La Feria
Questions owners in La Feria ask
Will buyers from outside the Valley consider a company based in La Feria?
Yes, provided the company makes money and its books are in order. Private equity groups and out-of-state buyers regularly acquire companies in smaller Texas cities. What they need is confidence in the management team and the customer base, and that is what our marketing package is built to show.
My La Feria company has customers in both Cameron and Hidalgo counties. How do I present that?
As a strength, with numbers behind it. We break down revenue by county and by customer so a buyer sees how broad the base is and where growth might come from. A company that already serves both halves of the Valley gives a buyer room to expand.
Talk to an advisor about your La Feria company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.