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Madisonville business brokers and M&A advisors
MDR & Associates gives Madisonville owners a sell-side M&A advisor with one job: getting a company sold at the best price and terms, without the town hearing about it first. Madisonville is the county seat of Madison County, and since our corporate office is in Frisco, our advisors come to you.
Madison County's seat since 1853
Madisonville was founded in 1853 as the seat of the newly organized Madison County, on a 200-acre tract donated by Job Starks Collard; lots went on sale that summer. At the suggestion of Pleasant Williams Kittrell, the town was named for President James Madison, as was the county. The city covers about 4.3 square miles and had 4,420 residents at the 2020 census.
That history is the backdrop for any sale here. Buyers still judge a Madisonville company on its own numbers, its people and its customers. The rest is about what matters to you as an owner: how a company in a small county seat gets sold well.
Madisonville at a glance
- CountyMadison County
- RegionCentral Texas
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
Why small-town sales need a wide buyer search
In a town of about 4,400 people, the obvious buyers, a competitor, a supplier or a key employee, are few, and approaching them directly announces the sale. We start instead with the buyers already in our files: individual acquirers, capital groups and private equity firms, many of whom want a Texas company and do not mind where it is. Each sees a blind profile first and cannot learn more until they have signed an NDA and shown they can pay.
The goal is to have several letters of intent on the table together. When buyers know they are competing, price and terms improve, and you choose among real offers rather than accepting the only one on offer.
What happens after the first call
We meet you, free and in confidence, review three years of financials and give an opinion of value as a range. The valuation snapshot is a quick online way to get a first number. If you go ahead, our ten-step process takes the company from marketing package and HD video through due diligence to closing, and you owe us nothing unless the sale completes. Our Central Texas page shows the wider region we serve.
Some owners in a small town also worry about what happens to employees and customers after closing. Those concerns can be written into the deal: employment offers for key staff, a transition period in which you introduce the buyer, or seller financing that keeps you involved. We raise them early so they shape the choice of buyer.
What we sell in and around Madisonville
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 Madisonville owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every Austin answer.
The process
How a Madisonville 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 Madisonville
Questions owners in Madisonville ask
Is Madisonville too small a market to sell a company for a good price?
The local market matters less than the buyer pool you reach. A profitable company with $3 million or more in revenue can attract individuals, capital groups and private equity from well beyond Madison County. Our job is to find those buyers confidentially and get several of them bidding, which is how small-town companies achieve a fair price.
Who will I actually deal with if I sell my Madisonville company through MDR & Associates?
One of the firm's principals sits across the table in every negotiation, and our Vice President of Client Engagement is your main contact while the company is being marketed. We keep a limited number of engagements at a time, so you are not handed to a junior associate once the paperwork is signed.
Talk to an advisor about your Madisonville company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.