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Mission business brokers and M&A advisors
MDR & Associates works with owners who have decided, or are deciding, to sell a business in Mission, the Hidalgo County city on Interstate 2 that borders McAllen to the east and the Rio Grande to the south. We represent the seller only, and an advisor comes to meet you in the Valley.
Home of the Ruby Red
Mission has advertised itself as the Home of the Ruby Red grapefruit since 1921. It is home to the Texas Citrus Exchange and holds the annual Texas Citrus Fiesta Parade along Conway Avenue. Palmhurst lies to the north and Palmview to the west, downtown McAllen is five miles away and Harlingen 41. The city belongs to both the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas, shares in the economic growth of neighboring McAllen, and counted 85,778 residents at the 2020 census.
Two kinds of companies stand out in that picture. One grew from the citrus trade: packing, hauling, cold storage and farm supply. The other grew with the population: heating and air, plumbing, roofing, landscaping and other trades that serve homes and businesses along I-2. Buyers look at each differently.
Mission at a glance
- CountyHidalgo County
- Metro areaMcAllen–Edinburg–Mission; Reynosa–McAllen
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
Crops, crews and what a buyer pays for
For a produce or supply company, buyers study seasonality, grower and customer relationships, equipment and cold-chain capacity, and how a freeze year or a poor harvest shows up in the numbers. Three years of records that explain those swings, rather than hide them, keep the price from being marked down.
For a trade company, the questions are about recurring work. How many customers have service agreements? How much revenue comes from repeat calls rather than one-off jobs? Are the technicians licensed, and would they stay? The home services page explains why buyers pay more for predictable revenue, and why private equity groups buying trade companies look closely at crews and dispatch.
Either way, we recast the financials to show true owner earnings, put together a confidential sales package and a filmed HD presentation of the company, and try to bring several offers in together so the price is set by competition. Our business valuation work explains how value is estimated.
Meeting in Mission
An advisor comes to Mission and meets you at your business or away from it, whichever keeps things private. For the rest of the region, from Laredo to Corpus Christi, see the South Texas page.
What we sell in and around Mission
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 Mission owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every San Antonio answer.
The process
How a Mission 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
Questions owners in Mission ask
My Mission company grew alongside McAllen. Will buyers treat it as a McAllen-area business?
They will look at where your customers are, not the city line. If much of your work is in McAllen, Edinburg or across the county, we show that spread. A company serving the whole metro area gives a buyer more room to grow than one tied to a few neighborhoods.
Is a citrus-related company in Mission harder to sell after a bad harvest year?
One bad year does not define the business if the longer record is sound. Buyers compare several years and ask what caused the dip. We explain it plainly, show how the company recovered or adjusted, and time the sale so the most recent results are not the weakest.
Talk to an advisor about your Mission company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.