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Navasota business brokers and M&A advisors
For Navasota owners ready to sell a company, MDR & Associates is a Texas M&A advisor that works only for the seller. Navasota sits in southwestern Grimes County, east of the Navasota River and 71 miles northwest of Houston, where State Highways 6 and 105 cross, and our advisors will meet you there in person.
An industrial town on two state highways
Navasota's industrial sector counts 23 companies, providing more than 1,200 jobs. Its position helps explain why. Highway 6 runs 22 miles north to College Station and 21 miles south to Hempstead; Highway 105 leads 25 miles southwest to Brenham and 41 miles east to Conroe. A small part of the city lies in Brazos County, within the Bryan–College Station metropolitan area.
The pattern goes back to September 1859, when the Houston and Texas Central Railway built through town and Navasota became a shipping and marketing center for the surrounding area, its early economy tied to cotton worked by enslaved African Americans. The 2020 census counted 7,643 residents.
Navasota at a glance
- CountyGrimes County (small part in Brazos County)
- RegionCentral Texas
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
Selling a manufacturing or industrial company in Navasota
Industrial buyers study a plant from the floor up: equipment condition and age, capacity used versus available, the skills of the workforce, safety records, customer concentration and whether key contracts carry over to a new owner. We have sold manufacturing companies across Texas, and our manufacturing page describes what buyers of those firms expect to see.
We recast your financials to show true adjusted earnings, prepare a confidential package and an HD video of the operation, and approach our own list of individual buyers, capital groups and private equity firms. No buyer learns which company it is until an NDA is signed and funding has been shown. The process runs through ten steps to closing.
Buyers may also propose paying part of the price later, through an earnout tied to future results or a note you carry. Those tools can bridge a gap in price, but they carry risk for you. We explain each proposal in plain terms, compare it with the cash offers on the table and negotiate protections into the documents.
Where Navasota fits
Navasota is part of our Central Texas coverage. The discovery meeting and the opinion of value that follows are free, and we earn a fee only when the company sells.
What we sell in and around Navasota
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 Navasota owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every Austin answer.
The process
How a Navasota 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 Navasota
Questions owners in Navasota ask
Will buyers from Houston or College Station be interested in a Navasota company?
They often are. Navasota sits between the Houston area and Bryan–College Station, with direct highway links to both, which suits buyers who want Texas operations close to larger markets. We reach them confidentially through our own buyer database first, so interest builds without a public listing.
What if my Navasota plant has one or two customers that make up most of its sales?
Buyers will see that as risk, and they will price it. We show how long those relationships have lasted, whether they are under contract and how orders have held over time. A well-documented history with those customers, and a plan for keeping them, narrows the gap between what a buyer fears and what you know.
Talk to an advisor about your Navasota company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.