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Poteet business brokers and M&A advisors
For Poteet owners who have decided to let go of a profitable company, MDR & Associates steps in as business brokers and M&A advisors who market it privately, never through a public listing. We come to you, 30 miles south of downtown San Antonio, and start with a free conversation that stays between us.
The Strawberry Capital of Texas and the buyers around it
Poteet is a small Atascosa County city of 2,795 people (2020 census) within the San Antonio metropolitan area. It calls itself the Strawberry Capital of Texas, hosts the Poteet Strawberry Festival and is best known as the birthplace of George Strait. The town took its name from its first postmaster, Francis Marion Poteet, and even lent its name to Poteet Canyon, a character in Milton Caniff's long-running Steve Canyon comic strip.
In a place this size, most companies worth several million dollars serve customers well past the city limits, often across the San Antonio metro. That shapes the sale. The likely buyer may be a San Antonio firm looking to expand south, a private equity group that wants a foothold in the region, or an individual who wants to own an established company near the city. Our San Antonio page describes that market.
Poteet at a glance
- CountyAtascosa County
- Metro areaSan Antonio
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
Selling when the owner and the company share one name
In a small town, customers often call the owner directly, and buyers know it. Before a Poteet company goes out to buyers, we measure how much of its revenue follows you personally and what would carry over under a new owner: written procedures, a manager who can run the day, contracts in the company's name. Taking a few of those steps a year ahead can widen the pool of buyers and shorten due diligence. For a quick sense of value first, the online valuation snapshot gives a range without a phone call.
It also helps to decide early what role you want after the sale. Some buyers ask the owner to stay on for a transition period; others want a clean handover. Knowing your preference lets us steer toward the right kind of buyer.
Costs and first steps for a Poteet owner
You pay us a success fee, and only in the event of a closing; the fees page shows how the percentage steps down as the price rises. Our base is in Frisco, yet the meeting happens at your business or somewhere of your choosing. We start with a free discovery meeting, go through three years of your books, and then give you a range of value with an honest view on whether a sale at full value is realistic. When we doubt it, we turn the engagement down instead of taking your company to market anyway.
What we sell in and around Poteet
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 Poteet owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every San Antonio answer.
The process
How a Poteet 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 Poteet
Questions owners in Poteet ask
Is there enough buyer interest for a company based in a town Poteet's size?
Buyer interest follows earnings, not population. A profitable company with steady customers and a team that will stay can attract private investors, investment groups and private equity funds from San Antonio and across the country. We approach buyers we already know and have screened, and we turn to anonymous ads on the large business-for-sale sites only when that first round is not enough.
Most of my customers are in San Antonio. Does that change how you sell the company?
It usually helps. Buyers see a company that already serves a large metro area, with room to grow there. We show where revenue comes from, how long key customers have stayed and whether those relationships would stay with the business after you leave. That picture shapes the marketing package and the letters of intent that follow.
Talk to an advisor about your Poteet company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.