East Texas business brokers and M&A advisors

Timber, oil and gas, manufacturing and medicine

East Texas grew on lumber, cotton and cattle, and the East Texas Oil Field, discovered early in the 20th century, transformed it. As oil production declined, natural gas became more important, and the region has diversified into manufacturing and healthcare. Tyler and Longview are medical and industrial centers, Lufkin and Nacogdoches remain tied to forest products, and Texarkana sits on the state line with Arkansas.

The companies buyers look for here include fabricators and machine shops, trucking and distribution firms along Interstate 20 and U.S. 59, healthcare-related service providers, and HVAC, plumbing and roofing companies working across a patchwork of small cities and rural counties. Many were built by one family over decades, which is a strength buyers respect as long as the business can run without that family in every role.

Keeping an East Texas sale confidential

In smaller East Texas cities, a rumor that a company is for sale can reach employees, customers and competitors quickly. That risk is why we never name your company to a buyer who has not signed a confidentiality agreement and shown the ability to fund a purchase. Buyers first see a blind profile, and we approach our own database of qualified buyers before placing any blind listing on a marketplace.

Buyers of East Texas companies will also ask how dependent the business is on oil and gas, timber, or a single large plant. A company with a broad customer base and steady margins through past downturns is worth more. We build that record into a financial recast and a confidential marketing package, along with a professionally produced HD video.

Ten steps, from Tyler to Texarkana

We act for sellers alone and keep the number of engagements we take on at any one time deliberately small. There is no charge for the first meeting or for the value range we give you afterward. Once engaged, the work follows ten steps: discovery, the engagement letter, the marketing materials and HD video, buyer screening, buyer and seller meetings, multiple letters of intent, a review of offers with you in person, due diligence, legal documents, and closing with funds wired.

A principal negotiates for you in every session, and our VP of Client Engagement keeps you informed while buyers are being approached. Your attorney and CPA handle their parts of due diligence and the closing documents alongside us. We have sold manufacturing and home services companies across Texas; the sell your business page sets out the full method. Our fee is paid only if the company sells.