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Round Rock business brokers and M&A advisors
MDR & Associates is a sell-side firm of business brokers and M&A advisors for Round Rock owners who want to sell at full value without word getting out. Round Rock sits about 15 miles north of Austin and 10 miles south of Georgetown, served by Interstate 35, State Highway 45 and U.S. 79, and our advisors will meet you at your company or a private location.
Dell's hometown, and a lot more
Dell's headquarters employs about 16,000 people at its Round Rock facilities, and the city's other employers include IKEA, the Premium Outlets, Cintas and Emerson Process Management. The city's sectors include clean energy, advanced manufacturing, life sciences and computer and software development. The 2020 census counted 119,468 residents across the city's Williamson and Travis County neighborhoods.
It was cotton country first, farmed on blackland prairie soils. The turning point came in 1956, when the highway was built along the edge of the Balcones Fault line through Round Rock, making it a commercial center while nearby Taylor withered. Dell's move here in the late 1990s brought major employment and tax revenue. Brushy Creek still runs through the city, which straddles the Balcones Escarpment.
Round Rock at a glance
- CountyWilliamson and Travis counties
- Metro areaGreater Austin
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
Who buys companies in a tech and manufacturing hub
If your company supplies, staffs or services the manufacturers and technology firms here, the likely buyers include strategic acquirers and private equity groups. Our manufacturing and business services pages explain what each group checks: customer concentration, contract terms, key people and margins.
Owners of companies with a technical edge sometimes assume only a giant can buy them. In practice, private equity groups and mid-sized strategic buyers often move quickly and pay competitively for a profitable niche company with a strong team. We put both kinds of buyer in the same process so they compete.
The work itself follows a set order. Recast financials, a confidential offering package and a marketing video reach the qualified buyers we already know before anyone else, and each signs an NDA and completes a financial profile before seeing your name. The ten steps end with funds wired, typically three to nine months after engagement.
Round Rock owners and the Austin market
Buyers see Round Rock as a core part of Greater Austin. Our Austin page describes the wider metro. The firm takes on only a handful of engagements at once, so owners deal with senior people throughout, and the only fee is a success fee at closing.
What we sell in and around Round Rock
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 Round Rock owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every Austin answer.
The process
How a Round Rock 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 Round Rock
Questions owners in Round Rock ask
My Round Rock company does a lot of work for one large tech employer. How will buyers see that?
As both strength and risk. A large, long-standing customer proves quality, but buyers worry about what happens if that account shrinks. We document the history and contract terms, show your other customers, and look at deal structures that share that risk, which often keeps the price higher than a buyer's first reaction suggests.
Do private equity firms buy companies in Round Rock?
Private equity groups look at companies across Greater Austin, and our database includes them alongside individual buyers and capital groups. They typically want profitable companies with solid records and a management team that stays. We will tell you honestly whether your company fits what they are looking for.
Talk to an advisor about your Round Rock company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.