West & North Texas · Texas
Wichita Falls business brokers and M&A advisors
Wichita Falls is the Wichita County seat, about 15 miles south of the Oklahoma border and 115 miles northwest of Fort Worth, with an economy built around an Air Force base, a regional hospital system, a university and manufacturing. MDR & Associates acts as an M&A advisor for owners here who want to sell, and our advisors travel to meet you in person.
Sheppard, United Regional, Midwestern State and the plants
The city had 102,316 residents in 2020 and a metro area of 151,306. It is the western end of Interstate 44 and is also served by U.S. highways 287, 277, 281 and 82. Oil refining shaped its early economy, with Continental Oil Company operating here until 1952 alongside the Panhandle Oil Company, and food processing and flour milling added to it.
Sheppard Air Force Base is the largest employer, with 7,222 jobs. Next come the Wichita Falls school district, United Regional Health Care System with 2,100, Midwestern State University with 1,276 employees and more than 5,500 students, and the city itself. Arconic employs 1,072, Walmart about 1,000 across three stores, and Vitro 934, while North Texas State Hospital and the James V. Allred Unit of the state prison system are also major employers.
Wichita Falls at a glance
- CountyWichita County
- Metro areaWichita Falls metropolitan area
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
What buyers want from a Wichita Falls manufacturer or supplier
A city with a large base, a hospital system and industrial employers like Arconic supports many smaller companies: machine shops, fabricators, parts distributors, maintenance contractors and service firms. Buyers who look at those companies ask how much work comes from the big employers, whether it is under contract, and whether the company could win similar work elsewhere if one relationship ended.
We answer those questions with a recast of your last three years and a clear customer breakdown, and we present the company in a confidential package with a professionally produced video. Our manufacturing page shows what buyers examine in shops and plants, from equipment condition to the depth of the workforce. If you need a figure for a partner buyout, a lender or an estate plan, a formal business valuation is available on its own.
Reaching buyers beyond Wichita County
Buyers for companies here often come from outside the city: larger Texas or Oklahoma companies, private equity groups and individuals ready to relocate. Our database of screened buyers gets the first look, and every one of them signs a nondisclosure agreement and proves financing before learning your name. For the rest of our territory, from the plains to the Panhandle, see the West & North Texas page.
What we sell in and around Wichita Falls
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 Wichita Falls owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every Texas-wide answer.
The process
How a Wichita Falls 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 Wichita Falls
Questions owners in Wichita Falls ask
Does work for Sheppard Air Force Base help or hurt when selling a Wichita Falls company?
Usually it helps, because government-related work can be steady. Buyers will want to know whether contracts are in the company's name, how they are renewed and what share of revenue they represent. We put that on paper before buyers ask, so the base looks like a strength rather than a risk.
Would an Oklahoma buyer be interested in a Wichita Falls company?
Possibly. The city sits about 15 miles from the Oklahoma border on Interstate 44, so companies based just across the state line may treat a purchase here as their entry point into North Texas. We include strategic buyers from any direction alongside private equity groups and qualified individuals, and competition among them protects your price.
Talk to an advisor about your Wichita Falls company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.