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Yoakum business brokers and M&A advisors
When a Yoakum owner decides to sell a company, MDR & Associates runs the sale from your side of the table as your M&A advisor, from valuation to closing. Yoakum is a railroad town spanning Lavaca and DeWitt counties, with a history in Tex-Tan leather goods and tomato farming, and our advisors come here to meet you.
Saddles, tomatoes and a railroad roundhouse
Yoakum was laid out in 1887 when the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway came through, and it incorporated in 1889. The railroad built a roundhouse and maintenance shops that employed hundreds of workers. Later, the Tex-Tan company, which became part of the Tandy Corporation, made saddles, bridles, harnesses, belts and wallets here. A dairy, a cannery, meat-packing and food-processing plants and a metalworking shop added to the town's industry.
Starting in 1926, tomato farming became a major business, and Yoakum was known as the tomato capital of south central Texas. The 2020 census counted 5,908 residents. Hallettsville is 17 miles northeast, Cuero 16 miles southwest, Shiner 8 miles north and Edna 39 miles southeast by State Highway 111.
Yoakum at a glance
- CountyLavaca and DeWitt counties
- RegionCentral Texas
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
What a buyer looks for in a small-town maker
Yoakum's history is one of making things, and buyers of manufacturers and food producers ask similar questions everywhere: how old is the equipment, who are the customers, what does it cost to produce each unit and who on the floor knows how the process works. Our manufacturing practice builds those answers into the marketing package so a buyer can check them quickly.
Buyers also watch for single points of failure. If one supervisor or the owner holds every recipe, pattern or customer contact, we help you write it down and share it before the sale.
Food processors carry an extra layer: inspection history, supplier agreements for raw products and how seasonal the work is. A buyer who can see all three laid out plainly spends less time worrying and more time negotiating.
Getting started from Lavaca County
You can start on your own with the online valuation snapshot, which gives a quick range. When you want a closer look, we come to Yoakum, review three years of records and offer our opinion of value without charge. The firm serves owners across Central Texas and is paid only when a sale is completed.
What we sell in and around Yoakum
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 Yoakum owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every Austin answer.
The process
How a Yoakum 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 Yoakum
Questions owners in Yoakum ask
Can a food or leather-goods producer in Yoakum attract serious buyers?
Yes, if it is profitable and has records that reconcile. Buyers of small manufacturers care about margins, repeat customers and a trained workforce. We show the company first to buyers we already know and have vetted, and use public listings only if needed.
My company straddles Lavaca and DeWitt counties. Does that complicate a sale?
Not usually. A buyer's attorney will check property, permits and taxes in both counties during due diligence. We collect those documents early so they are ready when a buyer asks and the closing date does not slip.
Talk to an advisor about your Yoakum company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.