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You don’t want to hear this. You might even be a little offended. But when it comes time to sell your business, you are the least valuable part of the equation. Unless you’re sticking around with an ownership stake or long-term employment contract, your experience means very little to a buyer. What does matter? The […]

Not every company can go to market without an asking price. But for the ones that can, a no-price strategy gives the seller an advantage. Ask two professional valuation experts to determine your business value, and you’ll probably get similar numbers. But ask two or more buyers to value your business, and their target price

When selling your business, your M&A advisor has multiple roles. Primary, of course, is marketing your business. They negotiate the sale on your behalf, steer the process through due diligence, and ensure everyone is on the same page around key negotiation points. But your M&A advisor is the quarterback, not the whole team. Your advisor

\”Ty Cobb was the leading batter in the history of baseball, and he only got on base about one-third of the time. I guess I shouldn’t feel so bad.” Reggie (not his real name) may not have felt so bad, but I sure did. In late 2018, he retained me to sell his company. We identified

We’ve sent out the marketing information, courted our key buyers, vetted letters of intent, and held 90-minute conference calls. Now we’re down to the key moment: The M&A management presentation. It’s the first time our would-be buyers and sellers get together face-to-face. It’s kind of like meeting the parents for the first time. There’s a

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And when it comes to selling your business, value is in the eye of the buyer. Lower-to-mid-size businesses typically go to market without a preset asking price. You will set an internal benchmark with your M&A advisors, but we won’t publish or discuss your value expectations with

When selling your business, you need to decide what to do with your business real estate. Do you want to sell it or hold on to it? And what should happen if you don’t own your real estate? Those are important questions to answer as you plan to sell. You lease. Let’s start with businesses

When selling your business, your M&A advisor has multiple roles. Primary, of course, is marketing your business. They negotiate the sale on your behalf, steer the process through due diligence, and ensure everyone is on the same page around key negotiation points. But your M&A advisor is the quarterback, not the whole team. Your advisor

Timing isn’t everything, but it means a lot.   When you’re ready to sell your business, timing the market matters more as your business size increases. Over the last six years, multiples (an industry metric for business valuations) in Main Street have stayed pretty consistent within a 10 percent range, while lower middle market multiples