Sell-Side M&A and Strategic Advisory for Founder-Led Businesses
Listing a business is easy. Closing the right deal is not.
We help business owners understand what their business is worth, prepare it for the market, and run a disciplined sales process to uncover the right buyer for what they've built.
How we work
Great outcomes are created long before closing.
We guide founders through every step of the journey.
Experience-backed valuation. Exceptional preparation. A competitive process built to find the buyers who value your business most.
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Define the outcome before you define the process.
We start with what matters to you, what the business is realistically worth, and what buyers are likely to see when they evaluate it.
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Answer questions before they come up in diligence.
We identify the issues that could materially affect buyer confidence, value or certainty. When there's something worth fixing, we have the experts to help.
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Create the right process and carry the deal through close.
We choose the right market approach, create competitive dynamics, negotiate offers and manage the work after LOI so the deal keeps moving.
If you own a strong business, people are probably already telling you what it is worth.
Acquirers, brokers and investors may already be in your inbox. Some of the interest is real. Some of the numbers are designed to get a response. Knowing the difference is harder.
We give you a grounded valuation range, explain what drives it, and show you what could materially move it. If we think the business is worth less than someone else is promising, we will tell you why.
Selling your business deserves a team that understands what is truly at stake.
We’ve built businesses ourselves. We’ve led teams, raised capital, and navigated transactions from both sides of the table. Because when your life’s work is on the line, expertise matters.
So does having the right people beside you.
Combined team experience
- personal acquisitions
- 14
- businesses advised
- 500+
- of businesses evaluated
- 1000’s
- transaction range
- $2M–$200M+
- transaction experience
- $3B+
Frequently asked questions
Different buyers and advisors can produce very different numbers, and the highest one is not automatically the most useful. A Free Market Read gives you a grounded range, the assumptions behind it, what buyers are likely to focus on, and what could materially change the outcome.
That can be a useful starting point, but it does not tell you whether the price or terms are strong, whether another buyer would value the business more, or how much leverage you have. We can help you assess the offer, understand the alternatives and decide whether a broader process would improve the outcome.
An LOI is not the same thing as cash at close. New information, unresolved issues, weak preparation or a buyer gaining leverage during diligence can all lead to a retrade. We try to reduce that risk by positioning the business accurately, surfacing important issues early and managing the process closely after an offer is signed.
Get clarity before you decide to sell.
You may be planning years ahead, responding to an unexpected buyer, or simply wondering what the business could be worth. A conversation never hurts.
We can help you understand how buyers will see your business, because we've been buyers ourselves.