How It Works
A simple, confidential process designed around you — not around a listing.
Step 1 — Confidential conversation
We learn your goals, timeline and concerns. No obligation, no pressure.
Step 2 — Valuation & readiness review
We review financials and give you a value range plus what would raise it.
Step 3 — Choose your path
We may acquire directly, introduce vetted PE or strategic buyers, or hand you to a trusted M&A advisor or broker suited to your size and industry.
Step 4 — LOI & diligence
We help you compare offers and structure, and keep diligence moving.
Step 5 — Close & transition
A clean close and a transition plan that protects your employees and customers.
What happens at each step — and what we need from you
Confidential call (30 min)
Bring: rough revenue, earnings, and your goals. You get: honest read on fit and likely buyer types.
Valuation & readiness
Bring: 3 years of P&Ls and tax returns. You get: a value range, add-back review, and the top issues a buyer will raise.
Buyer path
We agree on direct acquisition, PE or strategic introductions, or an advisor handoff. Nothing is shared without your OK and a signed NDA.
LOI
You get our side-by-side comparison of every offer: cash at close, structure, peg, escrow, exclusivity and your post-close role.
Diligence
We help organize the data room, prep for quality-of-earnings questions, and keep the timeline moving so you can keep running the business.
Close & transition
Purchase agreement, funds flow, and a transition plan for employees and customers that protects what you built.
How we protect confidentiality at every stage
- Code names for your company in all early materials
- NDA signed before any identifying detail is shared
- Buyer screening for proof of funds and real intent before calls
- No contact with employees, customers or vendors without your approval
- Site visits after hours or framed as routine meetings
- Employee communication planned with you — usually right before or at closing
Letter of intent red flags to watch for
- Exclusivity longer than 60–90 days with no milestones
- Price stated as a range or "subject to" vague diligence
- Working capital peg left undefined
- Large earnout tied to metrics the buyer controls
- Financing contingency with no named lender
- Broad non-compete covering industries you never worked in