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Sell-Side M&A Advisory

Run a Real Process — Create Leverage, Maximize Outcomes

Senior-led, lower-middle-market sell-side advisory (EBITDA ~$1M–$10M). We create competition among global buyers so you can sell into strength—without taking your eye off growth.

$4B+combined transaction experience
Discuss Your Exit

Looking to acquire? See our Buy-Side & Strategic Advisory.

Positioning & Leverage
Tell the right story to the right buyers
Clear equity story, metrics, and proof — to widen fit and tighten comps.
Global Coverage
Strategics, PE, family offices, private credit
1,800+ pre-vetted counterparties across NA, Europe, and Asia — curated, not blasted.
Speed & Certainty
Kickoff → outreach in 1–2 weeks
Senior-led choreography that keeps buyers parallel, reduces retrades, and preserves your time to keep growth visible.

Lower-Middle Market Fit (Reality Check)

If you’re here, you’re likely in the bullseye of buyer demand—even if you think you’re “too small.”

EBITDA Sweet Spot
$1M–$10M (sometimes larger)
This is where most strategics and sponsors actively hunt.
Typical Revenue
$5M–$50M
Not a hard rule—sector dynamics and growth can expand the range.
Buyer Universe
Strategics • PE • Family Offices • Credit
Curated outreach to 200–300+ relevant parties—not a blast list.

Maximize Your Exit: Value, Synergies, Timing, Process

First-time seller? Here’s the playbook. Your valuation is a range, premiums come from synergies, momentum matters, and a real process beats a one-off offer every time.

Valuation Is a Range
Readiness × Fit × Competition

Buyers pay for what they can do with your business—not a fixed “intrinsic” number.

  • Readiness: Clean KPIs, QoE, no surprises.
  • Fit: Map the right buyers to the right thesis.
  • Competition: Parallel outreach → comparable offers.
Where Premiums Come From
Strategic Synergies

Strategics can pay more when your business lifts their IRR.

  • Revenue: Cross-sell, pricing power, channels, geographies.
  • Costs: SG&A consolidation, procurement scale, tech leverage.
  • Plan: Integration roadmap → higher certainty, better bids.
Timing Matters
Sell Into Strength

Multiples reward momentum. Windows are best when growth is visible and durable.

  • Don’t wait for a plateau to decide.
  • Show forward traction in pipeline and cohorts.
  • Lock narrative before noise hits results.
Process Beats Inbound
Turn Interest Into a Market

One buyer sets a price. A market sets a premium—quietly and in control.

  • Code names, NDAs, staged disclosure, watermarking.
  • Tiered release, parallel meetings, comparable terms.
  • Reduce retrades with disciplined choreography.
Estimate My Valuation RangeModel My Synergy CaseIs Now the Right Window?

De-Risk Personal Wealth (Without “Selling Out”)

Many owners have 70–90% of their net worth tied up in the business. We structure partial exits/recaps so you can take chips off the table, diversify, and keep upside.

Explore Founder Liquidity OptionsModel a Partial Exit

Sell-Side, Done Right

We engineer leverage: story, competition, and certainty. From prep to post-sign exclusivity, we lead every detail.

Preparation & Story
Readiness sprint (2–6 weeks)
  • Equity story, KPIs, and comps
  • Teaser, CIM, model, diligence index
  • Data room, staged disclosure, code names
Market Creation
Curated global outreach
  • Strategics & financial sponsors
  • Tiered release; parallel meetings
  • Competitive tension by design
Negotiation & Close
Value, terms, certainty
  • Term sheet orchestration & bids
  • Exclusivity, diligence, documentation
  • Certainty of funds & closing plan

Also advise on acquisitions? See our Strategic Advisory pages for complementary mandates.

30% Premium
SaaS exit via competitive sale
86%
LOI → Close (5-yr team avg)
64%
Cross-border transactions

Combined advisor track record across prior firms; current firm engagements excluded.

Sell Into Strength

Buyers underwrite results through closing. If growth stalls while you’re distracted by the sale, valuation suffers. We run the process so you can keep momentum visible and durable.

Stay on the Gas
Ops first, process second
We shield your team from admin drag; you keep hitting monthly numbers.
No Last-Minute Surprises
Disciplined disclosure
Staged data room, code names, and comparable timelines reduce retrades.
Competition by Design
Parallel dialogues
Multiple credible offers raise price and improve terms—quietly, in control.

What Strategics & PE Value

We shape materials and diligence to what buyers underwrite: durable earnings, growth vectors, and risk controls.

Quality of Earnings
Clean financials, revenue mix, margin proof.
Defensible Position
Moat, switching costs, customer concentration.
Governance & Risk
Compliance, IP, tax, regulatory readiness.
Synergy & Plan
Clear value creation levers post-deal.

Sell-Side FAQs

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Past outcomes are not indicative of future results. Corporate/advised clients only.