ServicesMergers and Acquisitions
Mergers and Acquisitions in Cedar Park
When a strategic buyer calls, a competitor comes up for sale or you want to combine with a larger firm, the details decide whether the deal holds. We value your company, run confidential outreach and keep one person beside you from first conversation to closing.
Selling to a company, or buying one
Mergers and acquisitions work differently from a simple sale. The party across the table is usually a company rather than an individual, and it is paying for strategic reasons: your customer list, your team, your territory or a product line it lacks. That shifts how the business is valued, how offers are built and how much diligence you should expect.
We work with private business owners on both sides. Some want to sell into a larger competitor or a regional group. Others want to grow by acquiring a smaller firm, or by merging two companies of similar size. In each case we help you understand what the business is worth to this particular buyer, compare offers on more than price and keep the process quiet until you are ready.
You speak with one person throughout. The same broker who reviews your financials is the one who talks to buyers, coordinates with your attorney and CPA, and tells you where things stand each week.
What our M&A work includes
- Strategic valuation
- We start with a free, confidential valuation of your company, then look at what it may be worth to a strategic acquirer. Overlapping customers, shared equipment or a cleaner route to a new market can make your business more valuable to one buyer than another.
- Confidential buyer outreach
- We approach likely acquirers without naming your company. Interested parties sign a nondisclosure agreement before they see financials or learn who you are.
- Offer comparison
- Two offers with the same headline number can be very different deals. We lay out cash at closing, seller notes, earnouts, stock, employment terms and non-compete length side by side so you can see what each one actually pays you.
- Diligence coordination
- Corporate buyers ask for a lot: contracts, leases, payroll records, tax returns, customer concentration. We organize the data room, track every request and keep answers consistent.
- Acquisition support for buyers
- If you are the one acquiring, we help you find targets, review their numbers, frame a letter of intent and point you toward financing options. Our Acquisition Financing Guidance page covers that side in more depth.
When a merger or acquisition deserves a closer look
An unsolicited offer arrived
An offer that shows up unannounced proves someone sees value in what you built. It does not prove the price is right. Learn what the business is worth, and who else might pay for it, before you answer.
Growth needs more than you can fund
If the next stage requires capital, systems or a sales team you do not have, combining with a larger company can get you there faster than building it alone.
A rival is quietly for sale
Buying a competitor can add customers and staff in a single step. The terms you negotiate at the start shape how smoothly the two operations come together.
Partners want different futures
When one owner wants to grow and another wants out, a merger or a sale to a strategic buyer can resolve it. Our Partner Buyouts and Succession service handles cases where the partners stay inside the company.
Too much rests on you
If key relationships and decisions run through you alone, joining a larger organization can protect the business you built and the people who work there.
How a deal moves with us
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A private talk about what prompted this
Start with a phone call or a video meeting. We ask what set the idea in motion, what timing suits you and what a good outcome would look like. What you tell us stays with us, and there is no obligation to go further.
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Valuation and positioning
We review three to five years of financials, normalize owner expenses and prepare a valuation. Then we identify which kinds of acquirers would see the most value in your company and why.
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Outreach and offers
We contact qualified buyers under NDA, answer their early questions and gather indications of interest. When offers arrive, we walk you through the structure of each before you sign a letter of intent.
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Diligence through closing
Corporate buyers send long request lists, and we answer them in order and on schedule. Your attorney drafts and reviews the purchase agreement, your CPA weighs in on structure, and we keep the negotiation points and dates aligned between them. Your contact stays the same until funds transfer and ownership changes hands.
What decides how much work a deal takes
Putting your company on the market with us costs nothing up front. We are paid from the sale proceeds, and only when the seller is paid. The effort a deal needs, and the time it runs, comes down to a handful of factors.
- How the deal is built
- Selling assets outright is less involved than selling stock, merging two equal firms or adding earnouts and a seller note. Each added piece brings more to negotiate and more to put in writing.
- How ready your books are
- Orderly, consistent statements make diligence go faster. Financials that must be recast, or contracts spread across drawers and inboxes, add preparation time.
- How wide we search
- Dealing with a single acquirer you already know moves faster than a quiet search across regional and national buyers. In both cases, we charge no retainer and add no hidden fees.
- Property or several entities
- A building you own, a separate holding company or more than one location each add steps. Our Business and Property Sales page covers how we handle the real estate.
- Your attorney and CPA
- Your own advisors send their own bills. We stay in close contact with them so their hours go to the tasks that need their expertise.
What owners ask about mergers and acquisitions
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What sets this apart from an ordinary business sale?
Most sales go to a person who plans to run the company. In a merger or acquisition, the buyer is usually another business, and it may pay for how well you fit its plans, not just for your earnings. Offers are often more involved, with stock, earnouts or employment agreements. When an individual buyer suits you better, our Sell a Business service handles that path.
How is the deal kept private?
Until a buyer signs a nondisclosure agreement and proves they qualify, we describe your company only in broad terms. Your name and financials are released step by step after that. We also decide with you when key employees should hear the news and how.
I already have an offer from a competitor. Is it too late for your help?
Not at all. We can value your business, look over how the offer is put together and give you a straight answer on whether it is fair. Quietly testing the market first often gives you a real benchmark before you reply.
Do you work with companies looking to buy another firm?
We do. We help buyers find targets, study their financials, draft a letter of intent and plan how to pay for the deal. More on working with us as a buyer is on our Buy a Business page.
Should I bring in my own attorney and accountant?
Yes, and bringing them in early usually makes the deal run more smoothly. Our part is the valuation, finding buyers, negotiating and managing the calendar. Your attorney prepares the purchase agreement and legal documents, and your accountant advises on how the structure will be taxed. We keep one shared deadline list so nobody waits on anybody else.
Start with a clear picture of what your company is worth
A confidential conversation costs you nothing and commits you to nothing. We will look at your business, your goals and the buyers who might fit, then tell you honestly what we see.