Seller Services

Decades of Experience Helping Business Owners with Successful Exits

A successful exit starts with planning

We understand the necessity of confidentiality from the start of the process and beyond.  An important first step is for us to understand the goals of the seller. Each business is unique, so we will work with your advisory team to design the right strategy to take your business to market. We provide service through the entire lifecycle of a deal, from value to closing.

Our typical client is a business with $5-50 million in revenue with EBITDA starting at $1 million.
We facilitate any type of transaction required to help you achieve your objectives:

  • 100% Business Sale
  • Stock Sale 25% to 100%
  • Targeted Auction
  • Unsolicited Offers
  • Single-Party Proposals
  • Transition to Successor
  • ESOP Transaction

Seller Readiness Quick Consult

Answer 5 quick questions to get a readiness score and tailored next steps.

1) What’s your trailing-12-month revenue?

2) Profitability trend over the last 3 years?

3) Which financials are ready to share? Check all that apply

4) How dependent is the business on the owner’s day-to-day?

5) Preferred exit timing?

Your Readiness Score
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1st, copy your results. Then paste them in the message area of the contact form.
We’ll use this snapshot to tailor a value-focused plan (prep, positioning, buyer fit, and timeline).

The Valens M&A 10 step confidential process includes:

  1. Initial consultation to evaluate goals
  2. Business Value Analysis completed
  3. Engagement Agreement finalization
  4. Acquisition candidates list completed
  5. Outbound marketing planned and executed
  6. Screen potential buyers
  7. Collect Indications of Interest (IOI’s)
  8. Buyer introductions — guided buyer meetings
  9. Track competing Letters of Intent facilitate negotiation
  10. Due diligence support and guidance along with closing support