Services
We represent sellers of privately-held companies in the $750,000 to $50,000,000 value range. We represent buyers for financing solutions.
Industries we serve include:
- Manufacturing
- Distribution
- Service
- Retail
A detailed list of sectors we have served includes:
Work underway at a commercial printer
- machining and fabrication
- commercial printing
- employment agencies (medical, high tech, legal)
- transportation and trucking services
- collision centers
- mechanical contractors
- computer assembly and distribution
- laboratory
- cabinet and countertop manufacturing
- building product manufacturer
- print and print finishing
- food product wholesaler
- display fixture manufacturing and distribution
- cable harnessing
- sign and display manufacturing
- box manufacturing
- musical instrument dealership
Types of transactions we handle include:
- Sale of a business to a private equity firm
- Sale to a buyer, either local or national
- Sale of a business to a buyer in the same or similar industry
- Sale of a business to management
- Sale of a family business to other family member(s)
- Arranging financing for the sale of a business not listed through us (representing either a buyer or seller)
We also provide:
- Corporate debt financing
- Business valuation
We are very versatile and can tailor your transaction to your needs.
Key elements of our services include:
Any business owner who is considering selling their business would be well served with Salim’s representation. He represents his clients with integrity and their interest as his primary objective
Mike Cadigan
Cadigan Venture Group, Inc.
January 2003
- We help formulate an exit strategy, often maintaining contact with the business owner for several years before engagement.
- Upon engagement, we research and write a comprehensive marketing packet for your business, effectively front loading the due diligence
- We maintain a complete confidentiality so that customers, employees, and vendors only know of the sale after it has closed.
- We look for the buyer in our extensive database of buyers and network of contacts and also advertise the business “blind” in business websites.
- We carefully qualify potential buyers, whether individual or corporate, not only for financial capacity, but for knowledge of the industry and the ability to successfully manage the business.
- We structure the deal to best suit the seller with a careful consideration of tax consequences, working with our attorney.
- We act as liaison between the buyer and seller, the lender, and the attorneys, CPAs, and appraiser involved in the transaction.
- We work closely with banks and other financial institutions to find and arrange financing. Most of our sales are financed through regional and national banks. In most cases, the business cannot be sold without outside financing so this is key.
We have a 100% success rate on selling the businesses we accept as clients, excluding clients who change their mind about selling or businesses that decline in sales after engaging us. We do not accept a client whom we do not feel we can help.
Valuation
If a seller simply wonders what his business is worth, our highly experienced personnel can give an accurate rough estimate based on the financials and are happy to do this free of charge. Even if there are no immediate plans to sell, it is good to know where one stands.
Pre-sale preparation – exit strategy
We can advise the seller on preparing for a sale so that he can obtain the best possible price when he is ready to go that way. If needed, we can refer the seller to a consultant to work closely with him to improve his profitability to get a good price. We maintain contact with some of our clients for years before they decide to take the plunge and sell.