Exit Mergers & Acquisitions is the premier, full service business broker for marketing and web agencies in the United States
The Seller’s Journey: 8 Steps to Success
The best, most valued agencies built their businesses on proven, repeatable processes. We did. And we built the Exit M+A discipline on process as well. While we can’t predict exactly how your agency’s sale will transpire, we can be quite detailed about the steps we’ll take on your seller’s journey. And it should be comforting to know that this process has delivered a 1.000 batting average over our brokerage’s lifetime. If we take your engagement, we will sell your business!
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Engagement Agreement
- You engage us as your exclusive representative to get this deal done. This is a standard agreement that’s done in a day.
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Market the Business
- We take the opportunity to a targeted pool of qualified buyers—confidentially. Listings, email, social media: we use every means available to get your offering before the right prospects.
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Acceptance & Due Diligence
- We guide diligence, financing, and deal structure to keep momentum; we’re your quarterback throughout every phase of the deal.
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Business Valuation
- We establish a realistic value based on cash flow, structure, and current market demand. We can start with a Quick Look Valuation or move to the Comprehensive Valuation immediately, depending on your readiness. QLVs are finished in a week; Comprehensive Valuations take longer due to the diligence and the documentation you’ll be providing.
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Prepare Marketing Kit
- We package your business into a clear, credible story buyers can underwrite. In a couple of weeks, your business is positioned, packaged and ready for market. This is the only service before closing for which you incur a fee.
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Engage Buyers & Receive Offers
- We manage outreach, conversations, and offers to bring qualified prospects to the table and elicit offers for your consideration. Of highest value for most of our sellers is our careful vetting process. By the time you meet with a prospective buyer, they have proven the capacity, interest and motivation to buy a business like yours.
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Final Closing & Transition
- We orchestrate dozens of individuals, details and people to get the deal closed and help ensure a clean transition.
We’re Ready. Are You?
The Exit Team is Ready to Guide You Through The Process
We have the proven selling processes, documentation, forms, marketing materials and buyers ready to help you exit successfully. If you’ve reached this part of the page, you’re probably ready for the next step. Start with a short conversation, a Quick Look Valuation, and go from there. We’re ready; let’s go!
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