Selling a Business

Meritage Partners welcomes you as a potential seller. We understand the selling process can be very emotional and may be one of the biggest decisions you ever make. We help our sellers accomplish their goals by managing a variety of complex processes that demand an extensive knowledge base, professionalism, confidentiality, and the experience to over come hurdles and move past challenges. Meritage Partners strives to treat every business transaction with the care and consideration that we would expect if we our selves were the business owners.

While there are numerous, dynamic steps that occur throughout the process of achieving the successful sale of any business, each transaction has several commonalities:

Assessment - We will work to determine the individual needs of each seller and discuss the options available to them based upon our understanding of the current business environment affecting their industry.

Education - We strive to ensure that each client is fully informed as to exactly how the transaction process will work and help them understand what to expect at each stage of the transaction.

Evaluation - Our years of experience in evaluating markets and determining what buyers in a given market will pay for an acquisition (Transaction Value) is one of the keys to ensuring we obtain maximum value for your company.

Marketing - Our team will develop a marketing strategy that targets a broad spectrum of potential buyers in the U.S. and abroad. We focus our marketing by analyzing your business in order to target buyers that uniquely fit your operations and acquisition goals.

Screening - We take many screening steps with each prospective buyer before we present them as prospects. The screening process includes a thorough review of each buyers previous experience, credit worthiness and financial capability.

Inspection - We present an overview of your business with a preliminary due diligence review to buyers who have demonstrated a sincerity of purpose. Our goal is to develop a sense of confidence in the buyer as it relates to the information they are considering.

Offer - We assist in the preparation and modification of the Letter of Intent and Purchase Agreement in order to ensure that these agreements are fair and equitable for both parties.

Due-Diligence - We work with all parties involved in the transaction in an effort to facilitate the timely review of business essential documents. We stand ready to assist in the negotiation process, overcome hurdles, and proceed to closing preparations as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Closing Preparations - Our goal at the close of the transaction is to make sure all specific closing tasks are completed, ensure that nothing was overlooked and make sure that everything was processed. We will work with all parties to make certain that all closing items have been addressed properly.

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