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Selling Your Business

The majority of Douglas Group's business involves respresentation of sellers. The ultimate reward for business ownership usually comes once in a business lifetime --with the sale of that business!  Successfully engineered, a sale can be the all-time "home run," which provides personal wealth and financial security for a lifetime. As the consummate payoff for years of hard work and risk, it is one of the most critical steps an owner will ever take and yet most know little about the necessary steps to maximize value.

In order to effectively build toward maximum long-term potential, it helps if you truly understand the rules of the game. By knowing what causes value and how great deals are made, you can put your company in position to someday be the source of enormous personal wealth. We can show you the key control points to maximize business value, to solidify your business foundation, and to eventually ensure top value in your company.

Why Use Douglas Group?

      • Our M&A professionals have experience in hundreds of transactions.
      • Complete confidentiality throughout the selling process (something that's hard to maintain without an intermediary)
      • Guidance to Seller in each step of the process, from preparing business for sale to documenting company value to finding the best buyers and negotiating the sale, helping the business owner to keep the business solid during the long sale process
      • Full advisory services including a FREE value assessment consultation
      • 95% close ratio
      • Negotiating strength from years of experience, resulting in numerous "home run" deals
      • Database of over 4 million strategic and equity-group buyers of middle market companies;    keyword search to quickly identify active buyers in the Seller's industry
      • Extensive market research (average 270 hours) including benchmarking analysis of Seller's industry and data on recent, comparative purchase and sale transactions
      • Prompt resolution of closing issues
      • International transaction experience
      • We operate consistently with integrity, honesty and diligence as outlined in our Statement of Core Values
      • Valuable resources on the process of buying/selling businesses, including:
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Douglas Group   731 Old Frontenac Square   St. Louis, MO 63131   314-991-5150   tdg@douglasgroup.net