Add-ons for Private Equity Groups
Merfeld & Schine, Inc. finds complimentary add-ons for private equity group platform companies. We will actively and aggressively search for appropriate add-on targets for you, and we'll do so without upfront fees.
How We Do It
Gray Area Sellers
The majority of companies that are acquired each year are never formally listed as being for sale. Many business owners will consider selling given the proper approach. We call these the gray area sellers. We're not talking about those owners who are willing to sell for some wildly inflated and wildly unjustifiable price. We are talking about business owners who have been thinking about selling, but who haven't taken the formal step of putting their company on the market.
By well deserved reputation, successful entrepreneurs make decisions quickly and confidently. This characterization holds for most decisions save one - the decision to sell one's company. This decision typically takes years and involves an uncharacteristically large degree of vacillation. That's where we come in. Our specialty is finding and acquiring these gray area companies for our clients. We know how to approach and work with those business owners who are in the category of "Maybe I'll consider selling". We can
- Find target companies that match your specified acquisition criteria
- Screen out companies that are not good candidates because of financial condition, litigation, or other factors
- Approach target companies on your behalf, professionally and confidentially
- Help convince owner to consider selling to you (without revealing who "you" is until it's appropriate to do so)
- Help put a deal together, and bring that deal to a successful close
Give us the profile of your ideal acquisition target for any or your platform companies. We will discretely search for appropriate acquisition candidates for you.
Our Fees
In most instances we work strictly on a finder's fee basis. You tell us what you're looking for, and we find an appropriate target(s) for you. When you close the deal, we get our finder's fee. It's that simple!
Who We Are
Merfeld & Schine, Inc was established in 1990. Our main office is in Boston, and we have representatives throughout the United States. We focus on strategic acquisitions in the 1 to 15 million dollar range and will actively search for appropriate targets. Short bios of our professional staff are available. For additional information please contact us.
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