Sell Your Business Without Losing Your Shirt
Prepare to Sell Your Business on Great Terms with Less Stress

In his forthcoming book, Rex Cattanach shares a time-tested process for selling your privately-owned business on great terms. This book will reveal: Why Many Businesses are Undervalued, Surprising Ways You Can Increase Value Before You Sell, The Heart of Great Deals, How to Negotiate a Sale on Great Terms, Working with Advisors and Brokers

Real Estate Professionals & Investors

Keats Group LLC is a highly experienced brokerage representing business opportunity sales. Our clients include business owners planning the sale of their company, owners that wish to obtain a valuation of their business, and investors seeking business acquisitions or investment-commercial real estate.

Our principals have completed more than 200 business valuations, business sales and acquisitions, exit strategies and related services for owners of small, privately held companies.

Real estate professionals often ask us how business sales work and how the process differs from residential and commercial transactions. Some of differences are:

  • Valuation (pricing) is driven by financial statements, type of asset transaction (such as corporate stock or business assets), and type of buyer. Comparable transactions are used indirectly to determine multiples of profit.
  • Marketing and advertising must be done confidentially, and the practice of selling business opportunities has no single MLS-like advertising channel. Furthermore, broker cooperation is uneven.
  • Deal structure and terms ('negotiations') is a huge differentiator of service and capabilities by broker-agents. Tax allocation issues are important.
  • Contracts are unique to the business transaction and require legal counsel.
  • Due diligence (similar in principle to the home inspection) is complex and usually runs at least 30 days.

If your client or an acquaintance has informed you he or she would like to sell their business, please call or contact us by email asking what we can do for them.

Keats Group LLC pays referral fees to brokers licensed and in good standing.

If you are interested in becoming involved in business opportunity sales or commercial real estate transactions, please call me. We are growing and looking for bright people to join our team. Our only requirements are: ambition and drive, excellent service (client follow up every time), and high ethics. We have the business process in place.