OConnor M&A Advisors and Business Brokers specialize in selling small to medium sized companies with revenues between $1,000,000 and $100,000,000 in all industries and sectors, including manufacturing, distribution, service, healthcare, technology, construction, and retail. Our principals have completed hundreds of transactions since inception and we are growing rapidly.  Our firm was founded on the following core principles: 

• We always operate with the highest integrity, transparency and confidentiality
• We are always asking ourselves, What is in the best interest of our client?
• We will sell your company for maximum value in the shortest period of time
• We adhere to strict confidentiality at all times and protect our clients' interests
• We have real qualified buyers, capital groups and private equity groups in our network
• We treat our clients with respect and dignity, and carefully listen to their concerns

OConnor M&A Advisors assist in all areas of M&A Advisory including transaction advisory, divestitures, buy-side representation, sell-side representation, financing, and business valuation.  

Selling your business is a daunting process. When is the right time to sell? How much is my business really worth? What type of fees do you charge? How long will this process take? 

We offer a one hour complimentary discovery meeting with our M & A advisory team at our Winnipeg offices to answer these or any other questions you may have about selling your business.  We will also provide you with a free Opinion of Value and Most Probable Selling Price.  If at the end of our discussions, we mutually agree to move forward, our M & A advisory team will aggressively and confidentially market your business for sale to qualified private equity groups, capital groups, family offices, and individual investors. 

We offer a complimentary discovery meeting and free opinion of value to our clients.

Contact us today to receive a complimentary opinion of value or to schedule a discovery meeting!

Selling a company or a controlling interest is a marathon, not a sprint. It requires dedication, precision, intensity, patience, and a tremendous amount of work. Our transactional expertise and long-term relationships with strategic and financial acquirers allow us to provide best-in-class M&A advice to our clients, whether they are ambitious founders staying on board, shareholders seeking to monetize their ownership stake, or corporations divesting non-core assets.

We pay a great deal of attention to detail and measure our success by the success of our clients. While our clients remain focused on day-to-day operations, we handle the heavy lifting of deal marketing, including:

• identifying and initiating discussions with potential acquirers
• negotiating terms of deal
• preparing letter of intent and necessary revisions
• facilitating communication with buyer, seller, and professional advisors
• managing due diligence
• advising on strategic options
• assisting in further negotiating and closing transactions

Contact us today to receive a complimentary opinion of value or to schedule a discovery meeting!

As buy-side advisor, we partner with private and public companies that look for acquisitions to boost growth. Some of our buy-side clients look to expand into new markets and geographies while others look to acquire new technologies or facilitate business transformations. Through our global network of relationships, we conduct targeted searches, identify acquisition opportunities, provide unbiased advice on the value and merits of acquisition targets, and negotiate deal structure and terms on behalf of our clients. If financing is required, we leverage our network of capital providers to help our clients find cost-efficient acquisition financing. 

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Our M & A Advisory team will perform a focused search to find qualified businesses that match your acquisition criteria. We are in contact with hundreds of companies that have or are contemplating a sale in the near future. Contact our M & A advisory firm today to discuss your specific acquisition goals and objectives.

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The value of a business is based on two things: what it owns and what it earns.

What It Owns

A business has tangible and intangible assets. The tangible assets are the furniture, fixtures, equipment, inventory, and real estate. The intangible assets can include the trade name, contracts, leases, client lists, licenses, recipes, and patents.

What It Earns

A business provides a certain financial benefit to the owner. The benefit generally comes in the form of business profits and a salary to the owner. It can also provide the owner with fringe benefits such as health insurance, a company car, or a retirement plan.

How Value is Calculated

There are different methods used to determine the value of a business. Some methods are straightforward, others very complex. For simplicity sake, we list some of the more straightforward methods used:

* Business Value is based on the value of the assets of the business, or the assets of the business plus one to three times the earnings. If the earnings are stable and growing, the value is on the higher end. If the earnings are variable or declining, the value is on the lower end. This method is more commonly used on owner-operated businesses with sales on the lower end of the spectrum.

* Businesses with sales of $1 million to $10 million may sell for straight earnings multiples of three to six. An investigation of the financial information is required to uncover the true earnings capability of the business. Again, if the earnings are stable and growing, a higher multiple is used. If the earnings are variable or declining, a lower multiple is used.

* Businesses with sales of more than $10 million often have specific industry criteria, which may be applied to determine the value. At this level, Buyers may be paying for market share, rights to patents and processes, additions to product lines, or the benefits of strategic or administrative consolidation.

Rules of Thumb

Most industries have one of more rules or thumb. However, they can vary widely and in most cases do not give an accurate value of a business. Since each business is unique, a particular rule of thumb can be off by as much as 100% or more. The business valuator will be able to decide what is the most relevant information about a business and then make an informed decision about its value.

The Value of a Business Valuator

Business valuation is as much an art as a science. While a business valuator does employ standardized formulas and methods to calculate value, it is most effective to work from assumptions that are based on his experience in the market place and his familiarity with the similar businesses. This process includes the selection of the most appropriate risk and return variables. In this way, the applied expertise leads to the best calculations of value for a specific business.