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Investment Banking Advisory

Investment Banking MA Services
Maximize The Sale Price Of Your Business

M&A Advisory & Deal Structuring

At The Bonadio Group, we understand that running a business is a full-time job, so we offer our clients comprehensive sell-side investment banking services. Our team assists middle-market companies, typically with annual EBITDA between $2M and $10M, to sell their business at the highest possible price. We use a disciplined sell-side investment banking process that ensures the maximum value for your business and helps you exit confidently. By partnering with Bonadio, you can rest assured that our team will provide the support and guidance you need to achieve your goals and maximize your business’s deal structure and value.

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Representative Transactions

$1 Billion In Deals

The Bonadio Investment Banking team helps business owners understand how potential buyers will view their business before deciding to go to market. Our expertise is evidenced by the number of deals we have successfully closed. We have helped clients with transactions worth over $1 billion in M&A.

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Investment Banking Whitepapers

28-page Whitepaper

A Business Owner’s Guide to Middle-Market M&A

This guide is a practical resource that provides insights on how to maximize your business’s selling price. It is specifically designed to introduce business owners to middle-market mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and help them understand the basics of long-term exit planning. Whether you are in the early stages of considering selling your business or have already begun the process, this guide will equip you with the basics. 

20-Page Whitepaper

Preparing Your Business for Sale: A Practical Guide for Business Owners

Selling your business is typically one of the most significant and personal decisions you ever make. Most business owners sell a business only once. Buyers evaluate businesses every day. Understanding that perspective is what drives outcomes. That’s why selecting a proven, experienced team is critical. We have helped hundreds of business owners maximize the selling price of their business and have closed over $1billion in M&A deals.

End-to-end m&a support

Bonadio's Proven Six-Step Process

Bonadio’s six-step M&A process minimizes disruption, maintains confidentiality, and maximizes after-tax proceeds for our clients, ensuring they get the most out of their business.

  • Determine goals and objectives/review alternatives
  • Preliminary market research and benchmarking
  • Estimate preliminary valuation range
  • Discuss due diligence readiness
  • Engage advisors and assemble the team
  • Internal due diligence to identify (and correct) potential issues
  • Determine potential buyers and marketing strategy
  • Prepare information memorandum (and related documents)
  • Initiate contact with potential buyers
  • Communicate bidding process
  • Distribute offering materials
  • Coordinate (preliminary) information requests
  • Receive offers
  • Establish precise deal terms
  • Analyze and negotiate simultaneously
  • Select winning offer
  • Coordinate due diligence
    – Financial
    – Operational
  • Address issues and negotiate deal impact
  • Negotiate definitive agreements (addressing issues that arise)
  • Coordinate satisfaction of deal contingencies
  • Close
  • Post-closing true-ups
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Visit our Corporate Finance Resource page for a comprehensive compilation of Business Valuation, Investment Banking and Transaction Advisory articles.

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