What sets Murphy Business Sales - Utah County apart? We are a client-centric organization led by experienced business owners who understand what it takes to build, run, and transition a business. With decades of combined leadership experience, David McGill and Marcello Leandro bring real-world insight and a deep understanding of what matters most to Utah business owners. We take the time to fully understand each client’s unique goals and challenges, providing honest guidance, clear communication, and unwavering integrity throughout the process. Our approach is both strategic and creative, grounded in experience and focused on results. We are dedicated to working collaboratively and attentively with every client, delivering a personalized, trustworthy experience that is always centered on achieving the best possible outcome.
If the buyer of your business is likely to be another company or a private equity group, then our Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Division can be of most help to you. Most of these buyers have people with significant experience acquiring privately-held companies such as yours. Having our team on your side helps steady the negotiating table and levels the playing field.
Our Lower Middle Market (LMM) and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Division is focused upon companies with enterprise value from $5 Million and up. Our team maintains contact with many Private Equity Groups who have raised many millions of dollars from pension funds and institutional investors for the sole purpose of investing in privately-held businesses such as yours. In addition to looking for Platform Companies that fit their published investment strategies, they are also looking for add-on acquisitions for the companies already in their portfolio. While many of the Private Equity Groups may have raised several hundred millions in capital, some have raised billions and eclipse some “Fortune 500” companies in size.
Although many Private Equity Groups are primarily interested in purchasing 100% of companies, some also make recapitalization investments where the present owner sells only a portion of their stock and remains as top management of the company with a planned future retirement. This allows you to take some cash out of your business now and sell the balance of your ownership when you retire.
In addition to the many corporate buyers who maintain contact with our Lower Middle Market and Mergers & Acquisitions advisors, we bring you the training and experience to know how to identify other corporate buyers who may be interested in acquiring your business. We know how to make confidential inquiries to corporate buyers without disclosing your company’s identity.
Our experience working with Utah business owners tells us that an auction-style process often does not provide the level of confidentiality most sellers want. In many cases, it can also unintentionally reduce perceived value if a business is exposed to too many buyers at once and becomes over-shopped in the market.
Instead, we take a more strategic and controlled approach designed to protect your business and its value. As experienced Utah business brokers, David McGill and Marcello Leandro focus on positioning your company to the right qualified buyers, helping them clearly see the true strengths and untapped potential within your business.
This disciplined, M&A-informed approach is built on experience, discretion, and a deep understanding of the Utah market, ensuring your business is represented in the best possible light throughout the entire process.
Many wealthy individuals band loosely together with others to form what appears similar to the organized private equity groups. Many wealthy individuals bring significant management skills as well as access to capital beyond their own financial capacity. Most are interested in making investments in privately-held businesses such as yours and being involved at the board level to help the company with financing, strategy and marketing issues. They frequently have significant experience acquiring businesses. Having our Lower Middle Market and Mergers & Acquisitions advisors involved helps you level the playing field.
Our team is here to provide comprehensive guidance throughout the entire process.
The Utah County office services extend to all of greater Utah.
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