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Know exactly what your business is worth, whether buyers will want it, and the best strategy to maximize your sale price
Stop guessing what your business is worth. We sell 9 out of 10 projects within 10% of the price we assign.
How It Works:
- ✓ Three Price Points, Not One Get your rock bottom, most probable, and maximum financeable prices - not a vague range.
- ✓ Real Experts, Not a Formula Every evaluation is conducted by a Certified M&A Professional (CM&AP) and a CPA/CFVA working together.
- ✓ 90% Accuracy We sell 9 out of 10 projects within 10% of the price we assign.
Next Steps:
- 1 Enter your company website (or name)
- 2 Tell us a bit about your business
- 3 We'll review and be in touch within one business day
Before you make any decision about exiting - when to sell, how to structure a deal, what price to accept - you need real answers. What is your business actually worth? What's standing between you and a successful sale? Our evaluation gives you both.
Get Your Free Confidential Evaluation
The first step in any exit is knowing what your business is worth. You'll receive a complimentary valuation overview and a personal call from our team within 24 hours. Everything you share is held in strict confidence.
Ted Howe
Cascade Cottons
Retail"Brecht did a great job of explaining the process and from the valuation through closing he was always patient and available to answer questions. I would definitely recommend him to anyone looking to sell a business."
Garry Aklin
Aklin Vegetation Management
Service Business"Brecht was very professional and fast to respond to any questions I had. Highly recommend if you need to sell a business!"
Kathleen Malekzadeh
Setareh Biotech
Biotech"Things went smoothly from the start of interviews to the end of closing. We could call him at any time and he always responded. He had extensive knowledge of the buying/selling process. Yes we would highly recommend him without hesitation."
Your Confidentiality Is Non-Negotiable
Your employees, customers, and competitors won't know you're considering an exit — selling your business or company — until you're ready to tell them.
NDA Before Details
Every buyer signs a nondisclosure agreement before learning your company name or seeing any financial information.
Blind Profile Marketing
We market your company using a blind profile — enough detail to attract serious buyers, without revealing who you are.
Buyer Qualification
We verify financial capability and serious intent before any buyer gets access to your company's details.
What You'll Actually Receive
Whether you're planning an exit this year or in three years, the evaluation is the first step. Everything starts with knowing your number.
An 11-page professional analysis prepared by a Certified M&A Professional and reviewed by our in-house CPA.
Revenue Trend Analysis
Sales by month with year-over-year comparison showing exactly where your business is heading — up, down, or flat.
Adjusted Cash Flow
Your true owner earnings (SDE) reconstructed from tax returns. This is the number buyers actually pay on — not top-line revenue.
Comparable Sales Research
Real transaction data from your industry showing what similar companies actually sold for, with multiples and price ranges.
30-Question Diagnostic
Risk, growth, demand, and competitiveness rated across 6 categories. Your strengths and weak spots, quantified — not guessed at.
Three Price Points
Rock bottom (your floor), Most Probable Sales Price (the planning number — we hit within 10% of this 9 out of 10 times), and Maximum Financeable under SBA terms.
Opportunity Score
An overall marketability rating that shows where your company stands relative to the market and what factors are helping or hurting your value.
Prefer to talk? Call us directly at (855) 858-2130
How It Works
From first contact to closing — here's what to expect.
Submit the Form
Tell us about your business. Takes 2 minutes. Everything you share is 100% confidential.
Personal Call
Within 24 hours, you'll speak directly with our Managing Director — not a junior associate, not a call center.
Evaluation Delivered
An 11-page professional analysis with three price points, prepared by a Certified M&A Professional and reviewed by our in-house CPA. Typically delivered within 10 business days of receiving your documents.
Your Decision
No pressure. Sell now, plan for later, or walk away with clarity you didn't have before. The evaluation is yours to keep either way.
If You Move Forward
We launch a confidential, competitive process — actively contacting 250+ targeted buyers. Typical timeline from engagement to close: 6–9 months.
Industries We Serve
We work with business owners across a range of industries. Every company is different, but the process of maximizing seller value is the same.
85% of Business Owners Who Explore an Exit Aren't Ready to Sell Right Now
And that's actually the point.
Most owners discover things they didn't know — customer concentration that scares buyers, owner dependency that depresses value, documentation gaps that slow deals to a crawl. Whether you're selling a family business, a company you built from scratch, or one you acquired — finding these problems now, when you have time to fix them, is worth far more than finding them six months into a process when a buyer's due diligence team uses them to renegotiate your price.
That's why the evaluation is step one in any exit — before you talk to a single buyer, before you tell anyone, you need to know where you stand. The evaluation gives you that clarity whether you sell in six months or three years.
What Happens After You Submit
Right away
We'll send you our Exit Planning Checklist — 25 things every owner should know before exploring a sale. Yours to keep, no strings attached.
Within 24 hours
You'll get a personal call from our team to discuss your situation. Not a junior associate. Not a call center.
Brecht Palombo
Founder & Managing Director
I built and sold my own software company over thirteen years — six letters of intent and a lot of lessons about what actually moves a deal forward. That experience is the foundation of everything we do at Arx.
I've helped owners exit across manufacturing, home services, biotech, software, and construction. Every company is different, but the process of getting a seller the best outcome is the same.
Before M&A advisory, I worked as a licensed auctioneer liquidating assets during the financial crisis — dozens of projects across the Northeast. That's where I learned how to run a competitive bid process and why it matters for getting top dollar.
I'm based in Bend, Oregon. CM&AP certified, with an in-house CPA and CFVA on the team. I also mentor business owners through SCORE.
Every evaluation that comes through this page is personally reviewed by me. Not a junior associate, not a call center. Your business gets my direct attention from day one.
We're Not the Right Fit If…
- Your business does under $1M in annual sales and under $300K in cash flow
- You want to list on a marketplace and hope for the best
- You're not seriously considering a sale in the next 1–3 years
You’ve been thinking about selling. Maybe for months. And the one question you can’t shake is: what’s my business actually worth?
You’ve looked at online calculators. Maybe a broker threw out a number over coffee. But none of it felt real - because none of it was based on your books, your market, or what buyers are actually paying right now. You’re stuck making the biggest financial decision of your life on guesswork.
It doesn’t have to be that way. Imagine knowing your floor price, your most likely sale price, and your ceiling - all backed by real analysis from a Certified M&A Professional and a CPA with a financial valuation credential. Imagine walking into every conversation with buyers and advisors knowing exactly where you stand. That’s what our evaluation gives you.
Three Numbers That Change Everything
Most evaluations hand you a single number and call it done. Ours gives you three, because each one serves a different purpose in your decision-making.
Your rock bottom price is your floor - the number below which you walk away. Knowing this protects you from accepting a bad deal under pressure. Your Most Probable Sales Price (MPSP) is what you’ll likely get in a well-run process, based on current market conditions and real buyer behavior. And your maximum financeable price is the ceiling - where the deal can go when strategic buyers compete and financing gets creative.
The MPSP is where we hang our hat. We sell 9 out of 10 projects within 10% of that number. When your broker’s price estimate is that accurate, you can plan your next chapter around it.
When the Numbers Tell a Bigger Story
Sometimes we find something the financials alone don’t capture. You’ve built proprietary technology, or you hold a market position a competitor needs, or your customer relationships are worth more to a buyer than what the spreadsheet says.
When that happens, we recommend an unpriced bid process - a structured competition among qualified buyers. We’ve seen this approach double what the financial valuation suggested. You won’t know if you’re sitting on strategic value until someone qualified takes a hard look.
Done by Professionals, Not a Formula
Every evaluation is led by a Certified M&A Professional (CM&AP) who lives in the deal market - someone who knows what buyers actually pay and why. Working alongside them is a CPA who holds a Certified Financial Valuation Analyst (CFVA) credential, trained specifically in business valuation methodology.
Two senior professionals. Your actual financials. Current market data. That’s why the number holds up when buyers show up.
Yes, We Ask for Documents
Any broker who quotes you a number without reviewing your financials is blowing smoke. You can’t evaluate a business for sale in good faith without the real documentation.
We’ll ask for tax returns, P&L statements, balance sheets, customer concentration data, and more. It’s thorough - because thoroughness protects you from spending months chasing an unrealistic price.
Designed for Busy Owners
You’ve got a business to run. We know.
We work directly with your bookkeeper or CPA to gather what we need. If you’d rather just give us access to your accounting system, our analyst will pull the reports. The goal is to get everything right while keeping demands on your time to a minimum.
Once we have your documents, expect your evaluation within 10 business days.
Building Your Case From Day One
After the financial review, we schedule an operations call. It’s a structured interview, not a sales pitch. We dig into things buyers care about: whether the business can run without you, what’s driving growth, how your industry is trending, how predictable your revenue is, the health of your margins, and your competitive position.
Here’s why this matters to you: everything we learn goes straight into your marketing package. If you decide to move forward with Arx, we’ve already built the foundation. No starting over. No wasted time.
This Works Both Ways
This evaluation isn’t just us sizing up your business. It’s your chance to size us up - see our thoroughness, our communication, our thinking - before you commit to anything.
For our part, we’re figuring out whether this is a project we can successfully bring to market. We turn down roughly 85% of inquiries. Not because those businesses aren’t worth selling, but because we only take on projects where we’re confident we can deliver. If we say yes, it means we’ve looked at everything and believe we can get it done. That’s worth more than any promise.
No Fee. No Obligation. No Catch.
The evaluation is completely free. If you decide not to move forward, you walk away with real clarity about your business’s position in the market - three price points, a professional assessment, and a clear picture of what buyers will see.
If you do decide to work with Arx, we operate on a success fee basis - we get paid when you get paid. Your interests and ours are the same from day one.
You’ve got a free evaluation done by real M&A professionals with a 90% accuracy track record, zero obligation, and a chance to see exactly how we work before committing to anything. There’s no downside here.
Start Here. It's Free, It's Private, and It Takes Two Minutes.
Whether you're exploring an exit now or just want to know your number — fill out the form and we'll personally review your business or company. No follow-up pressure.
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