Business Owners We Serve
We focus on serving our fellow founders and business owners in the middle market in more than 200 industries.
Our clients' businesses typically fall into one or more of these buckets:
Create the Exit You Deserve.
Let Exitwise introduce, hire and manage the right team of M&A experts to help maximize the sale of your business.
Exitwise Buyer Network
$10M - $250M
Annual Revenue
Each business and industry is different but our M&A experts are most successful selling profitable companies with revenue between $10M - $250M.
$2M - $50M
Annual EBITDA
With most businesses, profitability or EBITDA in addition to a rising growth rate are key to attracting multiple offers to drive up the purchase price.
$1M - $100M
Annual Recurring Revenue
Some of the most incredible exits that we've seen are on the sale of SaaS or subscription businesses with low churn and rising recurring revenue.
Our Clients Sell Faster and For More Money
Our clients recommend us to their friends because we help sell companies faster and for more money ... and the proof is in the data.
By leveraging our global network of industry specialized, M&A experts, we create the best teams of M&A experts for each of our clients to create optimal outcomes.
The right team of industry specialized, M&A experts will know your buyer pool better than anyone. This means your M&A team can create the right amount of buyer competition to help you maximize your exit.TM
Why Exit Wise?
M&A Industry Specialists vs. Industry Generalists
Would you trust your family doctor to perform your brain surgery?
NO WAY! You’d hire the best neurosurgeon you can find.
Selling your business should be just as specialized.
Exitwise has interviewed and rated hundreds of industry specialized, investment bankers, M&A attorneys and tax accountants by average transaction size, success rate and exit value to help you hire the right M&A experts, to help maximize your exit.TM
The Right M&A Expert Already Knows Your Buyer
The best M&A expert to sell your business, specializes in selling businesses, of your size and in your industry.
These experts have sold companies just like yours and likely know many of your potential buyers personally. Because of these relationships, the right M&A expert can quickly create competitive offers for your company to drive up the sale price.
“I already know who’s going to buy your company!” - Exitwise M&A Expert
Success Stories
Our clients’ business stories often begin with a building around a personal passion and they ultimately find success through uncommon levels of resiliency. Their stories are always educational and inspiring. Please enjoy their stories and learn about their experiences with Exitwise.
If you'd like to chat with one of our former clients, please schedule a call with us and we'll be happy to connect you.
The Collector
$70M Automotive Staffing Company
“Exitwise helped me hire one of the top M&A experts in the staffing industry, and sold my company for much more than what every local investment banker projected.”
Scott Baker
The Collector
Tech Disruptor
When Your Boss says "No". . . Quit and Build it Yourself!
“Exitwise brought in an investment banker who knew our buyers personally and leveraged those relationships to create a life changing exit for us.”
Sean McKenna
CEO, DataFuzion HCM
Independent Sponsor
Military Grade Manufacturing
“Exitwise helped me buy a company and sell it to a strategic investor. Their team was an invaluable resource for me every step of the way.”
Matt Damman
Owner, Commando Lock, LLC
Serial Entrepreneur
eCommerce, Logistics, Marketplace
“Our Exitwise M&A expert modeled the value of our company to strategic buyers to justify a purchase price far above our industry multiples."
Jayna Cooke
CEO, EventUp
The Collector
$70M Automotive Staffing Company
“Exitwise helped me hire one of the top M&A experts in the staffing industry, and sold my company for much more than what every local investment banker projected.”
Tech Disruptor
When Your Boss says "No". . . Quit and Build it Yourself!
“Exitwise brought in an investment banker who knew our buyers personally and leveraged those relationships to create a life changing exit for us.”
Independent Sponsor
Military Grade Manufacturing
“Exitwise helped me buy a company and sell it to a strategic investor. Their team was an invaluable resource for me every step of the way.”
Serial Entrepreneur
eCommerce, Logistics, Marketplace
“Our Exitwise M&A expert modeled the value of our company to strategic buyers to justify a purchase price far above our industry multiples."
Select M&A Transactions
Exitwise has catalogued the most relevant M&A transactions that our industry specialized, M&A experts have completed. Feel free to search through our transaction catalogue, or better yet, Contact Us to request a list of the most relevant exits from your industry.
sold
Gigster
technology, media, & telecom — Software
Software development platform for clients to deploy managed software development teams.
Acquired by IONIC PARTNERS
sold
The Dako Group
business & financial services — Staffing
Leading technical staffing and payroll solutions provider to the automotive industry.
Acquired by Artech
sold
DataFuzion HCM
technology, media, & telecom — Software
Payroll software and integration solutions for companies with time-clock employees.
Acquired by Ceridian
sold
Great Lakes Tile
industrials — Manufacturing
Distributor of premium residential and commercial flooring trims and transitions.
Acquired by Monroe
sold
EventUp
technology, media, & telecom — eServices
Top online destination for consumers and businesses to find and book venues.
Acquired by Vista Equity Partners
sold
CrowdZone
technology, media, & telecom — eServices
In venue mobile marketing and commerce platform for sports stadiums and beyond.
Acquired by CBS Local
sold
Betterfly
technology, media, & telecom — eServices
Live video education platform for music teachers and students around the world.
Acquired by TakeLessons
sold
Commando Lock
industrials — Manufacturing
Manufacturer and retailer of premium military grade padlock systems made in the USA.
Acquired by Hampton Products
Free Valuation Calculator
If you are thinking about selling your business, schedule a time to chat with one of our Valuation Experts to receive an estimated valuation range for your business in today’s market.
If you like what you see, we’ll work directly with a few of our M&A experts who specialize in your industry to generate a custom valuation report which will include your industry's trends and most recent, comparable M&A transactions.
Best of all... IT’S FREE!
Tips & Tools
We are fellow business owners who have built and sold many companies.
We built Exitwise to share everything we’ve learned about the M&A process to help you maximize your exit.TM
Tips
Information Is Power: Leaving No Stone Unturned During M&A
11-28-2022
Todd Sullivan, Exitwise's CEO, believes experience is a great teacher in M&A. Especially when gaining insight from mistakes, whether your own or someone else's.
Todd Sullivan
Best Practices
Avoid the Fourth Quarter Fumble: Part 5 of 5
10-31-2022
There's a myriad of reasons why a deal can fall through. Getting the small details right and having a great team on your side is key to late-stage M&A success.
Brian Dukes
Best Practices
Vision, Fit, & Knowing Where You're Going: Part 4 of 5
10-21-2022
Vision, fit, and future plans are often overlooked aspects of terms that need to be identified in the Negotiation and Buyer Selection phase of a sales process.
Brian Dukes