Is there a community like this for the sell side?

June 12, 2022

by a professional from The University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business in Austin, TX, USA

This search funder community has been really great for learning, building relationships, and helping others. Does anyone know of a community on the sell side?

Update: Apart from the Exit Planning Institute & Built to Sell Radio? I’m already plugged into those.

On the sell side, help lower middle market companies get their businesses ready for sale 1 to 5 years beforehand, so they can see 2X to 3x higher valuations.

Thanks!

Reply by a searcher
from University of Pennsylvania in Charlotte, NC, USA

An interesting question. I'm not aware of one, but am interested to hear other responses. There are plenty of service providers lining up to advise sellers, but it's far from a community. Potential sellers generally don't want to signal their intentions for many reasons including predatory competitors, employee retention, customer and supplier retention and the deluge of phone calls, emails, etc. they'd receive from potential buyers and service providers.

Reply by a professional
from Concordia College, Moorhead in Minneapolis, MN, USA

There is a network of sell side advocates through The Value Builder System. Lots of M&A people are involved but so too are a lot of business coaches, consultants and the like. It might be worth getting to know some of their advisors.

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