Sell Your Business Confidentially. Exit With Confidence.
Business brokerage, valuations and M&A advisory along the Mid-Atlantic corridor. Forty years of valuation experience, more than 100 five-star Google reviews and one rule above all: nobody knows you are selling until you say so.
First-Class M&A and Confidential Brokerage, From First Meeting to Closing
Whether you are ready to divest now or plan to wait a few more years, we help you prepare so you leave with maximum value. Valuations and assessments are part of every plan. Pick the path that fits.
Sell a Business
Confidential marketing, qualified buyers and creative negotiation to put the most money in your pocket at closing.
Selling your businessM&A Advisory
Buyer evaluation, merger partners, timing, structure, financing and pricing for lower middle-market sales.
M&A advisorySelling a business is a complex affair with hundreds of variables. An uncertain economy, sophisticated buyers, relentless competition. Without professional guidance, you face them alone.
Our experience, expertise and network give you a clear plan of action to sell your business for the maximum amount of money in your pocket.
Talk about your goals
Confidentiality Is Our Number One Priority
We list and sell businesses we believe are properly valued, and we do it quietly. Your employees, vendors, customers and competitors will never know until you decide to tell them.
Our confidential, creative, customized and proven approach to negotiation produces the result you need:
- Confidential, no-obligation consultation
- Expert packaging and marketing of businesses for sale
- Marketing with a shotgun or a laser, whichever the deal needs
- Qualified “ready, willing and able” buyers only. No tire kickers
- Creative negotiation to close the deal, and a personal, dedicated approach
Lender Relationships That Keep Deals Moving
Most buyers need financing, and most deals that die, die there. We work with a range of business lenders who are experts in SBA 7(a) loans and in other traditional and non-traditional loans used to finance business acquisitions.
We bring lenders in early, so buyers are pre-qualified before they see your financials and the closing date holds.
Lender relationships & SBA financingFrom First Meeting to Closing Day
Complimentary Valuation
We study your financials, market position and comparable sales to set a credible, defensible price.
Confidential Packaging
A blind profile and a full confidential memorandum, released only to buyers who sign the NDA.
Qualified Buyer Outreach
Investors, strategic acquirers and individual buyers, screened and pre-qualified before they learn who you are.
Negotiation & Structure
Offers, terms, financing and deal structure negotiated to protect price and your post-closing goals.
Closing
We coordinate with your attorney, CPA and the buyer's lender through due diligence to the closing table.
Closing summary
SoldAnnual revenue, residential HVAC contractor
- Location
- Richmond metro, VA
- Employees
- ~30, retained
- Buyer
- National HVAC platform
- Buyer's track record
- 21 acquisitions in 3 years
- Process
- Confidential, targeted
- Seller outcome
- Exited, relocated to Florida
Recent Deal: An $11 Million HVAC Company, Matched With the Right Buyer
The owner wanted more than the highest bid. He wanted his 30 employees protected, his customers looked after and a clean exit to Florida. We ran a confidential, targeted search among strategic acquirers already investing in HVAC and brought a national platform to the table.
It was the second acquisition we had facilitated for that buyer. Familiar parties, a real strategic fit and a quiet process meant negotiations moved efficiently without disrupting daily operations.
Read the case study
Talk Directly With the Broker Who Will Run Your Deal
Dan Daniel founded the firm and still leads every engagement personally. He brings more than 40 years of business experience in valuation and analysis to companies of all sizes, and a referral network of M&A attorneys, CPAs, financial advisors, exit planners and SBA lenders.
You will not be handed to a junior associate after the first meeting. The person who values your business is the person who negotiates it.
- Confidential, no-obligation first consultation
- Scheduled on your calendar, not ours
- Straight answers on value, timing and fees
Sellers, Buyers, Lenders, CPAs and Attorneys Say the Same Thing
More than 100 five-star Google reviews, from every seat at the closing table. A few in their own words:
“Dan at RVA was great to work with when selling my company. It took awhile to find the right buyer but he was there every step of the way & always kept me on track. For most people, selling a business is a once in a lifetime event so having someone that knows what they’re doing & is on your side is a definite requirement. I’m glad I was referred to Dan, he is experienced & professional. I felt I was in good hands.”
“I decided I was ready to retire from the kitchen cabinet business… Dan helped us all the way through the process from evaluating and establishing the sales price, to bringing us vetted, qualified buyers and all the way to the closing table, which we closed on August 14, 2024. My recommendations to anybody looking to sell their business: start early… and call Dan early in the process.”
“Dan was extremely helpful with our business valuation! His well presented valuation was easy to understand and covered every detail. Since we aren’t selling the business, but instead buying an owner out, we had lots of questions on how this could be structured. He was thorough and went through multiple scenarios that could work for us. I highly recommend RVA Business Brokers! Whether selling your business or getting a detailed valuation, they are wonderful to work with!”
“Dan Daniel with RVA Business Brokers guided us through the purchase and I can’t recommend him enough. Buying a business for the first time, with SBA financing, a lease, licensing, and a long list of moving parts, can feel overwhelming, but Dan kept everything organized and on track from our first conversation through closing. He was responsive, honest, and always easy to reach… If you’re thinking about buying or selling a business in the Richmond area, I’d call Dan first.”
“We recently met with Dan to discuss some business valuation topics and can’t rave enough about how helpful he was and how easy it was to read and understand the material he assembled for us. We will look to him for any assistance related to valuation in the future should a need present itself.”
“Great customer service, Dan Daniel assisted in helping us find the right broker for our company since we were not a match. I appreciated his patience and assistance. Not everyone takes the time to do what he did when he had no vested interest. This is a mark of a company that cares about your business.”
“I have worked with many Business Brokers over the years. Dan Daniel with RVA Business Brokers brings an entirely different passion in supporting small business owners looking to successfully sell. On the flip side, any interested buyers of his listings he will do all he can to educate & help them understand all the options to make the change of ownership a successful one. Working with Dan is not just a transaction; he becomes your mentor, and a trusted professional business advisor every step of the way to a successful funding.”
“I worked with Dan on about half a dozen transactions. All of them presented some unusual issues but Dan was able to get each one closed in short order. Dan will do whatever it takes to get it done. A definite five-star recommendation.”
“Dan is the consummate professional. His hard work and attention to detail exceeds all expectations, I highly recommend Dan and his Company.”
One Broker for the Whole I-95 Corridor
Buyers for a Baltimore distributor are often sitting in Northern Virginia. A Richmond HVAC company's best acquirer may be a platform out of Philadelphia. We market across the corridor so your buyer pool is not limited to your zip code.
Our office is in Glen Allen, Virginia. Our buyer network runs from the James River to the Delaware.
Areas we servePhiladelphia, PA
PAOwner-operated companies across Philadelphia and the collar counties that want a buyer search reaching south into Virginia.
Selling in PhiladelphiaWilmington, DE
DENew Castle County businesses positioned between the Philadelphia and Baltimore buyer markets.
Selling in WilmingtonBaltimore, MD
MDTrades, distribution and light manufacturing across Baltimore City and County, plus the I-95 and I-83 corridors.
Selling in BaltimoreWashington, DC
DCService firms, hospitality and specialty retail inside the District, sold with the discretion a small, connected market demands.
Selling in WashingtonNorthern Virginia
VAArlington, Alexandria, Fairfax and Loudoun County owners selling into a deep pool of federal-contractor and professional-services buyers.
Selling in Northern VirginiaRichmond, VAHome office
VAOur home market. Glen Allen office, decades of Richmond valuations and the region's deepest bench of five-star reviews.
Selling in RichmondQuestions Owners Ask First
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A complimentary, confidential valuation consultation for owners anywhere from Richmond to Philadelphia. No obligation, and nobody else will know you asked.
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