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Selling your business is one of the most important decisions of your professional life. It involves getting an accurate valuation, finding an interested buyer, and all of the documents to ensure a proper transfer of ownership. Your hard work and effort should be handled by a professional that understands every aspect of the business and has the pedigree to prove it.

That’s where CGK Business Sales comes in! We are a business brokerage in Austin, TX. We have been serving Austin’s business community for 10 years. We have the contacts with the buyers who are looking to buy your business. We have the knowledge of the market to help you get the best valuation for your business. We work with the top lawyers, accountants, and other professionals needed to get your deal done!

Our deals have covered numerous industries, from restaurants to manufacturing and technology. We typically serve businesses with less than $10 million in sales. We walk our clients through the entire process, from start to closing, to make sure they have a successful transaction. The business sellers walk away happy, with the confidence that the process was handled by the best in the business.

BUSINESS VALUATION

A great deal starts with a great valuation. We dive into your business to make sure we understand every service offered and every asset you’ve built to get you the best valuation! Value has to be communicated well, and our buyers want to know that you’ve created a business that gets them exactly what they are seeking. Our buyers list of well over 7,000 investors trust our valuations and our materials we provide which supports that valuation. Needless to say, we can get you the best price for your business.

AUSTIN, TEXAS

We are based right here in Austin Texas! With deep roots here in town, we’ve seen Austin go from being a college town to being one of the country’s tech capitals. The city is full of entrepreneurs and the buzz of innovation! The city has the resources of a major university, along with the funding of venture capital and private equity. As such, Austin’s start up community is the best in Texas!

The city doesn’t just buzz with business. It still reigns as the live music capital of Texas as well. Downtown Austin is filled with bars and restaurants featuring the local talent and some local brews. Just the mention of Austin brings smiles to many faces across the state, and stories filled with names like Willie nelson, Buddy Holly, Janis Joplin, and so many others. New memories are being made daily, and each year Austin serves as home to two different festivals. In the Fall, Austin City Limits (ACL) brings hundreds of national and international musicians to Zilker Park for two weekends of 3-day concerts. With the skyline as the backdrop to the main stage, ACL is a worthwhile annual pilgrimage for many visitors.

Of course, no discussion of Austin is complete without mention of South By Southwest (SXSW). What started as an independent film festival in the 1990s has grown into an international event for technology, media, film, music, and thought innovation. Several companies have used the event to launch products or technology. SXSW has helped put Austin on an even larger stage, as the event continues to grow each year.
This is our home. These are the people we serve. We look forward to working with you!

Call us today at 512-900-3770!

How To Sell A Business

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Businesses For Sale in Austin

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Business Brokers

What should a business seller look for when looking through the litany of business brokers? This page will help tell you what to look for and what to avoid, even if that does not mean picking us. First, you want one of the Austin business brokers that is experienced. You want one who has sold local businesses and knows the business environment here in Austin TX. The business environment in Texas and especially in Austin is unique, one which many outside of the area may not understand. Next, … Read More

Business Valuation

To do a proper business valuation for your business, three things are needed. We will need your last three years of profit and loss statements (also known as income statements), your business tax returns, and balance sheets from that time period. For lower-middle market businesses, we also like to see a statement of cash flows. Why do we need this? We need to see the revenue trend, the run rate for the business this year, and how much cash flow the business is generating. This can be through an EBITDA … Read More

Mergers and Acquisitions

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How to Buy an Existing Business

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Greg Knox, MBA, CFA, CAIA, has over 25 years of experience in the finance industry. In addition to his investment banking and private equity experience, he previously worked at one of the largest hedge funds in the world at Campbell & Company, and in financial institutions such as T. Rowe Price, Deutsche Bank, and Wachovia Securities. For the past 14+ years, Greg has helped local, Austin business owners sell their businesses, compiling a notable track record during that time. Greg holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Franklin & Marshall College, an MBA from Cornell University, and a Master of Applied Data Science from the University of Michigan. Greg currently holds the Series 79, 63, & 55 licenses. He is a CFA Charterholder (Chartered Financial Analyst) and holds the CAIA (Charted Alternative Investment Analyst) designation. He is one of a very select few CFA Charterholders in the U.S. helping small to medium-sized business owners sell their businesses.

Derik Polay has over 25 years of total experience with small and medium-sized businesses (SMB's). This includes 14 years of experience in global distressed markets, 7 years of experience in upper management roles of various businesses, and nearly a decade selling small and medium-sized businesses in his role as a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisor. Prior to joining CGK Business Sales, Mr. Polay was Managing Director for IFI Capital where he focused on distressed investments trading. Prior to IFI, he was Senior Vice President at Fulcrum Capital and APS Capital where he was instrumental in building the business and was the top producer. Prior to beginning his career in finance, Mr. Polay worked at SMB’s in leading management roles to increase productivity, quality and communication throughout various areas of manufacturing of tier one auto supply and telecommunications products. Mr. Polay is a graduate of DePaul University where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Finance.

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