We Only Represent Sellers
We are Business Seller Representation Specialists and handle all of the necessary arrangements for our clients. We have extensive buyer databases, which we use to locate buyers for our client companies. In addition, we develop customized marketing plans for each company we represent. Also included as part of our Seller Representation is the handling of the preparations for sale that can maximize after-tax cash for our clients while minimizing the risks associated with taxes, confidentiality and legal issues. This includes being a liaison not only between the buyer and seller, but also with the lender, the attorneys involved in the transaction, the CPAs, escrow, the appraisers and all the other pieces of the puzzle.
How We are Compensated
We are a firm believer in Success Fees – we only receive compensation when the sale is successfully completed. Simply put, we only get paid when you get paid. While front-end fees are becoming common in the mergers and acquisitions industry, we at ASG believe that paying front-end fees (such as retainers, payment of expenses, valuation fees, consulting fees, advance payment of any form of compensation) to a business broker puts the seller at risk. What if the business broker does not perform as promised? With other intermediaries you may lose the up-front fees, whether there is a sale or not. When ASG represents your business, you only pay us when the transaction closes.
