An advisory firm founded by business owners, for business owners.
Confidential M&A advisory for founder- and family-owned businesses in the skilled trades, manufacturing, distribution and professional services. Headquartered in Greater Boston, advising owners nationwide.
Completed sales for founder- and family-owned companies.
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Selling your company may be the most important financial decision you make. It deserves an experienced team.
Many owners we speak with are not ready to sell today. Some have received an unsolicited offer. Others want to know what the business is worth, or how to prepare so they have real options when the time comes.
The concerns are usually the same: keeping the process confidential, finding a buyer who will look after employees and customers, and getting the terms right — not just the headline price.
Masswell’s principals have bought, grown and sold companies of their own. We understand the decision from your side of the table.
A team that stays with you from first call to closing.
Transaction experience
Our principals bring experience in private equity and investor-driven transactions, and have bought, grown and sold companies of their own. We know how buyers evaluate a business, and how to prepare yours for that scrutiny.
Valuation grounded in data
We build value ranges from comparable transactions, market trends and a close reading of your financials, so you enter negotiations knowing what the market is likely to pay.
A confidential, competitive process
Buyers sign a non-disclosure agreement before seeing detail. We approach a broad field of qualified buyers so you can compare real alternatives on price, structure and fit.
Hands-on through closing
A signed letter of intent is not the finish line. We manage due diligence and final negotiations alongside your attorney and accountant until the transaction closes.
Five stages, one dedicated team.
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Preparation & valuation
Understand your goals, review financials and operations, and establish a realistic value range.
- 2
Positioning & materials
Prepare a blind teaser, confidential information memorandum and management presentation.
- 3
Confidential outreach
Identify and screen buyers; share detail only after an NDA is signed.
- 4
Offers & negotiation
Compare indications of interest and letters of intent on price, structure and fit.
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Diligence & closing
Manage diligence, definitive agreements and final negotiations through closing.
Experienced across industries, with deep roots in the trades.
We advise founder- and family-owned businesses in the trades, manufacturing, wholesale and distribution, and professional services. The fundamentals of a well-run sale apply to all of them.
Skilled Trades & Services
HVAC, plumbing, roofing, electrical, lawn care & irrigation, septic and other essential home and commercial services.
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Manufacturing
Precision machining, fabrication, plastics, electronics, industrial equipment, food production, packaging and building products.
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Wholesale & Distribution
Building products, HVAC and plumbing supply, electrical and industrial supply, MRO, packaging and specialty distribution.
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Professional Services
Engineering and technical consulting, environmental services, accounting, IT and managed services, insurance agencies and staffing.
Learn more →Don’t see your sector? Most of what we do applies to any founder-owned business. Ask us.
A founder-owned lawn irrigation business, sold to a private equity buyer.
After decades building the business, the founder wanted a buyer who would keep the crews together and give the company room to grow.
We prepared the financials, presented the company’s recurring service base, and ran a confidential process with a focused group of qualified buyers.
The owner chose a private equity buyer whose plans fit the team, and agreed a defined transition role before closing.
I’ve sat on the owner’s side of the table. Selling the company you built is one of the biggest decisions you’ll ever make, and you deserve an advisor who treats it that way — honest about value, careful with your people, and with you through closing.
Mike Abramowitz · Founder & Managing Partner, Masswell Capital Advisors
Considering a sale? Start with a confidential conversation.
A first conversation is private and carries no obligation. We’ll listen, share how buyers are likely to view the business, and suggest sensible next steps — whether that means a sale now, in a few years, or not at all.