Services
Strategic Repositioning for Precision Manufacturing Exits
Premium buyers pay 8x to 12x. Average buyers pay 4x to 5x. On $1.5M in EBITDA, that gap is $6 million to $10 million at close.
Engagements follow the 4-phase Exit Multiplier™ Methodology, sequenced the way buyers underwrite risk.
Phase I: Diagnostic Clarity
Establish a decision-grade baseline before committing capital or time. Choose the entry point that fits where you are right now.
PHASE I · OPTION A
Value Gap + Exit Timing Assessment
$5,000 to $7,500
Fixed Scope · 1 to 2 weeks
DELIVERABLES
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Value Gap Snapshot: baseline vs. target valuation category
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Buyer Risk Stack: structural discounts buyers will price in
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Sell-now vs. reposition timing clarity
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Acquisition role assessment: whether bolt-ons belong in your plan
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Recommended strategic path
What you walk away with: A decision-grade view of your valuation category and the specific buyer discounts most likely to compress your multiple. No more guessing.
RECOMMENDED
PHASE I · OPTION B
Structural Positioning Blueprint
$12,500 to $15,000
10-Day Sprint · Fixed Scope
✓ 50% credit toward implementation if engaged within 30 days
INCLUDES
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Value Gap Scorecard
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Structural repositioning plan
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Acquisition thesis and no-go filters: target criteria, financeability guardrails, integration capacity
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Financing readiness screen: SBA eligibility, bank appetite, capital structure options
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12 to 18 month repositioning roadmap with sequenced priorities
What you walk away with: A complete repositioning roadmap sequenced in buyer order, with acquisition criteria defined before you look at a single target. You know exactly what to do, in what order, and why.
PHASE II
Structural Value Acceleration
$8,000 to $12,000 / month
6-to-12-month retainer
FOCUS AREAS
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Owner-dependency reduction
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Reporting clarity and diligence readiness
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Customer concentration mitigation
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Margin predictability and management depth
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Operational systems and AI integration
What changes: The structural factors buyers would have discounted are systematically removed. Every month moves the valuation category conversation in your favor.
PHASE III
Strategic Acquisition Execution
$10,000 to $20,000 / month
Active deal phases · Primary path, not an add-on
SCOPE INCLUDES
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Acquisition thesis development and disciplined target identification
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Financing coordination: SBA, bank relationships, deal structuring
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LOI support, diligence pacing, and risk identification
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First-90-days integration structure
What changes: A single well-structured acquisition shifts how buyers categorize your business entirely. The multiple discussion starts at a different number.
PHASE IV
Platform Exit Preparation
$12,000 to $18,000 / month
4 to 9 months pre-market
INCLUDES
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Buyer-ready narrative and positioning
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Diligence rehearsal
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Data room structuring
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Deal-team coordination and broker selection governance
What changes: You enter the market with a buyer-ready narrative, a diligence-proof data room, and a coordinated deal team. That difference shows up in offer quality, deal terms, and certainty of close.
I do not take commissions. My role is to increase enterprise value before you sell.
The owners who get the best outcomes are the ones who found out what buyers would discount early enough to fix it. That is the only variable that separates a premium exit from a disappointing one.