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Mergers acquisitions advisory

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Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory

Your business is worth more than a number.Make sure the market sees it.

A successful exit starts long before a buyer makes an offer. We help business owners understand what their company is worth, strengthen its financial position, and navigate the sale process with clarity and confidence.

Valuation Know what your business is worth today and understand the financial drivers that can increase its value.
Exit Planning Prepare your business for a successful transition with the right financial, tax, and transaction strategy.
Sell Side Advisory From positioning and buyer outreach to negotiations and closing, we guide the transaction from start to finish.
20+ Years of
experience
8,500+ Businesses
served
The Problem We Solve

A successful exit doesn't start with an offer.It starts with preparation.

The decisions made before a business goes to market can have a significant impact on its value, deal terms, and outcome. Without the right financial preparation and strategy, owners risk leaving value on the table.

01 — UNCLEAR BUSINESS VALUE

Know what you're bringing to market.

Without a clear valuation and an understanding of what drives it, owners can enter negotiations with unrealistic expectations or accept less than the business is worth.

02 — FINANCIALS NOT DEAL READY

Your numbers need to stand up to scrutiny.

Inconsistent reporting, unreconciled accounts, and unclear expenses can create questions during due diligence, weaken buyer confidence, and ultimately affect the deal.

03 — MISSED OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD VALUE

The best time to increase value is before you sell.

Profitability, recurring revenue, operational efficiency, and financial structure can all influence valuation. Identifying opportunities early gives owners time to strengthen the business before going to market.

04 — NEGOTIATING WITHOUT AN ADVISOR

The buyer has a strategy. You should too.

Experienced buyers know how to structure and negotiate transactions. Having an advisor on your side helps protect your interests, evaluate the terms, and keep the transaction focused on the best possible outcome.

Who We Serve

Experienced guidance for every stage of your business journey.

Whether you're planning an exit, preparing to sell, evaluating an acquisition, or transitioning a business to the next generation, we provide the financial insight and strategic guidance to help you move forward with confidence.

Owners Planning an Exit

Owners Planning an Exit

Planning to sell in the next three to five years? We help you understand what your business is worth today and identify opportunities to increase its value before you go to market.

Owners Ready to Sell

Owners Ready to Sell

Ready to sell or already receiving interest? We prepare your financials, position your business, and guide you through negotiations and closing.

Family & Generational Transfers

Family & Generational Transfers

Transitioning a business to the next generation or key employees requires careful planning around valuation, structure, and tax strategy.

Partnership Buyouts

Partnership Buyouts

When partners are moving in different directions, a clear and defensible valuation helps create a fair transaction and a smoother transition.

Buyers & Investors

Buyers & Investors

We help buyers and investors evaluate opportunities with confidence through independent financial analysis, valuation, and due diligence.

Service Based Business Owners

Service Based Business Owners

Professional firms, agencies, contractors, and other service businesses rely on us to understand value, strengthen financial performance, and prepare for what comes next.

What We Handle

One team. Every stage of the transaction.

From understanding what your business is worth to preparing for market, negotiating the deal, and reaching closing, we provide the financial insight and strategic guidance you need at every stage.

Business Valuation

Understand what your business is worth and why. We analyze financial performance, earnings quality, industry multiples, and the factors that influence your company's market value.

Exit Planning

Build the right strategy before going to market. We help you plan around timing, financial readiness, deal structure, and tax considerations to position your business for a stronger exit.

Due Diligence

Be prepared for the questions buyers will ask. We organize and review your financial information, identify potential issues, and help keep due diligence moving efficiently.

Negotiation

Protect the value you've built. We provide financial insight and strategic support around price, terms, deal structure, earnouts, and other key considerations.

Sell Side Advisory

Navigate the sale from beginning to end. From positioning your business and engaging potential buyers to evaluating offers and moving toward closing, we help manage the transaction while you continue running your company.

Value Enhancement

Increase value before you go to market. We identify opportunities to improve profitability, strengthen financial reporting, reduce risk, and address the factors buyers consider when determining value.

The Process

From valuation to closing. A clear path forward.

Every transaction is different, but the fundamentals remain the same. We bring structure, financial clarity, and experienced guidance to every stage of the process.

Step 01 — Understand the Business

Discovery & Objectives

We start by understanding your business, financial position, ownership goals, timeline, and what a successful outcome looks like for you.

Step 02 — Prepare the Financials

Financial Review & Normalization

We review your financials, identify adjustments, normalize earnings, and address issues that could impact valuation or raise questions from potential buyers.

Step 03 — Determine Value

Valuation & Value Drivers

We evaluate normalized earnings, industry multiples, market conditions, and the specific factors that drive your company's value to establish a defensible valuation.

Step 04 — Go to Market

Positioning & Buyer Outreach

We position the business around its strengths, prepare the information buyers need, and engage qualified prospects while maintaining confidentiality.

Step 05 — Navigate Due Diligence

Due Diligence & Deal Evaluation

We help manage buyer requests, support the financial review, address questions, and evaluate offers and deal structures as the transaction progresses.

Step 06 — Get to the Right Deal

Negotiation & Closing

We support negotiations around valuation, terms, structure, earnouts, and other key considerations, staying involved through the final stages of the transaction.

Start Here

Let's start with your business.

Share a few details about your company and what you're considering. Our advisory team will review the information and follow up with you personally to discuss where you stand and what the right next step may be.

Reviewed personally by our advisory team
Your information is kept strictly confidential
No cost and no obligation to move forward
What Happens Next
1We review your business, financial profile, and objectives.
2We contact you to schedule a confidential conversation about your goals and where your business stands today.
3If there's a fit, we recommend the appropriate next step, whether that's valuation, exit planning, or transaction advisory.

Tell Us About Your Business

Complete the information below and a member of our advisory team will be in touch.

About the Business
How to Reach You

Your information is confidential and will only be reviewed by our advisory team. We respond within one business day.

Your information is secure and will never be shared.

The Greenlight Difference
Indicative Valuation Summary
Gross revenue$2,400,000
Adjusted EBITDA$480,000
Industry multiple4.0 – 5.5x
Indicative range$1.9M – $2.6M
Illustrative example only
The Greenlight Difference

More than transaction advisory.
Financial expertise behind every decision.

Selling a business requires more than finding a buyer. The strength of the transaction starts with understanding the financials, identifying what drives value, and preparing the business to withstand buyer scrutiny.

Greenlight brings financial, accounting, tax, and advisory expertise together under one team. That means the same professionals helping you understand your numbers can also identify opportunities to strengthen value and guide you through the transaction.

Financial insight that goes deeper than the valuation. We understand the numbers behind your business and the factors that influence what a buyer may be willing to pay.
Value creation before you go to market. We identify opportunities to strengthen financial performance, reporting, and other value drivers while there is still time to act.
Tax strategy considered before the deal is signed. Deal structure can significantly affect what you ultimately keep. We consider the tax implications throughout the process, not after the transaction is complete.
One team from preparation through closing. Valuation, financial preparation, tax considerations, and transaction advisory work together instead of being handled in isolation.

Our client’s success is our success

What Our Clients Are Saying
Yesi Hill
★★★★★
Client
Very satisfied with services received. Second year of doing my taxes with Eddie, and it's always a fast, uncomplicated and seamless process. His communications are to the point and efficient. Grateful for his swift services; he's made tax season a little less stressful for me!
Eugenio Villarreal
★★★★★
Client
I have worked with Greenlight for 8 years now. I have always been really happy with their service as they are very professional when it comes to delivering their services. Always quick and accurate with their responses. I could not think of a better company to do my taxes.
Can D.
★★★★★
Client
I am writing to highly recommend Greenlight Financial for their exceptional accounting services. As a small business owner, I have been working with Greenlight for the past 3 years and have always been impressed by their professionalism, expertise, and attention to detail.
Chris DiMercurio
★★★★★
Client
We have been using Greenlight Financial for over 10 years now, they have always stayed on top of or 1 step ahead on everything they have done for us, there customer service is good and they're very tentative to your needs both with financial and tax goals.
Andrew Guinn
★★★★★
Client
I have been working with Greenlight for quite a while now and I couldn't recommend them more highly. Their customer service is above and beyond and they always deliver all of our financial reports in a timely manner.
Cary B.
★★★★★
Client
We have been using Greenlight Financial for a few years, they are a great company to work with. Communication is key and they provide great communication. They have a team of professional individuals that assist with all of our tax needs. I highly recommend them if you are looking for a great company that will make you feel at ease during a busy and stressful tax season.
Rodolfo G
★★★★★
Client
GLF are hands down the most trustworthy people when it comes to accounting services. As an immigrant starting a tech company I have seen the great value that it has been over the years to work with this amazing team. Thank you for all you do. Let more success come your way, team!
Common Questions

Answers before you call.

Still have questions? Book a free 30-minute consultation and we will walk through your situation and what your business could be worth.

We start from your financials, adjust earnings to reflect the true operating performance of the business, and apply multiples drawn from comparable transactions in your industry. We then account for the specific factors that move your number, including customer concentration, how dependent the business is on you, revenue predictability and the quality of your records. You see the reasoning, not just the figure.

Most transactions take six to twelve months from engagement to closing, though timelines vary by industry, deal size, and how prepared the business is going in. Financial preparation and positioning typically take four to eight weeks, followed by buyer outreach, negotiation, due diligence, and closing. Businesses that are financially organized before going to market tend to move faster and see fewer surprises along the way.

Not at all. Many of the owners we talk to are two, three, even five years out from a sale, and simply want to understand where they stand today. Early conversations help identify what your business is worth now, what could increase that value, and what to prioritize before you're ready to go to market. There's no cost or obligation to explore where things stand.

Confidentiality is built into the process. We market the business under a blind profile that doesn't reveal your identity, require signed non-disclosure agreements before releasing detailed information, and qualify buyers before they see anything sensitive. Employees, customers, and competitors are only informed on your timeline, typically once a deal is far enough along that disclosure makes sense.

That's a good time to bring us in. We can review the offer against an independent valuation, evaluate whether the price and terms reflect what the business is actually worth, and support you through negotiation, due diligence, and closing. Having an advisor at this stage helps make sure you aren't leaving value on the table simply because a buyer moved first.

Yes. We support buyers and investors with independent financial analysis, valuation, and due diligence so they can evaluate an acquisition with confidence before committing capital. Whether you're on the buy side or the sell side, the same financial rigor applies to understanding what a business is actually worth.

Get Started

Ready to find out what your business is worth?

Call us directly at (305) 860-5970

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