Sell a Business

Selling a business may be the single most consequential financial decision of your career. Whether you are a founder approaching retirement, a family considering generational transition, or a private equity sponsor looking to exit a portfolio company, the process is rarely a transaction. It is a campaign. Run well, it preserves your legacy, maximizes value, and protects the people who built the business with you. Run poorly, it leaks value, distracts management, and exposes confidential information to competitors.

Altivis Partners serves as your M&A advisor through every stage: preparing the company for market, identifying the right pool of buyers, and negotiating and closing on the best available terms.

When Owners Engage Us

1. Retirement or succession. You want to monetize a lifetime of equity build-up and step back from day-to-day leadership.
2. Strategic timing. Industry consolidation, multiple expansion, or a step-change in business performance has created a favorable window.
3. Sponsor exit. You are a private equity owner approaching the end of your hold period.
4. Unsolicited interest. You have received an inbound approach and want a competitive process to validate price and terms.

Our Sell-Side Process

We run a disciplined, professionally managed process designed to create competitive tension among qualified buyers while protecting confidentiality at every step. Most middle-market processes take six to nine months from kickoff to close.

Different buyer profiles bring different priorities, valuation logics, and post-close expectations. A well-run process tests both pools and lets the market tell you which fit is best.