What We Do

Simply stated, we sell businesses. Strategic M&A Advisors (SMAA) is a sell-side M&A advisory firm that helps companies in the lower-middle-market accomplish their business exit strategy and growth goals. Through our multi-phase, sell-side M&A process, we help owners maximize the value of their businesses by helping them prepare their businesses for sale, then sell their companies at the highest possible price and the most favorable terms and conditions.

What does lower-middle-market mean?  There are different definitions, but we typically don’t define a client by size but by who the buyer will be.  Almost every time, our clients sell to professional buyers.  These buyers could be strategic buyers who are already in the space but are looking for new products or services possibly in a new geography.  They could be a private equity group that may or may not have experience in industry.  They could be a family office that has capital they need to deploy in an operating business.  They could be an experienced industry operator that has financial backing.

The team of professionals at SMAA is unmatched in business experience and expertise by other firms in the region. Our diverse and high-level business and educational backgrounds and the team’s depth of experience and knowledge covers the entire spectrum of M&A. Read more about our team members and our industry and educational experience on the Our Team page.