Your internet business may run on subscriptions, online sales, or services delivered remotely. When you decide to sell, buyers need to understand what supports those earnings and how the business can continue under new ownership.
Synergy Business Brokers helps owners sell profitable businesses with annual revenue of $700,000 to $250 million or more. Our award-winning team helps you evaluate a potential selling price, protect confidentiality, and find buyers suited to your business and your goals.
Qualified buyer introductions are step 9 of our 15-step sales process. We typically begin those introductions within the first 1 to 8 weeks of the process, depending on your business and the information available. We then help you evaluate offers and work through due diligence and closing.
Our completed transactions include online retailers, internet-service providers, and businesses delivering software over the internet. Examples include:
E-commerce business: This company sold products nationwide and used an extensive email list to develop repeat customers. Synergy found a buyer and arranged financing that allowed the seller to receive the full purchase price at closing without providing seller financing.
RevTel: This Tennessee internet and managed-services provider offered connectivity, cloud computing, voice over IP, and related services. We attracted interest from technology companies and investment groups. The selected private equity buyer saw an opportunity to grow the company, and the sale closed in less than six months.
Media Database Solutions: This Colorado SaaS company provided cloud-based royalty-calculation software to broadband and television communications companies. Synergy generated more than 15 offers despite customer-concentration concerns and questions about the underlying market. A specialized SaaS buyer completed the acquisition in approximately seven months.
Explore more of our completed business sales. These transactions span different business models, and each seller’s circumstances were different.
An online company’s value depends on the earnings a buyer can reasonably expect to continue, along with the resources needed to produce them. Revenue alone does not tell the whole story. We review your financial results and the factors behind them, including:
We use that information and relevant transaction experience to discuss a supportable asking-price range and the questions buyers are likely to raise.
For online brands selling directly to customers, see our guidance on selling a direct-to-consumer business. If your company operates with a distributed team, explore selling a remote or virtual business.
Internet businesses have different operating models and buyer requirements. We can discuss a sale across these online and technology-related sectors:
We begin with a private conversation about your company, your financial results, and what you want from a sale. You may want to retire, pursue another venture, or remain involved with a new owner. Those goals help guide the buyer search.
If you decide to move forward, we prepare an initial overview that describes the opportunity without identifying your company. Before sharing confidential details, we request a nondisclosure agreement and information about the buyer’s background and financial qualifications.
Our outreach may include companies adding services or customers, investment groups, and experienced entrepreneurs. We coordinate introductions with you and help assess each buyer’s resources, plans for your team, financing needs, and ability to complete a purchase.
Our team includes former technology executives, software sales professionals, business founders, and advisers with software-acquisition experience. Before founding Synergy, Blake Taylor helped grow a startup as its VP of Sales and Marketing before its eventual sale. Read more about our technology industry experience and technology M&A services.
Irvin, the seller of Media Database Solutions, described why he chose Synergy:
“I interviewed 5 other companies, and Synergy recommended the highest selling price, but provided a detailed analysis to support it.”
Irvin, Media Database Solutions
Read more client testimonials.
A higher headline price is only one part of an offer. We help you compare cash at closing, financing conditions, any deferred payments, and the buyer’s expectations for your continued involvement.
After an offer is accepted, buyers review financial records and the operating details behind the business. Depending on your model, that can include customer and supplier contracts, software ownership, platform accounts, traffic and sales records, and the responsibilities of key employees. We help coordinate the process with you and your professional advisers.
A clear transition plan should explain how customer relationships, technical knowledge, accounts, and day-to-day responsibilities will pass to the buyer. Our brokerage commission is earned when your business sells, with no upfront brokerage fees.
Tell us about your internet business and what you would like to achieve from a sale. We offer a confidential consultation to discuss your options and the next steps.
Call 888-750-5950 or email info@synergybb.com.