Selling an oil and gas business starts with understanding what a buyer is acquiring: its earnings, customer relationships, equipment, contracts, and the people who keep operations running. A fuel distributor, an oilfield services company, and a production business each need a different approach.
Synergy Business Brokers works with owners of profitable businesses with annual revenue of $700,000 to $250 million or more. Our award-winning team helps owners evaluate a potential sale, market confidentially, introduce qualified buyers, and work through negotiations and due diligence.
Whether you are planning retirement or considering your next venture, we can discuss your business and the type of buyer that may fit your goals.
Tell us where your business fits in the energy supply chain, how it earns revenue, and what you would like to include in a sale. Business types include:
We will discuss the fit between your company and our services, including whether specialized technical advisers are needed. You can also explore our broader energy industry experience.
To see examples of businesses we market in this sector, view our oil and gas businesses for sale, including companies that provide equipment and services to the industry.
Our completed transactions include businesses supplying products and services to energy-sector customers. Examples include:
This construction company served customers in the gas station, convenience store, and trucking industries. Its work included new locations and renovations. Synergy found a buyer who had managed a large construction company and wanted to own a business. We introduced the buyer to lenders, and the acquisition closed with SBA financing.
This industrial distributor supplied tube fittings, tubing, and valves to customers including oil and gas companies. The transaction involved the operating business, real estate, and substantial inventory. Synergy worked through pricing and inventory-financing issues to help the buyer and seller reach an agreement and complete the sale.
This company specialized in soil excavation, removal and replacement, mold remediation, and oil tank removal and installation. Its owner was ready to retire after many years in business. Synergy identified multiple prospective buyers and negotiated terms that worked for the buyer and seller, with a brief seller transition planned.
Read about these and other completed transactions on our Sold Businesses page.
A company’s value depends on its financial performance and the assets, relationships, and obligations behind those results. Oil and gas prices fluctuate, so a review should consider how changes in market conditions affect your particular business.
For a production business, technical information about the producing assets may also be important. An equipment or service business will require a different analysis. We begin with your company’s financial information and discuss the additional information needed. Learn more about business valuation factors.
You do not need to have every document assembled before contacting us. A useful starting point is your recent tax returns, profit and loss statements, current balance sheet, and a description of your operations.
As the process develops, it helps to organize:
Keep managing the business while preparing for a sale. Buyers will continue reviewing current performance, so maintaining customer service, staffing, and reliable financial records remains important throughout the process.
A potential buyer might be an energy company expanding its operations, a distributor adding products or territory, a private equity group or one of its existing companies, or an experienced individual buyer. We consider the company’s size, specialty, management needs, and financing requirements when approaching prospects.
We market an overview that does not publicly identify your business. Before sharing confidential company information, we require a nondisclosure agreement and information about a prospective buyer’s qualifications. We coordinate discussions about sensitive customer information, employee involvement, and site visits with you.
We help you evaluate price alongside cash at closing, financing conditions, any deferred payments, and your responsibilities after the sale. Once an offer is accepted, we help coordinate due diligence and work with the parties and their advisers toward closing.
The decision should reflect your personal goals, the business’s performance, and its readiness for a transition. Rather than assuming every company benefits from selling at the same point in the market, we discuss the factors specific to your situation. See our process for selling a company.
“Robert was always responsive to our questions and concerns, taking the time to explain each step of the process clearly and thoughtfully.”
Wanda Donovan, Collins-Oliver
Discuss your company’s potential value, your timing, and the next steps in a confidential conversation with Synergy Business Brokers.
Call 888-750-5950 or tell us about your business.