At some point or another, many owners of privately-held companies become interested in selling their company to another company or to an investment group commonly known as a private equity fund.

Unfortunately, many of these privately-held companies are not ready to be sold – and often the owner doesn’t know it.

These entities will not stand up to the due diligence inspection that will be required by the buyer, the buyer’s funders or the buyer’s due diligence consultants.  For the unprepared seller, the eventual outcome will either be a significant reduction in the selling price – or worse, a busted deal.  In fact, the majority of sales of privately-held companies result in a reduced purchase price or an outright failure. 

With 29 years experience in banking, private equity, accounting and M&A consulting, Bill Wright specializes in helping privately-held companies prepare for a successful sale.

Bill’s approach to get companies “camera-ready” for sale focuses on fixing those areas that usually give buyers pause:  substandard accounting, an overly complex or inappropriate legal structure, ownership disputes, pending litigation, employment issues, poor or no understanding of profitability factors, inadequate or non-existent data.

For the past six years, Bill Wright & Associates, LLC has successfully guided a number of privately-held companies through the sale process achieving significant increases in equity value for the selling shareholders.