OUR METHODOLOGY
THE PRIME METHOD
From wherever you are — to a premium exit.
Most owners aren't ready to sell — yet. PRIME is our five-stage method that meets you where you are, engineers your company into a premium asset, and takes it to a competitive market. Protecting legacies. Maximizing value.
Free
to get started
75
verticals
100K+
buyer network
01 TWO WAYS IN
Ready or not, there's a path.
Every owner starts with the same complimentary step — the Exit Readiness Assessment — which tells us, and you, which path you're on.
ALREADY PREPARED
Straight to market
If your books, team, and risk profile are buyer-ready, we move directly to Manufacture Competition — our curated silent auction — and Exit. Fast.
NOT READY YET
We build the path
If there's work to do, we Position, Reduce Risk, and Institutionalize first — engineering a company buyers compete for — then take you to market for more.
02 THE FIVE STAGES
The PRIME Method.
POSITION FOR SUCCESS
Bring to Market
R
Remove key-man, customer-concentration, and turnover risk through coaching & mentoring.
Project fee · credited
I
QoE books, data room, and full due-diligence build-out so value transfers cleanly.
Project fee · credited
M
A curated silent auction inviting vetted buyers and investors to compete.
Core mandate
“We don't just sell the company you have. We help you build the company buyers compete for — then sell that one.”
THE PRIME ADVANTAGE
03 HOW THE FEES WORK
Aligned from the first call to the final wire.
Your Position assessment is complimentary — we'd rather earn your trust before we earn a fee. The preparation that follows, Reduce Risk and Institutionalize, is quoted as a fixed project fee scoped to your business. And because we only succeed when you do, every preparation fee is credited in full toward your final commission at closing. The work that grows your value effectively pays for itself when you sell — and our incentives stay pointed at exactly what yours are: the strongest possible outcome.
Business Development
A parallel track for owners who want to grow by acquisition or raise capital before going to market — entering the auction larger and stronger.
Deal Protection
At Exit, we coordinate reps & warranties insurance and M&A legal so the transaction — and your proceeds — are protected at the close.