For business owners and buyers navigating $5M and above transactions, Amerivest brings the process discipline of four decades and 1,000+ closed deals to lower middle market M&A.
We start with a grounded opinion of value based on real market data and comparable transactions — not a certified appraisal, but a defensible number that reflects what qualified buyers are actually paying for businesses like yours. From there, we help prepare financials, operations, and materials so the business presents well to a sophisticated buyer pool.
We build a curated list of qualified buyers — strategic acquirers, search funds, private equity and family offices — and market the opportunity under strict confidentiality. Employees, customers, and competitors don’t learn about a potential sale until you’re ready for them to. Every prospective buyer signs an NDA before receiving detailed financials.
Not every interested party is a serious buyer. We qualify prospects on financing, strategic fit, and intent before advancing them, then negotiate price and structure on your behalf — managing multiple conversations in parallel where possible to strengthen your position.
Once terms are agreed, we manage the diligence process and keep the deal on track — coordinating documentation requests, timelines, and communication between your team, the buyer, and both sides’ CPAs and attorneys, through to a clean closing.
Track record
Selected transactions
A sample of engagements at this scale — sell-side and buy-side, across industries and buyer types.
HVAC / Mechanical Services
$12,000,000
Commercial, Institutional & Industrial HVAC contractor with long-established relationships and service route.
Role: Sell & buy-side advisor
Buyer: Private equity
Distribution / Electrical
$8,000,000
15+ years serving professional dealers in auto & home entertainment electronics; $25M+ in annual sales.
Role: Sell & buy-side advisor
Buyer: Private equity
Security Services
$8,000,000
Long-established security guard company with recurring revenue from long-term commercial clients.
Role: Sell & buy-side advisor
Buyer: Individual
Food Manufacturing
$7,000,000
Niche Manufacturer with proprietary blends of 100% organic food additives & preservatives.
Role: Sell & buy-side advisor
Buyer: Individual
For CPAs & attorneys
Working with your existing advisors
We don’t replace your CPA or attorney; we run the deal process alongside them.
What we handle
Opinion of value, confidential buyer development, screening, negotiation, and deal management from engagement to closing.
What stays with your team
Tax structuring, legal documentation, and the advice only your existing CPA and attorney can give — we coordinate with them, not around them.
Workstream
Amerivest GROUP
Your CPA & attorney
Opinion of value & pricing strategy
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Your CPA & attorney
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Confidential buyer development & marketing
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Your CPA & attorney
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Negotiation & deal structuring Coordinated
Amerivest
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Your CPA & attorney
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Process & timeline management
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✓
Your CPA & attorney
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Tax structuring & planning
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Your CPA & attorney
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Legal documentation & contracts
Amerivest
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Your CPA & attorney
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Leadership
An experienced team, working together
No engagement rests on a single advisor. Here’s what the full team brings to every deal.
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A bench, not one advisor
Every engagement is staffed by a team, not a single point of contact — combined decades of ownership and transaction experience behind each deal.
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Sell-side and buy-side fluency
Experienced representation on both sides of the table — strategic acquirers, private equity, search funds, and individual buyers.
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43 years of process discipline
Four decades of transaction experience across 1,000+ closings, applied with the same rigor regardless of deal size.