
Do You Need an Industrial M&A Advisor or a Local Business Broker?
If your deal is a Main Street sale (typically under ~$2M enterprise value, mostly local buyers, simple asset purchase), a strong local business broker is usually the fastest and most cost-effective path to closing. If you’re selling a complex business (multi-site, B2B/industrial, institutional buyers, earnouts/rollover equity, cross-border, or $5M+ EV), an industrial M&A advisor earns their keep by running a structured process, expanding the buyer universe, and optimizing terms—not just price.












