Recent Successes

Recent Successes

1. Media Company Sale(Bookseller to a specialty niche market online):

  • Challenge: Finding a buyer with the same passion for this specialty niche market as the seller to optimize the purchase price
  • Solution: We quickly attracted the ideal purchaser by writing precisely – worded and broadly – marketed ads.

2. Postal Service Store Sale (Well-located and profitable store is part of a large franchise.):

  • Challenge: To protect our seller’s rights while working with the franchisor
  • Solution: Financing the deal with a Small Business Administration loan to arrive at a successful close

3. Window Blinds Retailer Sale (Franchise selling blinds and window coverings to homeowners and commercial accounts):

  • Challenge: To protect our seller’s rights while working with the franchisor
  • Solution: Financing the deal with a Small Business Administration loan to arrive at a successful close

4. Fiberglass Tank Manufacturer Sale (large manufacturer located in the East Bay):

  • Challenge: To find a buyer with the technical expertise to succeed in this specialized, technical business
  • Solution: We narrowly targeted this business to prospective buyers who understood the owner’s technical requirements. Together with the seller, we selected the buyer who we thought was most capable of success.

5. Sports Store Sale (Specialty sporting equipment store):

  • Challenge: The business barely broke even following the death of the founder, although it had previously grossed over one million dollars a year.
  • Solution: By fully documenting the business’ prior success, we were able to demonstrate its potential if managed carefully. We successfully targeted the marketing of this business to specialists in this sports market.

6. CPA Firm Sale (Sole proprietor CPA):

  • Challenge: A sole practitioner CPA sought an exit strategy for retirement. He wanted to sell his practice and continue working as a partner for several years prior to retiring.
  • Solution: Using our extensive knowledge of the CPA marketplace in the San Francisco Bay Area, we successfully marketed and merged this solo practice with a larger local CPA firm.

7. Multi-Million Dollar B2B Factory Business Purchase

  • Challenge: Find a buyer for this very profitable and unique manufacturing business.
  • Solution: Found enthusiastic buyer. Financing this purchase was complicated. We worked with Buyer and Seller, banks and other financial institutions to obtain funding.

8. Auto Body Shop Purchase

  • Challenge: To help our buyer find a lucrative second auto body shop to start a chain.
  • Solution: Searched and found the perfect business. Approached owner and convinced him it was time to sell.

9. Landscape Contracting Business Sale

  • Challenge: Convey growth potential of this landscaping business.
  • Solution: Found a buyer already in the landscaping business who could expand with this acquisition.

10. Art Gallery and Framing Shop Sale

  • Challenge: Encourage seller to bring sales price in line with market value.
  • Solution: Found and convinced buyer she could use creative financing to pay the seller market value.

California Professional Acquisitions
144 Chapel Hill Road
Novato, CA 94949
(415) 721-7001