We sell your business or we don't get paid.

Start with your number. See the price range businesses like yours sell for, in about a minute. If it makes sense and the timing is right, we prepare the business, bring qualified buyers, and run a confidential process to protect what you have built. For owners doing $2M+ in revenue, from the team behind $182M+ in closed deals. Most clients receive a letter of intent within 60 days of going to market.Start with your number: the price range businesses like yours sell for, in about a minute. For owners doing $2M+ in revenue, from the team behind $182M+ in closed deals.

What would a buyer pay for yours?

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$182M+

Transactions Closed

8,100+

Buyers in Our Network

Upfront Fees

US + Canada

Where We Work

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See what businesses like yours sell for.

A price range from closed sales, an M&A advisor survey and our own deals.
The buyers who fit your industry and size, from our network.
Comparable sales and how your market is behaving right now.

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Example readout · Manufacturing, $1.5M EBITDA

$5.5Mto$7.25M

Closed sales this size$6.75M
M&A advisor survey$7.75M
Our own sales$5.5M to $6.25M
Plus businesses for sale and the revenue method. The range blends every source, weighted toward closed sales.

8,100+

buyers are looking to acquire businesses right now.

Private equity firms, strategic acquirers, family offices and operators across 8 industry groups have told us exactly what they want to buy. Your business may already be on their list.

See which buyers fit your business

Industrial & Manufacturing4,152
Technology2,417
Business Services2,071
Healthcare1,885
Consumer1,717
+ 3 more industry groups

Know how a buyer will price your business.

Most of the price is set before a buyer sees the business: how earnings are presented, and how many qualified buyers compete. This guide covers both.

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You built something real. When it is time to pass it on, the process should match the care that went into building it. At Vanla Group, discretion is not a feature. It is the foundation.

The Vanla Group team

Paul Cheetham Founder and CEO

Cameron Kolb M&A Advisor
David Tracey M&A Advisor
Nik Avendano Operations Director
Voya Cheetham HR and PR Director

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A team built for the lower-middle market.

Vanla Group is a business broker and M&A advisory firm based in Orange County, California, representing owners of businesses doing $2M+ in revenue in confidential sales across the United States and Canada. Vanla was founded by Paul Cheetham, a Harvard MBA, to serve the owners larger firms overlook. Our advisors have closed $182M+ in transactions across services, manufacturing, healthcare, and technology.

Every engagement is supported by a dedicated team of M&A advisors and operators. A senior advisor leads your deal from the first call to the closing table. You get the full firm behind your transaction.

"We built Vanla so owners of $2M+ companies get the same quality of advice a $200M company gets: a real valuation, a prepared business, and a competitive process."

$182M+ Closed

Across services, manufacturing, healthcare and technology

Senior Advisors

A senior advisor on every engagement, from first call to close

Success Fee Only

Nothing is owed unless your business sells

8,100+ Buyers

Presented under NDA to our buyer network and leading listing platforms

From first call to closed deal.

A structured, confidential process built to protect your business and get you the price you want. Five steps. Every deal.

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Your first call is with one of our advisors. Nothing owed unless you close.

Confidential consultation

A private conversation about your business, goals, and timeline. No pitch, no pressure, no obligation.

Free, no obligation
Valuation and positioning

We analyze three years of financials, normalize EBITDA, and give you a frank market range: what buyers will actually pay.

Three years of financials
Curated buyer search

We confidentially approach the right buyers from our network and the major marketplaces.

Every buyer signs an NDA before learning your name
Competitive offers and LOI

We generate multiple qualified offers. When buyers compete, you negotiate from strength.

Most clients receive an LOI within 60 days
Due diligence and close

We manage structure, diligence, and legal coordination through closing.

We only get paid when you get paid

What business owners ask us first.

What does this cost?

Nothing upfront. We work exclusively on a success fee: we only get paid when you reach the closing table. If we don't close a deal, you owe us nothing.

How long does the process take?

Most transactions close in 6 to 9 months from our first conversation. Timeline depends on business complexity, buyer fit, and how quickly diligence moves.

How do you find the right buyer?

We start with our own network: strategic acquirers, private equity groups, and individual operators with the capital and intent to close. Where a deal benefits from wider reach we agree that with you first, and approach the market on terms you set. Either way, every buyer signs an NDA before they learn your company name.

What size businesses do you work with?

Owner-operated businesses with $2M+ in annual revenue. Most of our work is in home services, manufacturing, healthcare, business and professional services, industrial, distribution, and software. If yours is not on that list, ask. We have closed deals well outside it.

How do you determine business value?

We use multiple valuation methodologies including comparable transactions, discounted cash flow analysis, and market multiples. Our valuations are based on actual market conditions and recent transaction data in your industry. In the end, we determine what we believe a buyer will actually offer you for your business.

Are you a business broker or an M&A advisor?

Both. Vanla Group is a business broker and M&A advisory firm for owner-operated companies doing $2M+ in revenue. We handle the whole engagement ourselves: valuation, buyer outreach, negotiation, and close. You work with a senior advisor from the first call through the closing table, and we are paid a success fee at closing rather than a retainer.

Want to read before you reach out? Start with these guides, or browse all our M&A insights.

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