Viking Mergers + Acquisitions

Viking was founded in Charlotte, NC in 1996 and now has nine offices strategically located throughout the Southeast – Tampa, Charleston, Greenville, Asheville, Raleigh, Cornelius, Richmond, Knoxville, and Nashville. Our team of professionals have successfully sold over 700 businesses during the past 26 years, the most in our space and region. Our advisors (many of whom are prior business owner’s themselves) and support teams are experts at supporting the sale and purchase of businesses between $1 million and $50 million in size.

The Viking team closes 85% of the businesses we take to market, which is over 3x the national average. We offer a complimentary business valuation to business owners so they can make an informed decision on where they are in their exit strategy. When the business owner is ready to sell their business, Viking handles every detail of the transaction, all the way through closing and beyond.

The key elements to our process are: aggressively, but confidentially marketing the business to the right type of buyer; handling, educating, and qualifying the buyers on our process; creating a competitive bid process to maximize the price; and then managing the closing process to quickly consummate the transaction. This allows the business owner to continue operating their business at a high level – maintaining the value they have created over years of hard work. When you work with Viking, you can rest assured that your business transaction is being handled professionally and appropriately. Viking takes your confidentiality seriously and has processes in place to ensure your business’ private information and financials are only shared with vetted, serious buyers who meet your approval.

FORUM TOPICS

• Why it is critical to understand the value of your business from a buyer’s perspective and how you can use that valuation to
help you make great business decisions

• Everyone has an exit plan (whether they know it or not), and why having a good grasp on your exit plan can give you greater freedom to run your business effectively

• Why do so many great “looking” deals fall apart? The complex reason and simple reason.