Founded in 1984, ABI is one of the oldest and most highly regarded business brokerage firms on the West Coast.  The company has handled the sale and acquisition of hundreds of companies of varying size across multiple industries.  Today, the company is a full service business brokerage-mergers & acquisitions firm serving sellers and acquirers of privately-held, small and mid-market businesses.  Though headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, ABI has national and global alliances to extend our access to active investors and acquirers.

The ABI-Tranzequity Advisors practice area was formed and is operated by ABI Principal Dick Bransford to focus on companies in healthcare, medical and/or computer technology markets, clean tech, business services and manufacturing. 

ABIs six principals hold advanced degrees and professional certifications. They have held senior management roles at other companies, and many have started and/or owned companies.  The firm has advisors who work in most industries and with businesses of varied size.  We can match just about any company with the optimal ABI advisor for their business. 

Reputation

 
  • Numerous testimonials and references from prior and current clients
  • Widely known and well regarded by industry peers nationally
  • ABI's Chairman was the 2007 Chairman of the International Business Brokers Association, a professional and educational group representing 19 nations, and former President of the California Association of Business Brokers

Highly Successful
  • Of the small businesses we represent for sale, we sell about triple the industry average, and our success rate is even higher for larger companies
  • Our success is a product of our processes employing industry best practices and rigorous methodologies to position a company to achieve its optimum price and obtain the optimal buyer

Competencies
  • Professional certifications, advanced degrees, business ownership and entrepreneurship distinguish us
  • We constantly strive to learn and new skills and expertise, and attend professional education conferences routinely
  • We belong to numerous professional associations, continually upgrade our skills individually and collectively, and adhere to the professional standards and ethical codes of those organizations

Buyer Access
  • We actively maintain databases of thousands of buyers, from investor groups to individuals seeking certain types of acquisitions
  • When appropriate, we market businesses we represent through the numerous business-for-sale Internet marketplaces to which ABI subscribes
  • These marketplaces account for the vast majority of business-for-sale searches by both buyers and other intermediaries on behalf of their buyers

Technology-Enabled Research & Marketing Processes
  • We subscribe to research databases enabling us to analyze industries to find the best potential buyers, in the U.S. or otherwise, in order to contact them directly
  • We subscribe to proprietary databases for business valuation, financial analysis
  • We employ advanced software to find the optimal deal structure based on price, terms and tax implications
  • Online virtual deal room streamlines the process, resulting in faster sale closing

Affiliations, International Reach
  • As members of numerous professional associations, we can locate potential buyers and companies for sale around the world
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