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Our team approaches each situation from the perspective of the business owner. These are the decisions behind the outcomes — including the times we advised someone not to sell.

Overview Success stories Done deals
Industry All Metal manufacturing Manufacturing Distribution Food & beverage Service businesses Healthcare
Engagement All Sell-side Buy-side Internal transition Exit Advisory
Warehouse racking filled with colour-coded steel tube, angle and bar stock
Metal manufacturing Steel and Tool Steel Distributor Our client was in the steel and tool steel distribution industry in its second generation of ownership. Read the story →
Worker on a ladder picking stock from tall shoe-box shelving in a distribution warehouse
Manufacturing Footwear Manufacturer & Distributor Our client was a US-based manufacturer and distributor of leather footwear and orthopedic products founded in 1867. Read the story →
Business owner in a work apron standing with arms folded in his shop
Metal manufacturing From Corporate Executive to Business Owner Our client had worked for an organization for the majority of his career, but he had aspirations to be a business owner himself. Read the story →
Warehouse worker checking stock of cleaning-product containers on shelving
Distribution Janitorial Products Distributor Our client owned a company in the janitorial products distribution industry. Read the story →
Workers in hard hats and hi-vis vests operating a roll-forming production line
Manufacturing Building Product Manufacturer In the process of building and growing his building product manufacturing company, our client added divisions and product lines outside of his core business. Read the story →
Stacks of banded timber and sheet goods in a lumber yard
Distribution Hardwood & Plywood Distributor The owners of two different established companies in the hardwood distribution market approached Next Point to help them structure a joint venture agreement. Read the story →
Press operator at the control console of a large offset printing press
Manufacturing Diversified Printer A diversified printing company sold products and services to three very different types of customers. Read the story →
Two machinists working together at a drilling machine
Metal manufacturing Machine Shop The logical buyer would be a strategic industry player with the ability to leverage the company’s attributes to improve overall financial performance. Read the story →
Industrial plant beside a canal at sunset
Manufacturing Real Estate Value Greater Than Enterprise Value Through an appraisal, our client learned that his business’ real estate was very valuable. Read the story →
Foundry worker pouring molten metal from a crucible
Metal manufacturing Fast Growth Created Production Constraints The owner of a contract manufacturing metal fabrication company experienced significant growth with some of his large customers. Read the story →
Welder striking an arc, sparks lighting the workshop
Metal manufacturing Decision Fatigue Our client, in the machining industry, was constantly berated with daily problems requiring his immediate attention, to the point that he dreaded going into the office. Read the story →
Two people shaking hands over a workbench
Manufacturing Finding the Right Buyer Our client owned multiple businesses and had not paid full attention to the needs of some of the smaller entities. Read the story →
Open-plan workshop with staff assembling and packing products at work benches
Distribution Industrial Distributor (22M) Our client was competing with national competitors in a price sensitive industry. Read the story →
Machinist in a hard hat operating a milling machine
Metal manufacturing Strategic Acquisition to Address Skilled Labor Shortages Our client is a milling operation primarily servicing OEM manufacturers with precision parts. Read the story →
Group of professionals standing together in business attire
Service businesses Professional Firm A professional firm whose shareholders could not agree on anything, until an impartial process broke the deadlock. Read the story →
Injection moulding machines on a plastics production floor
Manufacturing Thermoplastic Injection Molding An owner chose to sell at the top of a growth curve, and we took the business to more than 300 buyers. Read the story →
CNC fiber laser cutting head cutting parts from a steel sheet
Metal manufacturing Smarter Debt With Instant Cash Flow A sheet metal fabricator needed two new lasers, and found the capacity, the people and the space in an acquisition instead. Read the story →
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