Valuation
Valuation Multiples Buyers Actually Pay
Rule-of-thumb multiples are marketing. Diligence multiples are math. Here is how BBG frames value for closely held companies.
Business Broker Group · Est. 1999
Independent brokerage for closely held companies.
Strategic Business Solutions | Independent Broker
Sell-side, buy-side, and valuation counsel from Kevin ROCK Reiss. A named desk — not a listing mill.
Featured briefing
How to Sell a Closely Held Business Without a Fire Sale
Owners who treat the sale as an event get priced like one. Owners who treat it as a process keep the multiple.
Read the briefing →What BBG does
Sell-side
Confidential process, CIM, buyer sequencing. No fire sales.
Buy-side
Thesis-led search for operators, sponsors, and families.
Valuation
Recast earnings a lender can defend, not a hallway multiple.
Contracted partner businesses
Every contracted business ROCK sells in the field connects through BBG with his special referral link.
Contracted partner businesses coming soon
Every BBG Contractor starts the day with MoMM - the RUAH MOtivation for a SCRIPTURE Centered SYSTEM.
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All briefings →Desk Notes
The Lion of Judah Standard for Independent Brokerage
BBG is a desk, not a listing mill. The mark is a promise: independent counsel, named accountability, no circus.
Sell-Side
Writing a CIM That Survives Diligence
A confidential information memorandum is not a brochure. It is the first draft of the buyer’s investment committee memo. Write it that way.
Buy-Side
A Buy-Side Playbook for Operators Hunting Acquisitions
Searchers and operators do not lack deal flow. They lack a filter. Here is how we run a buy-side mandate without drowning you in teasers.
Desk Notes
Why Relationships Still Close Main Street Deals
Portals move inventory. People move companies. The 1999 Concept was not a slogan — it was an operating system.
Market
SBA vs Private Capital for Main Street Transactions
The cheapest dollar is not always the one that closes. Know which capital matches the file before you fall in love with a buyer.
Principal
Kevin ROCK Reiss
Founder, CEO, CMO, and independent broker. A–Z solutions from idea to delivery for owners, operators, affiliates, and partners — through HeyWhatEver.BIZ since 1999.
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