Employee Buyouts

If you’re ready to retire and have an employee, key management team member, or a group of employees who want to purchase the business from you then Viking can help you successfully organize, structure and close the deal.

Oftentimes a business owner may want to give loyal employees “first dibs” on owning the business that they helped you build. An employee buyout or manager buyout may be a business exit you wish to explore further.

Similar to passing along a business to family, in an employee buyout situation the ownership of the business is transferred from the business owner to the employee or employees. But to preserve your business legacy and reputation and maintain business continuity, it’s important that you work with an experienced partner to ensure that the transition goes smoothly.

How We Help

The team at Viking Mergers & Acquisitions can help. Our business brokers have real-world experience with employee and management team buyout transactions, and can help you examine your options and determine your best path forward. Specifically, we can assist with issues including:

Business valuation
Obtaining financing, including outside investment situations
Business and tax structuring, including organizational structuring and identifying tax opportunities
Exploring the potential of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP) opportunities deferred compensation arrangements

Testimonials.

I cannot thank you enough for your professionalism and phenomenal follow-up. Since a deal fell by the wayside due to covid last spring, it’s been a long journey searching and I have not before nor since had any kind of experience with a broker like I have had with Dan Wilson.

Prospective Buyer

Keenan Moran did outstanding work throughout the process. He was always there when I needed him. He kept me posted throughout the sale process and he was always very responsive. Our daughter, the attorney, was so pleased with the job he and Viking did, she’s referred other clients of hers to Keenan. My health is the best it’s been in years. Zero stress and I’ve lost 80 pounds since we sold. We bought a place at the beach and I love spending time down there with the kids and our granddaughter. All in all, life is really good!

Builders Fireplace & Supply

Our representative, Kevin Carlisle of Viking Mergers was very professional, helpful and great to work with throughout the process of selling our business. We first met Kevin back in March of 2018, my husband John and I were skeptical that he could find a qualified buyer that would be interested, within days he had appointments and interviews scheduled for us. Throughout the process we wanted to make sure we had the best buyer to fit our needs and those of our employees. Kevin was always enthusiastic to embrace change and very dedicated in finalizing the deal. We finally closed in August 2020, we had a few setbacks with Covid-19 delaying our close date, but I can honestly say we owe this sale to Kevin for being highly organized and dedicated. He was always there to help with paperwork and answer questions and spent many nights and weekends working on the final closing documents. Most importantly, I could tell he took our best interest to heart, and that he really cared, as he knew it meant so much to us.

Abatemaster

Contact Us!

Regardless of whether you’re thinking about selling or you already have a buyer lined up, get in touch with us today. We’re one of the Southeast’s most successful business brokers, and we look forward to discussing the specifics of your situation and learning more about how we can help.