Several recent surveys show that today’s typical business acquirer is a middle-aged, former corporate executive. These buyers have become disillusioned with the corporate world and have a strong desire to control their own destinies. For these executives, purchasing an existing business is often the surest means to entrepreneurial success.

Determining which opportunity to pursue is undoubtedly the most important decision a prospective entrepreneur can make. With our proprietary Hidden Gem Acquisition Search Process, we help today’s business buyers identify, analyze and close on the best investment opportunities available. Our proprietary approach to acquisition searches uncovers unlisted opportunities, positioning our clients as the only prospective buyers and giving them significant negotiating advantage. When you take part in our Hidden Gem Acquisition Search Process, you’ll be given first right of refusal for all the opportunities we uncover on your behalf.   You’ll also be the only client involved in that particular search, instead of having to share potential opportunities with other buyers involved in the same search like at other firms.

Whether you’re interested in acquiring, investing in, or becoming a partner in an existing business, The DVS Group has the tools to help you uncover the perfect opportunity for you.

Hidden Gem Acquisition Search

+ Step One: Client Profiling
The DVS Group begins each opportunity search with an in-depth evaluation of its client’s goals, needs, strengths and weaknesses. Our goal is to gain an intimate understanding of each prospective entrepreneur, including his or her financial situation and timetable. This comprehensive assessment helps us determine the criteria business opportunities must meet.

+ Step Two: Seek Out Opportunities
Unlike business brokers, The DVS Group does not limit its opportunity searches to those businesses within its inventory or other brokers’ inventory. The DVS Group’s proprietary, proactive approach guarantees a number of opportunities for each client and positions a client as the only potential acquirer or investor for a company, creating the best possible negotiating scenario.

+ Step Three: Contact and Follow-Up
The DVS Group manages contact and follow-up with every potential acquisition target on behalf of our clients. The DVS Group’s experienced professionals will maintain a personalized database for you which includes the names, contacts and business details of all search candidates interested in your offering.

+ Step Four: Opportunity Qualification
The DVS Group is skilled at assessing business opportunities, from reviewing financial statements and evaluating competitive risk, to determining the quality of current management. Based on its intimate understanding of every client’s lifestyle, talents and aspirations, The DVS Group assists each prospective entrepreneur with careful, thorough opportunity qualification. The DVS Group narrows its client’s focus to only those viable, sound opportunities that meet his or her criteria.

+ Step Five: Buying a Business
After identifying a client’s desired business opportunity, The DVS Group works with each buyer to design the optimum transaction structure, taking into consideration legal, financial and tax issues. We aim to develop a transaction structure attractive to both the business buyer and seller, making the actual closing of the transaction a simple and seamless conclusion to the opportunity search process. Click here to learn more.