Sales & Divestitures
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Make the Right Exit Choices

If you’re thinking about selling your business, it’s important to make the right choices that protect the value of your investments. You might need to locate a strategic buyer, set up an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), pass the company to your family or management, or even go public. Merrill Lynch’s Private Sales Referral Network can provide you with introductions to independent boutique investment banking firms with the expertise you need to orchestrate a strategy for optimal results.

  • Have a knowledgeable, experienced industry specialist at your side to negotiate the best deal possible
  • Improve the value and marketability of your firm
  • Tap into a support network that can manage the sale process and serve as an emotional buffer between buyer and seller

Through the Private Sales Referral Network, Merrill Lynch clients are referred to third party, independent investment banking boutiques.  Services of the third party investment bank are provided pursuant to a separate arrangement between you and the investment banking firm.  Merrill Lynch receives a referral fee from the third party investment banking firm upon completion of a transaction.

For more information call 1.866.4MLBUSINESS (465-2874) or e-mail us at AskMLBiz@ml.com.

Sales & Divestitures Features

Choose the right strategy

Work with a skilled advisor to plan an exit strategy that might include a sale to a third party, a sale to management, transfer of ownership to family, or a sale to employees.

Leverage industry expertise

Working with investment banking boutiques can provide you with the latest information on your specific industry. The specialist may know potential investors and buyers who are seeking positions and has tools to determine business valuation and metrics.

Improve value

Gain insight into the true value of your company, and present your situation to potential buyers in a way that can ensure maximum return. An investment-banking specialist can help assess your expectations, review your long- and short-term business models, and expose your true earnings power.

Frequently Asked Questions About Sale & Divestiture Services

What is the Merrill Lynch Private Sales Referral Network (PSRN)?

The Merrill Lynch Private Sales Referral Network is a network of specialized, independent investment banking boutiques. These referral advisors can help you evaluate business sale alternatives and, most importantly, implement the most effective strategy (such as merger, management buyout, recapitalization, etc.).

Who can use the PSRN?

This service is for companies with a minimum $10 million value.

Will Merrill Lynch advise me on the transaction?

You will enter into a separate agreement with one of the investment banking firms in the PSRN for investment banking services in connection with the transaction.  That investment banking firm will advise you in connection with the transaction.  Merrill Lynch will receive a referral fee from the investment banking firm if a transaction is completed.

How do I work with the PSRN?

Your Financial Advisor will help you connect with the PSRN.

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The Merrill Lynch Private Sales Referral Network is a service through which Merrill Lynch clients are referred to independent third party investment banking firms.