For over 15 years this acclaimed burger shop in north Houston has been profitable and successfully run as an owner-absentee enterprise for 15 years. Their burger brand has dominated their market with a cult following. The restaurant serves some of the best and most unique burgers around and was previously ranked as one of the best burgers in Texas by Texas Monthly Magazine. The owner is moving out of state, which was the impetus for the sale.   The buyers are experienced food industry entrepreneurs. They had owned a restaurant in the downtown Houston for eight years. They began looking for a restaurant with us in early February and purchased this business one month later. They plan to be full-time owner-operators in this new venture. There is a large upside to an owner run operation. They will continue with what the previous owners have built. They plan to cater to local corporations and businesses and build a social media presence in the marketplace.   This business ...

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This commercial and residential lawn maintenance company has been serving the Sugar Land / Richmond areas of Houston for 20 years. The company is contract-based with its customers and each customer makes contractual monthly payments. The owner sold the company to start up a backyard pool / kitchen / patio remodeling business. The buyer, a veteran landscape-business buyer, has purchased a couple of landscape companies from us within the last six months. He has owned a commercial landscaping company in Houston since 1989 that services office buildings, churches, hospitals, and industrial properties. The company also provides landscape architect services. He generally looks for add-on acquisitions to grow his enterprise. Some seller financing was involved in the sale. The business was sold with six months of going to market. Peggy Tate listed and sold the business.                     .               ...

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For more than 40 years, this Company has formulated and manufactured hundreds of products. For the last 25 years it has served the specialty food market with products focused on obesity, diabetes, and heart-healthy living. It was the largest supplier to the Atkins Diet. The Company sells almost 200 exclusive food products that have no refined sugars, yet satisfy the cravings for sugar. The Company's assets include the proprietary formulas, trademarks, and the equipment necessary to grow its market. Many of the formulas are suitable for licensing to others to increase the return on these assets. The Company has a strong distributor network and has developed and produced privately-labeled products for major resellers. The Company has many long-term repeat customers, including over 10,000 retail customers. The Company recently started producing and packaging food products developed by other manufacturers ("Co-packing"). This part of the company is showing particular potential for growth as smaller manufacturers ...

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This bonded, insured independent non-medical homecare company, operated from a home-based office, employs a highly-rated staff and has many reputable referral sources.  According to the US Census Bureau, more than 7.6 million Americans receive home care. This company provides high quality, affordable home care services to their clients in their own homes 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  The business has strong online reviews and long-term clients.  The company's typical caregiver profile is a Certified Nurse Assistant (C.N.A).  This business is totally turnkey, primed and ready to continue growing.  The Seller had very organized records and painstakingly incorporated policy and procedural manuals and employee training manuals which were included in the sale.   The owner sold the company to concentrate full-time on her new start-up Montessori school in Sugar Land.  The buyer had been looking for a business to purchase for many years.   Marcia Bowron listed and sol ...

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Green Pro is a unique organic specialty lawn care service which provides various fertilization and lawn preservation services throughout the Houston and surrounding areas without the use of many of the common environmentally harsh chemicals used by larger competitors. The business is operated on a subscription-based model and provide services to mostly residential customers. One-time services are provided to commercial properties with applications that may not require repeat service. There is, however, the potential to add commercial accounts with repeat application. Most customers are not price conscious. The new owner could add additional services, such as grounds maintenance to increase cash flow. The Seller built this business to franchise in the future. This is truly a unique business with very little real competition in the market! The Buyer has a B.S. in Information Systems, is a software engineer, owns a staffing firm in Houston, and was looking to diversify. Green Pro fit the ticket because of its ...

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Walking into this wine bar is like being transported to another place and time. In addition to great wine and attentive service, this bar prides itself on its enchanting ambiance. Deep reds and blues are accented with ornate chandeliers, wall sconces, and oil paintings. It’s easy to lose yourself as you sink into an over-sized sofa while sipping pinot and listening to a jazz trio. Located at a high-traffic intersection in the affluent Washington Heights.

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This long-established, award winning high-end residential specialty finishes and interior plaster contractor in Houston enjoys an excellent reputation in the residential interior design industry with designers, architects, and builders. The seller started the business in 1989 and was ready to retire after 27 years of operating the company.

The buyer is an attorney, investment banker and was somewhat agnostic regarding the industry of the business he purchased. Rather, he was more interested in building upon a stable company that could be positioned to scale.

The happy new owner started looking at businesses with us in August and closed on the deal in November.

The business was sold within 5 months of going to market.

Ron Consolino listed the business and Peggy Tate sold it.

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This freight company, established in 2001, has been hauling commercial products within the Houston Area for the last 15 years. The owner was ready to retire.

The buyers are in the bulk material handling and machined plastics industries in the Houston area and started looking for a business with us in September. This acquisition allows the company to quickly deliver the products they manufacture to their customers.

The business was sold within 8 months of going to market. 

Anita Charpiot listed and sold the business.

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This custom countertop fabrication and installation company has been serving Greater Houston Area customers for over 39 years. The company offers both installation and fabrication services for kitchen and bathroom countertops as well as commercial laminated cabinetry. Customer base is comprised of 80% commercial contractors and 20% residential.

The Buyer is the owner of Contracting Unlimited and this acquisition will expand his market area and service capabilities.

The business was sold within 3 months of going to market.

Anita Charpiot listed and sold the business.

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The semi absentee-owner of this party rental company in Houston also owns a few postal centers and is in the process of acquiring another. They wanted to sell the party rental company so they could focus on growing their postal center holdings.

The Buyer is a professor for UTMB school of nursing. She used her 401K funds to make the acquisition through Guidant Financial. Her sons will be instrumental in working in the business and she will continue as contract professor at UTMB.

The business was sold within six months of going to Market.

Marcia Bowron listed and sold the business.

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