Dave Key

Murphy Business Sales TX

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Coppell, Texas

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Don Wendel

About the Company

Murphy Business Sales is the nation’s premier brokerage firm. Our purpose is to professionally assist buyers and sellers through the complex process of successfully completing a transaction where all parties are satisfied with the results. We achieve a high closing percentage because we carefully prepare each Buyer or Seller with the necessary information required to accomplish the goal of selling or buying. We maintain an aggressive but professional stable of subject matter experts that assist our clients with legal, tax, investment, or valuation matters. As a Murphy Broker, I have access to the latest tools, back office support, methodologies, and to 100’s of other Murphy Brokers who have buyers and experience in all sorts of industries that they are willing to share. When you conduct business with me, you are hiring a professional – trusted advisor, who will walk you through a complex transaction and advise you on every matter along the way, allowing us to concentrate on closing the deal. I am often complemented on the thoroughness of our information, the attention to detail, the knowledge of the transaction and process, never quitting, and leaving no stone unturned. I am an excellent negotiator and have access to all of the information required to make it happen. If you want to get a deal done and in a professional manner, call me today and lets get started.

Broker Biography

Introduction

I help owners in the transition of their business fro the highest value leveraging local and national databases of private buyers, private equity, and institutions, while bringing the best experts in the industry to the table in tax planning, professional wealth advisement, banks, and estate planners.

Services Provided

Business intermediary and M&A Advisor - 40 years of running global businesses for GE and 3M having run, purchased and sold multiple businesses. Well suited to help transition multiple types and sizes of businesses.

Areas Served

  • Harris County, TX
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