Contact Broker
Durham, North Carolina
Affiliated Broker
Shanon Madrid
About the Company
The hallmark of our strength at Sunbelt, is our ability to understand and evaluate your business. We have over 50 years of skilled negotiators that are current business owners who understand your needs. We provide solid Price Point Evaluations to ensure that you are receiving top quality and value for your investment. Take a look at our closed business to see how we have been a partner in helping families transition to the next stage of their lives. Walk with us, we will get you through the process. Serving North Carolina Triangle and Triad regions.
Broker Biography
Introduction
Adam Ezell is a business broker with nearly a decade of experience leading valuations and sale processes for small and mid-size companies. He focuses on service businesses like HVAC, pest control, and landscaping and has built a strong private equity buyer network in these areas.
Adam is skilled at clarifying financial trajectory and presenting credible pro-formas for companies with limited operating history. He recently positioned a year-old service business for market in a way that generated eight simultaneous offers and achieved a seven-figure sale.
With operational experience from building and managing a consulting practice, he brings a grounded understanding of how small businesses make decisions. Based in North Carolina, Adam works with clients statewide and throughout the region, pairing local insight with a direct, analytical approach that keeps deals moving and both sides aligned.
His goal is simple: protect the seller, maximize value, and run a clean, transparent process from start to finish.
Services Provided
Services Offered
- Business Valuations & Exit Planning
- Confidential Business Sales
- Buyer Screening & Qualification
- Marketing to Strategic, Individual, and Private Equity Buyers
- Deal Structuring & Negotiation
- SBA Lending Coordination
- Due Diligence Management
- Letter of Intent (LOI) Assistance
- Closing Coordination
- Buy-Side Acquisition Searches
- Succession & Transition Planning
Adam help owners confidentially sell privately held businesses throughout North Carolina. His practice focuses on service-based companies including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, pest control, landscaping, commercial cleaning, automotive services, and other recurring-revenue businesses. From valuation and buyer outreach through due diligence and closing, I guide clients through the entire transaction process while leveraging a network of qualified individual, strategic, and private equity buyers.
Specializing in businesses with $1M-$25M in annual revenue, with particular expertise in home services, facilities services, automotive, and other owner-operated service companies.
Areas Served
Business For Sale Listings
Cash Flow: $645,000
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Durham Co., NC
View Details Triad Area Distillery - Established Brand - Regional ABC Distribution
This established Triad-Area distillery has been producing and distributing a diversified and unique line of spirits for almost 10 years and is currently placed in ABC stores throughout the region.Unlike a startup operation, this business offers immediate entry into the market with:- Fully equipped production facility- TTB and NC ABC compliant operations- Established product portfolio with proven sell-through- Existing ABC store placements across multiple counties- On-site tasting room with upside- Existing inventory and production capacity in placeThe tasting room currently operates on limited hours, presenting immediate revenue growth potential through expanded operating days, event programming, and local marketing. A hands-on owner-operator could increase direct-to-consumer margins quickly without significant capital investment.This is a true turnkey opportunity for:- An owner-operator looking to enter the craft spirits Less
Adam Ezell is a business broker with nearly a decade of experience leading valuations and sale processes for small and mid-size companies. He focuses on service businesses like HVAC, pest control, and landscaping and has built a strong private equity buyer network in these areas. Adam is skilled at clarifying financial trajectory and presenting credible pro-formas for companies with limited operating history. He recently positioned a year-old service business for market in a way that generated eight simultaneous offers and achieved a seven-figure sale. With operational experience from building and managing a consulting practice, he brings a grounded understanding of how small businesses make decisions. Based in North Carolina, Adam works with clients statewide and throughout the region, pairing local insight with a direct, analytical approach that keeps deals moving and both sides aligned. His goal is simple: protect the seller, maximize value, and run a clean, transparent process from start to finish.
