The Vanla Standard
The Vanla Standard
You built something real. When it is time to pass it on, the process should match the care that went into building it. At Vanla Group, discretion is not a feature. It is the foundation.
Selling your business?
We represent owners in confidential sales to private equity, strategic, and individual buyers. The right buyer, a competitive process, and a close on your terms, from the team behind $182M+ in closed deals. Nothing owed unless you close.
A senior advisor reaches out within minutes. Free, confidential, and for businesses doing $2M+ in revenue.
The Vanla Standard
You built something real. When it is time to pass it on, the process should match the care that went into building it. At Vanla Group, discretion is not a feature. It is the foundation.
Vanla Group is a business broker and M&A advisory firm based in Southern California, representing owners of businesses doing $2M+ in revenue in confidential sales across the United States. Paul Cheetham founded the firm to serve the owners the big firms ignore. With a Harvard MBA and 12+ years in the lower-middle market, our team has closed $182M+ in transactions across services, manufacturing, healthcare, and technology.
Every engagement is supported by a dedicated team of M&A advisors, operators, and deal coordinators. You get the full firm behind your transaction.
"I founded Vanla because business owners building $1M+ companies deserve the same quality of advisory that a $200M company gets. Most of them were getting a listing and a phone number."
The Process
A structured, confidential process built to protect your business and get you the price you want. Five steps. Every deal.
A private conversation about your business, goals, and timeline. No pitch, no pressure, no obligation.
We analyze three years of financials, normalize EBITDA, and give you a frank market range: what buyers will actually pay. Start with a free valuation.
We quietly approach the right buyers from our network. Every buyer signs an NDA before learning your company name.
We generate multiple qualified offers. When buyers compete, you negotiate from strength. Most clients receive an LOI within 60 days.
We manage structure, diligence, and legal coordination through closing. We only get paid when you get paid.
Nothing upfront. We work exclusively on a success fee: we only get paid when you reach the closing table. If we don't close a deal, you owe us nothing.
Most transactions close in 6 to 9 months from our first conversation. Timeline depends on business complexity, buyer fit, and how quickly diligence moves.
We start with our own network: strategic acquirers, private equity groups, and individual operators with the capital and intent to close. Where a deal benefits from wider reach we agree that with you first, and approach the market on terms you set. Either way, every buyer signs an NDA before they learn your company name.
Owner-operated businesses with $2M+ in annual revenue. Most of our work is in home services, manufacturing, healthcare, business and professional services, industrial, distribution, and software. If yours is not on that list, ask. We have closed deals well outside it.
We use multiple valuation methodologies including comparable transactions, discounted cash flow analysis, and market multiples. Our valuations are based on actual market conditions and recent transaction data in your industry. In the end, we determine what we believe a buyer will actually offer you for your business.
Both. Vanla Group is a business broker and M&A advisory firm for owner-operated companies doing $2M+ in revenue. We handle the whole engagement ourselves: valuation, buyer outreach, negotiation, and close. You work with a senior advisor from the first call through the closing table, and we are paid a success fee at closing rather than a retainer.
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