RightExit mergers x acquisitions
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Greenville, South Carolina
M&A Advisors and Brokers for founder and family owned businesses

Finding the right buyer takes a process.

Right Buyer. Right Price & Terms. Right Time.

RightExit helps owners run a professional merger or acquisition process, bringing only the best and most qualified buyers to bid on acquiring their company.

Greenville SC, RightExit headquarters

M&A advisory and business brokerage

Main Street and lower-middle-market owners deserve a better process.

RightExit brings an investment-banking-style process to privately held businesses—preparing the company, creating an informed market, comparing the full economics of each offer, and helping the owner choose the right buyer at the right time.

Right Buyer

Fit, capability, continuity, and the responsibility to carry the business forward.

Right Price & Terms

The complete offer—not only the headline number, but cash, financing, contingencies, and risk.

Right Time

A timely process shaped around the owner, the business, and what must happen next.

The advisory team

Experienced judgment, direct accountability.

Daniel Talbott

Daniel Talbott

Founder & M&A Advisor · CBI, CEPA, EA

Daniel founded RightExit in February 2025 after operating businesses and working directly in business brokerage and M&A. He leads client strategy and execution.

Brian Zapf

Brian Zapf

M&A Advisor · CPA, CEPA

Brian brings M&A, transaction advisory, due diligence, and strategic finance experience to owner-led engagements.

Exit Examples

Three right exits.
Three different structures.

The right outcome depends on more than a headline price. Buyer fit, cash at closing, financing, contingencies, and transition terms all shape the offer an owner ultimately selects.

Brokered by RightExit

South Florida clothing boutique

25-year-old business

Buyer

Two entrepreneurs

Closed multiple

2.2x adjusted EBITDA

Deal structure
  • 100% cash at closing
Brokered by RightExit

Cape Cod CPA firm merger

Merger of 15-year and 40-year firms

Buyer

Strategic buyer and change-management consultant

Closed multiple

3x adjusted EBITDA

Deal structure
  • 80% SBA financing
  • 10% buyer equity
  • 10% seller financing
Brokered by RightExit

Virtual bookkeeping firm

Tuck-in acquisition

Buyer

Roll-up platform

Closed multiple

6.33x adjusted EBITDA

Deal structure
  • 70% cash at closing
  • 10% transition milestones
  • 10% retention-based earnout over 24 months
  • 10% growth-based earnout over 24 months
How RightExit serves the market

Not ready to sell just yet?

National practice

Professional services

Deep accounting expertise with coverage across payroll, tax, wealth management, financial planning, insurance, law, and transaction advisory.

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Upstate South Carolina Tampa Bay Area
Sell-side process

A disciplined process from preparation through closing.

  1. 01

    Prepare

    Clarify goals, normalize financials, organize diligence, and identify what needs attention.

  2. 02

    Position

    Build a credible story around value drivers, risks, growth, and transferability.

  3. 03

    Market

    Approach qualified buyers confidentially and create informed competition.

  4. 04

    Negotiate

    Compare total offers—not just headline price—and protect leverage.

  5. 05

    Diligence

    Coordinate requests, resolve issues, and keep the business moving.

  6. 06

    Close

    Work through final documents, economics, transition, and the handoff.

See the full process
A confidential first conversation

Start with a market validation to weight your options before you commit to sell.

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