Clear advice
Tell the owner what the facts support, including when waiting or improving first may be wiser.
Why RightExit exists
Built for the owner behind the transaction.
Right Buyer. Right Price & Terms. Right Time.
A better exit requires disciplined execution and an honest understanding of what the owner is trying to preserve.
Daniel Talbott · Founder & M&A Advisor
Founded February 2025
The business came before the brand.
Before founding RightExit, Daniel Talbott had operated businesses and worked directly in business brokerage and M&A. He saw owners arrive at a sale with years of value creation behind them, but without a clear way to connect their financial performance, operating reality, and personal priorities to the transaction ahead.
RightExit was founded in February 2025 to close that gap: prepare the facts, tell the business story accurately, create an informed market, and help the owner compare the entire offer—not simply the largest headline number.
That work begins before a company is for sale. Owners deserve a practical way to assess value, build what buyers reward, and decide whether and when to pursue a transaction.
Stewardship
Price still matters.
Stewardship does not mean accepting less. It means making a fully informed decision about the value, terms, people, and future involved in your exit. The owner decides how to weigh those objectives.
RightExit's job is to surface the tradeoffs, maintain negotiating leverage, and give the owner enough context to choose deliberately.
How we are organized
A focused core team with specialist reach.
Daniel Talbott and Brian Zapf are the named RightExit advisory team. When a mandate needs additional industry, geography, or technical depth, RightExit may work with specialist affiliate partners while remaining clear about each person's role.
Confidential process
Control information, buyer contact, and timing from the first conversation through closing.
Named accountability
Know who leads the work and where an affiliate or outside specialist contributes.