Amvest utilizes several
methods to market a company to potential buyers. The method of marketing
a company depends on many circumstances including: type of company,
company sales, whether we are conducting a private, confidential sale or
an auction, and our client’s desires.
Amvest
maintains an extensive proprietary database of buyers, including
companies seeking strategic acquisitions, investment groups, and
merchant bankers.
Amvest
searches its national database of over 11 million companies. We search
SIC codes of companies that may have an interest in acquiring your
company.
Amvest
publishes "Amvest’s Acquisition News" and "Amvest’s
Printers’ Acquisition News" containing a brief description of our client
companies available for acquisition and our acquisition searches. This
publication is distributed to potential buyers, sellers and business
owners and their advisors.
Amvest
sends letters and executive summaries to potential industry buyers.
Amvest
lists companies in several merger and acquisition websites and
publications read by industry buyers and investment groups.
Amvest
sends email broadcasts to potential buyers who have indicated an
interest in receiving those broadcasts.
Amvest may
run blind advertisements in appropriate trade magazines, local and
regional publications including business journals, and major newspapers
such as The Wall Street Journal.
Amvest may
disseminate an executive summary to hundreds of intermediaries and
investment bankers around the country who may represent a potential
buyer.