733Park
Engagement Type

Exit Planning

12 to 36 months ahead of transaction. Position your business for the multiple you want, not the one the market gives you.

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What we do

Exit Planning: what's actually involved.

The decisions that drive valuation are made 12 to 36 months before a sale. We work with founders well in advance of a transaction to address commercial readiness, financial cleanup, customer concentration, organizational structure, and value-creation roadmaps that move multiples up before going to market.

Most of what goes wrong is avoidable and predictable; we wrote up the exit strategy mistakes founders make and when to start exit planning. If you have 12 to 36 months, the exit planning guide is the sequence we follow.

Core deliverables

  • Commercial and operational readiness audit
  • Financial cleanup and quality of earnings prep
  • Customer concentration mitigation
  • Organizational structure and key-person risk
  • Multiple-expanding growth initiatives
  • Pre-transaction governance and reporting
$10B+
Transaction volume facilitated
200+
Deals closed
4-6
Months from kickoff to close, typical
25+
Years of payments M&A expertise
Frequently asked

The questions buyers and sellers ask first.

How long does it take to sell a company through 733Park?
Most engagements close within four to six months from kickoff. Timeline depends on deal complexity, financial preparation, market conditions, and how quickly the right buyer emerges. We move as fast as the diligence allows.
What size deals does 733Park work on?
Enterprise values of $5 million to $350 million. We work all stages and structures: asset sales, stock sales, merchant portfolio carve-outs, residual stream sales.
How do you determine what my company is worth?
We use a combination of recent transaction comps from our deal flow, public market multiples adjusted for size and category, and DCF modeling tied to your specific growth and margin trajectory. The result is a valuation grounded in what buyers are actually paying today, not a number from a textbook.
How do you find the right buyer?
We run a competitive, auction-style process with a curated pool of strategic and PE buyers we know are active in your category. Our buyer relationships are the asset, and they have been built over 25 years of payments and fintech deal-making.
Is the process confidential?
Yes. Every conversation begins under NDA before we share company-specific information with prospective buyers. Your name, financials, and competitive position are protected throughout the process.
Should I do exit planning before going to market?
If you have 12 to 36 months before you need to transact, exit planning produces meaningful valuation lift. Commercial readiness, financial cleanup, customer concentration mitigation, and multiple-expanding growth initiatives all compound. If you are already at the door of a transaction, we work with what you have.

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End-to-end representation for founders and operators selling their company. From positioning to close.

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Buy-Side Advisory

Source-to-close support for strategic and PE acquirers building positions in payments, fintech, vertical SaaS, and AI.

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Thinking about a deal? Let's talk before you do anything irreversible.

Whether you are 18 months from an exit or already have a buyer at the door, the first conversation is free, confidential, and short.

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