Sell Your Service Business — Confidential Sales for Service-Based Businesses with $1.5M+ in Revenue

Sell Your Service Business With Confidence

 

Service businesses are often complex to sell. They rely on people, reputation, and consistency — not just equipment or hard assets. Sometimes they have recurring contracts, sometimes they don't.  That’s where CGK Business Sales comes in.

We help owners of established service businesses quietly and successfully exit their companies, while maximizing value and minimizing disruption. Whether you operate in commercial cleaning, landscaping, security, logistics, staffing, or another service-based sector, we know how to position your business to serious, qualified buyers.

Our process is fully confidential, personalized, and handled by experienced M&A professionals — not junior brokers or automated platforms.  We are experts at selling service businesses.

What’s Your Service Business Worth in Today’s Market?

  • Buyers are attracted to service companies that offer:

    • Recurring revenue or long-term contracts (though we have sold plenty that don't!)

    • Strong employee retention and management

    • Predictable cash flow and stable margins

    • Limited owner involvement in day-to-day operations (though this is not often the case!)

    • Scalable service models with room to grow

    • A strong local or regional reputation

At CGK, we understand how to highlight these features to strategic, financial, and individual buyers — all while protecting your confidentiality.

 

 

Just a Few of the Types of Service Businesses We Represent:

We’ve successfully represented service businesses in a wide variety of industries, including:

  • Moving and relocation companies

  • Restoration and remediation services

  • Commercial cleaning, residential cleaning, and janitorial services

  • Landscaping, lawn care, and pest control

  • Logistics and courier companies

  • Alarm monitoring and security firms

  • Staffing and recruiting agencies

  • Waste management and document destruction services

  • B2B and industrial service providers

  • Property management and maintenance companies

 

Don’t see your industry? If it’s service-based, there’s a strong chance we’ve sold it!

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Business Valuation Is the First Step

While our focus is on selling your company, the process often begins with understanding what it’s worth. We provide confidential, market-based valuations for qualified service business owners with $1.5M+ in revenue or $300K+ in profit.

This valuation is tailored to your business — factoring in contract structures, customer mix, recurring revenue, owner dependence, and more. And it’s always kept strictly confidential.

🎯 Thinking about selling? It starts with understanding your company’s market value.

Why Service Business Owners Choose CGK

  • Confidential sale process from start to finish

  • Industry-specific expertise across dozens of service verticals

  • Full-service representation — not just a listing

  • Serious, pre-vetted buyers with real capital

  • No upfront fees and no junior staff

  • Local advisors in Nashville, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, Louisville, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Houston and more

 

We don’t just list your business — we manage the entire process through valuation, confidential marketing, buyer screening, negotiation, due diligence, and closing.

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Where We Work

While many of our clients are located in:

  • Nashville

  • Austin

  • Dallas

  • San Antonio

  • Louisville

  • Baltimore

  • Washington, D.C.

  • Houston

We’ve helped sell service businesses across the U.S. — and our buyer network spans both national and international acquirers.

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Minimum Requirements to Work With Us:

  • ✅ $1.5 million+ in annual revenue

  • ✅ $300,000+ in annual cash flow (SDE)

  • ✅ Profitable, established business

  • We do not work with startups or distressed companies

⭐️ What Our Clients Say

“If not for the expertise of Matthew Mistica at CGK we would have been so lost. He was patient, professional & very thorough.”
Dave S.

“I am grateful for the assistance of CGK Business Sales in selling my business. They provided excellent service, were highly responsive, and helped me find the right buyer. I couldn’t be happier with the outcome.”
Joanne D.

“The team at CGK Business Sales did an outstanding job in selling my business. They were professional, responsive, and worked diligently to find the right buyer. I highly recommend their services.”
Josh Fowler

“Derik located multiple interested strategic buyers that produced more than one serious offer. The negotiations ... were tough but Greg and Derik’s experience helped us overcome. We got a great result for our employees and for the owners. We would recommend them without reservation.”
Bob Taylor

“Having never sold a business before I had no idea what to expect. We chose CGK because of their presentation, preparation and their energy to sell our business … Without Wes’s dedication, perseverance, ingenuity … the sale would not have happened.”
Suzanne Piispanen

Ready to Sell Your Service Business?

Let’s talk — completely confidentially.

📞 Call us or fill out the secure form below to start the process.
Your privacy is our top priority.

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The experts at CGK Business Sales are ready to talk to you about mergers & acquisitions, business valuations, or selling your service business. And it’s always 100% confidential.

Our unique selling process is tailored for service businesses with at least $1.5 million in revenue (up to $100 million) and $300,000 to $10,000,000 in owner’s profit.

For many business owners, the idea of selling their service business can be daunting because it’s a long process and there’s a lot they need to do to ensure they’re prepared. If you’re selling a service business, make sure you talk to a business broker or mergers and acquisitions advisor today, so you can start getting the help you need. They’ll help with every step to ensure your business is sold as quickly as possible, help you get the right terms, and as much money as possible for it. Call CGK Business Sales today or confidentially email us below to start the conversation.

OUR TEAM

GregKnox

ManagingPrincipal


Greg Knox, CFA has spent his 20+ year career in investment banking, private equity, a hedge fund, and institutional trading, at institutions as Deutsche Bank, T. Rowe Price, and Wachovia. After his MBA at Cornell...(click Greg's picture to read more)

DerikPolay

ManagingDirector


Derik Polay has over twenty years of experience in distressed securities and mergers and acquisitions and seven-plus years of upper-management positions at small and middle-market businesses. Derik’s previous ... (click Derik's picture to read more)

EricLewis

ManagingDirector


Eric Lewis has over 17 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked for a breadth of companies ranging from investment banks to proprietary trading firms. Following his MBA at the University of Chicago, Eric... (click Eric's picture to read more)

JasonClendaniel

ManagingDirector


Jason Clendaniel has been in “business” since he was seven years old. Whether mowing lawns, or delivering papers, Jason learned business from the ground up. After graduating from the United States Naval Academy... (click Jason's picture to read more)

MatthewMistica

ManagingDirector


Matthew Mistica has 13+ years of experience in finance and entrepreneurship. Matthew spent 7 years in Corporate Finance working for Chevron and Shell Oil. After his MBA at the University of Houston, Matt became... (click Matthew's picture to read more)






WesMcDonough

ManagingPrincipal


Wes McDonough has over 18 years of experience in M&A, corporate finance, and entrepreneurship. Previous to CGK, Wes held numerous positions, including accounting, payroll, billing, project management, and IT/Application Support at ... (click Wes' picture to read more)

MatthewZienty

ManagingDirector


Matthew Zienty has 20+ years of financial industry experience in areas ranging from institutional equity trading, currency trading, financial sales, RIA valuations, payout/loan negotiations & compliance. He has worked for ... (click Matthew's picture to read more)

DavidSmoot

ManagingDirector


David Smoot has 20 successful years working for Fortune 500 companies in sales and finance and owning his own small businesses. His leadership roles included sales, finance, managing multi-million dollar product launches, training new ... (click David's picture to read more)

ThomasLennon

ManagingDirector


Mr. Thomas “Jay” Lennon is an Air Force veteran, combat aviator, and distinguished leader with 26 years’ experience leading multi-million dollar projects, finance, and organizational transitions, inside and outside of the.... (click Jay's picture to read more)

LanceHupfield

Director of Business Development


Lance Hupfeld has over 25 years of experience in sales and business development management. With a broad array of valuable experience, Lance has deep knowledge in healthcare consulting... (click Lance's picture to read more)






Austin Office:
2720 Bee Caves Road
Austin, TX 78746
(512) 900-5960

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700 N Saint Mary's St
San Antonio, TX 78205
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Washington, DC 20036
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