Our firm specializes in guiding owners in the sale of their businesses or the acquisition of other distribution companies. We understand the challenging circumstances surrounding business valuations, negotiating strategies, strategic synergies, customer retention and pricing issues for both the "buy" and the "sell" side of a transaction. Keiter Stephens Advisors has a proven track record for maximizing value for our foodservice clients.

“Many M&A brokers approach us to consider companies they have been engaged to sell. Our experience with Keiter Stephens Advisors has demonstrated their knowledge of the foodservice M&A process and their high ethical standards. We're expanding rapidly, and they only bring us deals they know we're likely to be interested in - companies with top quality employees and leadership, and with facilities that will help us expand in current markets or into new territories according to our long range plans.

KSA has handled our due diligence investigations and negotiations judiciously on behalf of their sell-side clients. They have an obvious respect for our industry. The most telling result about any M&A process is whether you end up with the company you set out to buy. With a group of acquisitions facilitated by KSA on the sell side that are now part of the Reyes Holdings and Reinhart team, we're proud to say we closed on the deals we set out to buy.

We've been very pleased with our work with Keiter Stephens Advisors.”

Mark Drazkowski
CEO, Reinhart FoodService

“The costs of an independent foodservice distributor are growing faster than our gross margin dollars, but more importantly, our customer base was struggling in a tough market. Rarely did a week go by where I didn't hear from someone who had a client looking to buy someone "just like me". They didn't even know me. The calls went to voicemail, the letters hit the trash, and the e-mails were deleted.

This past year, KSA approached me with a warm, genuine offer to see if it made sense to consider selling the business. They worked hard to understand me and what made my business unique. They understood the pride that every owner feels.

Now that the sale has been completed, I can say KSA was aggressive on value but compassionate and supportive to my emotional needs, and they commanded a higher multiple than what those other finance firms were proposing. I sold my business before I thought I would, but I've never felt better.”

Mark Eisenberg
CEO, Natco Corp.

If you are considering selling your foodservice distribution company, or are considering expanding your business through acquisition/s in the next 3 years, we would like to talk with you. Keiter Stephens Advisors is the only financial advisory firm dedicated to foodservice distribution, and we’ve facilitated more distribution transactions than anyone in the business. Below are examples of deals we’ve represented:

Please contact Keiter Stephens Advisors for more details.