Yes. Nothing about a conversation, a Value Gap result, or a potential engagement is shared with employees, customers, competitors, or buyers without your explicit permission.
Once a business is genuinely ready, a sale process usually runs 6–12 months from going to market to close. Businesses that need value-creation work first should plan for that runway on top.
Primarily success-based — we're paid when your deal closes, so our incentive is the same as yours: build and capture the most value possible.
Owner-run businesses generally in the $1M–$100M revenue range — the small and lower-middle market that's often underserved by larger investment banks.
No. Many owners start with a Value Gap conversation years before a sale, specifically to fix what would suppress their price and give themselves options later.