A distributor's real value isn't the warehouse or the stock. It's the relationships on both sides of it. If you own an established Alberta distribution business and you're ready to step away, we'll buy it directly, keep your team, and close in under six months.
Established Alberta distributors with $2M+ in revenue, a warehouse team and repeat customers. Industrial, trade, building, food and specialty lines are all of interest.
We'd rather tell you up front than surprise you at the offer. Here's how we look at a distribution business.
None of these is a deal-breaker. Most owners have at least one. We'll tell you which apply to your business, and what they mean for the price, before you commit to anything.
Mike Cook, who founded the Lexbury Group, led this deal. It's the same way we'd approach yours.
An established industrial and commercial logistics business. The owner and Mike agreed terms in two meetings. The owner kept 30% to keep growing the business, and that second bite turned out to be bigger than the first.
Roughly what share of your sales comes from your single largest supplier's products? It's a rough guide, not a valuation. Nothing is saved or sent.
Drag to your best guess.
We look at your agreements during the confidential review, and plan how and when each key supplier hears about the change, with you.
It's part of the valuation. We count it together and value it at what it's really worth. Slow-moving stock is discussed openly up front, not argued about at closing.
That's our plan. We keep teams intact; the people who know the customers and the stock are a large part of what we're buying. When the deal closes, we usually announce it together at a company meeting.
Not until you're ready. The visit is arranged so we look like a client, supplier or advisor, and your financials stay under NDA. Where a key supplier or major customer is essential to the business, we may need to speak with them before closing to make sure the relationship carries over. That happens late, only with your agreement, and usually with you in the room. Everyone else hears when you decide.
One conversation, a discreet visit, a confidential review, a fair offer, the paperwork, and closing.
Seven questions, two minutes, completely private. You'll see where you stand and the date you could be closed by. If a quick exit isn't right for your distribution business, we'll tell you.
Take the 2-minute check Call Mike · 403-681-5378 Or email cook@lexbury.com. Every enquiry gets a personal reply.