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ABI Group, Inc.

ABI Group, Inc. is a business brokerage and M&A advisory firm headquartered in San Ramon, California. It states that it serves small to mid-market privately held companies and values and sells businesses in California and Arizona.

Key takeaway

What stands out about ABI Group, Inc.

ABI publicly presents a full-process business sale model covering valuation and marketability analysis, confidential buyer outreach, negotiation, due diligence, financing, escrow, closing, and transition support. Its stated focus is small to mid-market privately held companies, with industry coverage spanning manufacturing, services, healthcare, technology, construction, retail, and other sectors.[1][2][3][4][5]

What does ABI Group, Inc. do?

ABI Group, Inc. describes itself as a business brokerage and M&A advisory firm headquartered at 2010 Crow Canyon Place, #100, San Ramon, California. ABI states that it was founded in 1984 and specializes in the valuation, sale, merger, and acquisition of privately held companies.

The firm states that it serves small to mid-market firms and privately held companies. Its public industry coverage is broad, and its stated geographic coverage includes California and Arizona.[1][2]

ABI publicly offers business sales, buyer representation, business valuation, exit advisory, and transaction-management services. Its seller process includes valuation and marketability analysis, preparation of a confidential profile and offering memorandum, buyer outreach, pre-screened buyer meetings, negotiation, due diligence, financing, escrow, closing, and transition support.

ABI also states that it offers USPAP-compliant and non-compliant business valuations depending on the size of the business and the purpose and scope of the engagement.[2][3][4]

Owners comparing intermediaries can also review Auxo’s business broker, M&A advisor and investment bank comparison, advisor-selection guide, and M&A advisor fee guide.

Public size / criteria information
ABI states that it serves small to mid-market firms and privately held companies. ABI's About page does not state a universal revenue, EBITDA, enterprise-value, employee-count, or minimum-size threshold.[1]

What should a business owner evaluate before hiring ABI Group, Inc.?

Owners evaluating ABI can clarify how the firm would define the relevant buyer universe for the company’s sector and geography, how valuation and marketability analysis would be conducted, and which elements of the stated marketing process would apply. The public materials describe buyer outreach, negotiation, diligence, financing, escrow, closing, and transition support. The cited process description does not specify engagement economics, and the cited About page does not state a universal financial-size threshold.

Before engagement, an owner may also wish to request the proposed fee and expense provisions, exclusivity and termination terms, applicable licensing for each service, comparable completed transactions with dates and values, and the firm’s approach to conflicts when representing transaction parties.[1][3][5]

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What revenue, EBITDA, enterprise-value, or other size criteria does ABI currently prioritize

ABI’s About page describes ABI as serving small to mid-market firms but does not state a universal financial or minimum-size threshold.[1]
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Which buyer groups and strategic acquirers are active for the owner's sector and geography

ABI states that it may use an internal buyer database, business-for-sale websites, direct marketing to strategic prospects, and relationships with hundreds of private equity groups.[3]
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What are the engagement fee, success-fee, retainer, expense-reimbursement, exclusivity, termination, and tail provisions

ABI’s public transaction-process description does not state fee terms.[1][3]

What size transactions does ABI Group, Inc. handle?

ABI’s official completed-transactions page identifies ValidPath, an engineering and compliance solutions company, as acquired by AVS Life Sciences; Douglah Designs, a home design and remodeling company, as acquired by Teed Up Capital; EJA Lighting Design, a lighting design and consulting company, as acquired by a private investor; Northwest Landscape Maintenance, a commercial and HOA business, as acquired by BayPro; and C&A Consulting, a biotech validation and FEU compliance business, as acquired by AVS & Altura (PEG).[5]

ABI’s stated transaction focus includes business sales, mergers and acquisitions, buyer representation, business valuation, exit advisory, and transaction management for privately held companies. The seller process described by ABI extends from valuation and marketability analysis through buyer outreach, negotiation, diligence, financing, escrow, closing, and transition support.[2][3]

ABI states that it values and sells companies in California and Arizona and is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. Its listed industry experience includes manufacturing; distribution and wholesale; B2B services; retail and e-commerce; transportation and logistics; healthcare and medical; consulting and professional services; construction and trades; automotive; technology and biotech; food and beverage; testing labs; education and children; communications and public relations; beauty and fitness; and entertainment and recreation.[2]

What does ABI Group, Inc. publicly disclose about fees and engagement terms?

ABI’s About page describes ABI as serving small to mid-market firms but does not state a universal revenue, EBITDA, enterprise-value, employee-count, or minimum-size threshold.

ABI’s Completed Transactions page states that it is a partial transaction list because some private acquirers do not allow publicity. That page does not publish transaction values, consideration terms, or closing dates for the displayed examples.[1][5]

ABI’s official website displays California Department of Real Estate License #01878465. This license display is the regulatory information identified for ABI.[1]

ABI states that it may market a seller’s business through an internal database of active buyers, business-for-sale websites, direct marketing to strategic prospects, and relationships with hundreds of private equity groups. It also states that it manages negotiations, due diligence, financing, leases, escrow, closing, and transition matters as part of its transaction process.[1][3]

Questions to ask before hiring ABI Group, Inc.

What revenue, EBITDA, enterprise-value, or other size criteria does ABI currently prioritize?
ABI’s About page describes ABI as serving small to mid-market firms but does not state a universal financial or minimum-size threshold.[1]
Which buyer groups and strategic acquirers are active for the owner's sector and geography?
ABI states that it may use an internal buyer database, business-for-sale websites, direct marketing to strategic prospects, and relationships with hundreds of private equity groups.[3]
What are the engagement fee, success-fee, retainer, expense-reimbursement, exclusivity, termination, and tail provisions?
ABI’s public transaction-process description does not state fee terms.[1][3]
Which individual or legal entity will provide brokerage, valuation, escrow, or M&A services, and what licensing applies to each activity?
ABI’s official website displays California Department of Real Estate License #01878465, while the regulatory information does not set out the licensing allocation for each service.[1]
Can ABI provide comparable completed transactions with dates, values, consideration structure, and seller-side or buyer-side role?
ABI’s Completed Transactions page identifies displayed examples but does not publish transaction values, consideration terms, or closing dates for those examples, and it states that the list is partial.[5]
How are conflicts handled when ABI represents a buyer, seller, or both parties?
ABI’s public process descriptions cover seller marketing and transaction-management activities but do not establish a conflicts policy.[1][2][3]

Sources & research notes

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