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Exit Strategies 360

Exit Strategies 360 describes an owner-side advisory model for disaster restoration and specialty trade companies. Its stated services cover valuation, exit planning, buyer targeting, negotiation, due diligence, closing support, and transition planning.

Key takeaway

What stands out about Exit Strategies 360

Exit Strategies 360 publicly positions itself as an advisor for owners of disaster restoration and specialty trade companies rather than a broker pursuing quick deals or commissions. Its owner-side process is described on the firm's M&A advisory page. The cited homepage does not publish formal client-size thresholds, the cited services page does not publish standard fee terms, and the cited contact page does not identify the firm's legal contracting entity, regulator registration, license number, or firm-level regulatory authorization.[1][2][3][4][5][6][10]

What does Exit Strategies 360 do?

Exit Strategies 360 is an M&A and business-exit advisory group serving owners of restoration and specialty trade companies. JT Kraai is identified as the firm’s founder.

The firm states that it educates first, advises second, and facilitates execution when the owner is ready, with an emphasis on owner control, transparency, and protecting the owner’s interests. Its M&A page describes the firm as an advisor and contrasts its model with brokers pursuing quick deals or commissions.[1][3]

Publicly listed service areas include valuation and analysis, M&A advisory, and consulting. The stated M&A process includes business assessment, professional valuation, confidential marketing-material preparation, buyer targeting, deal structuring and negotiation, due diligence, and closing support.

Consulting services include market-readiness assessments, pricing and deal-structure advice, confidential buyer outreach, negotiation support, and post-sale transition planning.[2][3][4]

Owners comparing advisory firms can also review Auxo’s M&A advisor vs. business broker vs. investment bank comparison, advisor-selection guide, and sell-side advisor evaluation framework.

Public size / criteria information
The homepage claims 25+ years of experience, 100's of restoration deals, and over $1B sold. The homepage does not publish a minimum revenue, EBITDA, enterprise-value, employee-count, or other formal client-eligibility threshold.[5]

What should a business owner evaluate before hiring Exit Strategies 360?

An owner considering Exit Strategies 360 should clarify the legal entity that would sign the engagement letter, the firm’s registration or licensing position in relevant jurisdictions, and the complete fee structure. The owner should also ask how buyer conflicts are handled, which restoration and specialty-trade buyer relationships are active, how confidentiality is managed, and what post-sale transition support is included. The published case studies are anonymized and describe different milestones, so the firm should clarify whether each example represents a completed transaction, an accepted offer, or another stage.[2][3][6][10]

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What legal entity will sign the engagement letter and receive fees

The contact page does not identify a legal contracting entity.[6]
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Is the firm licensed or registered as a business broker, investment adviser, or other regulated intermediary in any relevant jurisdiction

The contact page does not identify regulator registration, a license number, or firm-level regulatory authorization.[6]
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What are the upfront, monthly, success, minimum, termination, and tail fees

The services page does not publish a standard fee schedule, universal success-fee percentage, minimum fee, termination fee, or tail-period terms.[2]

What size transactions and clients does Exit Strategies 360 focus on?

Exit Strategies 360 states that it specializes in disaster restoration and specialty trade companies. The About page says the firm serves exceptional companies in these sectors nationwide.[1]

The case-study archive contains anonymized examples with different transaction or value-related milestones. A December 16, 2025 case study describes a California restoration company whose stated valuation increased from approximately $3.95M to an accepted offer of $9M after a 6–8 month pause in marketing. The source reports an accepted offer but does not establish whether the transaction later closed.

A December 15, 2025 case study describes a full-service restoration company with just over $20M in annual sales. It states that recovering a 3% gross-profit decline represented $4.2M of hypothetical value at a 7x multiple; the company later recovered the margin and added 1% more on almost $24M in sales.

A December 17, 2025 case study describes an anonymized business valued at about $18.5M that received $21M at closing plus a $10M+ earnout tied to two years of performance.[7][8][9]

The firm’s stated transaction work covers business assessment, valuation, confidential marketing preparation, buyer targeting, deal structuring, negotiation, due diligence, and closing support. Its consulting description also addresses pricing, confidential buyer outreach, and post-sale transition planning.

The public descriptions focus on owner-side business-exit and M&A advisory work.[3][4]

What does Exit Strategies 360 publicly disclose about fees, process and engagement terms?

The homepage does not publish a minimum revenue, EBITDA, enterprise-value, employee-count, or other formal client-eligibility threshold.

The services page does not publish a standard fee schedule, universal success-fee percentage, minimum fee, termination fee, or tail-period terms.

The case-study archive identifies three dated case studies but does not disclose client names or buyer identities.

The contact page does not identify a legal contracting entity, regulator registration, license number, or firm-level regulatory authorization.[2][5][6][10]

The M&A advisory page describes Exit Strategies 360 as an advisor and contrasts its model with brokers pursuing quick deals or commissions.

The contact page does not identify a legal contracting entity, regulator registration, license number, or firm-level regulatory authorization. That information should be confirmed directly before engagement.[3][6]

The public process emphasizes preparation, valuation, buyer recruitment, negotiation, diligence, and transition support for a restoration or specialty-trade sale. The firm states that it educates first, advises second, and facilitates execution when the owner is ready.[1][3][4]

Questions to ask before hiring Exit Strategies 360

What legal entity will sign the engagement letter and receive fees?
The contact page does not identify a legal contracting entity.[6]
Is the firm licensed or registered as a business broker, investment adviser, or other regulated intermediary in any relevant jurisdiction?
The contact page does not identify regulator registration, a license number, or firm-level regulatory authorization.[6]
What are the upfront, monthly, success, minimum, termination, and tail fees?
The services page does not publish a standard fee schedule, universal success-fee percentage, minimum fee, termination fee, or tail-period terms.[2]
How are buyer conflicts handled, and which restoration and specialty-trade buyer relationships are active today?
The public process describes buyer targeting and confidential outreach, while the case-study archive does not disclose buyer identities.[3][4][10]
What confidentiality procedures apply to buyer outreach and marketing materials?
The stated process includes confidential marketing-material preparation and confidential buyer outreach.[3][4]
Can the firm provide references for completed transactions and clarify whether the published case studies represent closed transactions, accepted offers, or other milestones?
The case studies include an accepted offer, a closing amount with an earnout, and a value-related operating example; the archive does not disclose client names or buyer identities.[7][8][9][10]
What are the minimum revenue, EBITDA, valuation, or geographic criteria for accepting an engagement?
The homepage does not publish a formal client-eligibility threshold, while the About page describes a nationwide focus on disaster restoration and specialty trade companies.[1][5]

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