Faelon Partners

What does Faelon Partners do?

Faelon Partners Ltd. identifies itself as a Twin Cities, Minnesota-based firm providing confidential business brokerage services and M&A representation. The firm states that it has served business owners nationwide since 1985.

Its public service offering includes sell-side representation, growth through acquisition, strategic advisory, and Range of Value valuation support. Faelon also states that it handles transactions of all sizes and complexity for privately held companies.[1][2]

Faelon publicly states that it advises privately held-company leadership on business sales involving family members, partner or management buyouts, strategic acquirers, financial acquirers, and planned exit strategies.

Its stated services include sell-side representation, acquisition searches, strategic advisory, and Range of Value valuation support. Public transaction examples describe assistance with valuation, buyer outreach, negotiation, transaction structuring, due diligence, marketing materials, and the sales process.[2][3][5][6][8][10]

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.

What should a business owner evaluate before hiring Faelon Partners?

Owners evaluating Faelon can examine its stated sell-side representation, valuation, confidential buyer-search, negotiation, and due-diligence capabilities. The public examples span strategic buyers, financial buyers, and several industries, including security services, consulting, creative services, and distribution.

Before signing an engagement, an owner should request the proposed valuation methodology, buyer-search approach, applicable legal entity and regulatory status, fee and expense provisions, termination and tail terms, conflicts policy, process timeline, and examples comparable by industry, size, geography, and buyer type.[1][2][3][5][6][7][8][9]

What size transactions and clients does Faelon Partners focus on?

Faelon states that it deals with transactions in all industries and has experience across numerous industries and verticals. Public transaction examples include security services, human-resources consulting, creative content, and distribution businesses.[1][5][8][9]

Faelon states that it represented Carlson-Dettmann Consulting in its sale to Cottingham & Butler and conducted a national buyer search, including buyer outreach, negotiation, financial-structure development, due-diligence support, and employee-transition assistance.

Other public examples include assistance to Northern Wholesale Supply with valuation, negotiation, and transaction structuring before the owners selected Wynnchurch Capital as their partner; assistance to Cushman Motor Company’s shareholders with valuing, negotiating, and structuring a transaction; and representation of Tri Communications Security Services in its sale to Heartland Security Services.

Faelon also publicly describes the acquisition of Morsekode by Gravity Global and identifies Morsekode as a creative content agency involved in the transaction.[5][6][7][8][9]

Faelon’s stated transaction work includes sell-side representation, growth through acquisition, strategic and financial buyer outreach, buyer searches, valuation, negotiation, and transaction structuring.

For acquisition searches, the firm states that criteria may include industry or SIC code, geography, employee count, revenue, and whether the target is public, private, or a franchise business.[1][2][4][6]

What does Faelon Partners publicly disclose about fees, process and engagement terms?

Faelon’s official Services page does not publish universal fee percentages, minimum fees, retainer amounts, success-fee terms, termination provisions, tail periods, or standard engagement schedules.

The Carlson-Dettmann Consulting transaction page does not disclose the transaction value, purchase-price consideration, financing terms, fee amounts, or complete closing date.[2][5]

Faelon Partners Ltd. publicly identifies itself as a merger-and-acquisition advisory and business brokerage firm and lists an office in Golden Valley, Minnesota.

Faelon’s official About page does not state broker-dealer registration, investment-adviser registration, FINRA membership, SEC registration, or another securities regulatory authorization for Faelon Partners Ltd. Direct verification of any regulatory status is appropriate where relevant to the contemplated engagement.[1]

Public transaction descriptions indicate that Faelon may support valuation, buyer searches, marketing materials, buyer outreach, negotiation, financial or transaction structuring, due diligence, and employee-transition assistance. The firm also states that it provides confidential business brokerage services.

For acquisition assignments, Faelon states that searches can be conducted nationwide, regionally, by state, or by ZIP Code, using criteria such as industry or SIC code, employees, revenue, and business type.[1][4][5][8]

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