First Boca Associates, Inc.
First Boca Associates, Inc. identifies itself as a mid-market M&A specialist and business advisor. It publicly describes buy-side and sell-side advisory, investor access, valuation and transaction-process support, with a stated no-front-end-fee and generally non-exclusive approach.
FBA publicly offers buy-side and sell-side M&A advisory for mid-market U.S.
companies, including access to strategic buyers, private equity and other investors. Its stated primary target is U.S.-based companies with revenue over $10 million or EBITDA over $2 million, while its sell-side page references businesses with greater than $2 million in trailing profits.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
What does First Boca Associates, Inc. do?
First Boca Associates, Inc. identifies itself as a mid-market merger-and-acquisition specialist and business advisor. The Florida Division of Corporations lists the company as an active Florida profit corporation, document number P94000022311, filed March 23, 1994, with a principal address in Boca Raton, Florida.[1][2]
FBA publicly states that it provides buy-side and sell-side M&A services, strategic-investor and private-equity access, real-estate acquisition or divestiture services, and board- or CEO-level consulting and advisory services. Its FAQ states that its advisory role can include market valuation, buyer searches, due diligence, executive summaries or confidential information memoranda, and M&A contract-process guidance.[3][6]
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.
Published criteria: FBA states that its primary target is mid-market U.S.-based companies with revenue over $10 million or EBITDA over $2 million. Its sell-side page separately describes U.S.-based businesses with greater than $2 million in trailing profits.[1][4]
What should a business owner evaluate before hiring First Boca Associates, Inc.?
Owners evaluating FBA can examine its stated mid-market criteria, sell-side services, investor access and success-fee-only structure. The stated criteria include U.S.-based companies with revenue over $10 million or EBITDA over $2 million, while the sell-side page references businesses with greater than $2 million in trailing profits. Before engagement, owners should clarify the exact fee mechanics, engagement obligations, buyer qualification process, conflicts policy, regulatory structure and recent closed-deal experience.[1][2][4][5][6]
What exact success-fee formula, minimum fee, tail period, expense policy and termination provisions apply
Which named transactions has FBA closed in the past three to five years, and what were the industry, size, structure and closing dates
Which legal entity signs the engagement and receives fees
What size transactions and clients does First Boca Associates, Inc. focus on?
FBA presents broad sector coverage. Its About Us page identifies energy, specialty chemicals, coatings, polymers, biotech and environmental services as areas of M&A and business-development specialization for senior advisor Gerald Habib.[5]
FBA’s About Us page states that it has successfully closed transactions for clients in amounts significantly exceeding $100 million. The page does not identify named recent transactions, counterparties, transaction dates, deal values or consideration terms.[5]
FBA describes advisory work involving business sales, acquisitions and recapitalization funding. Its services also include access to strategic investors and private-equity funds.[3][4]
What does First Boca Associates, Inc. publicly disclose about fees, process and engagement terms?
FBA’s FAQ page does not publish a universal success-fee percentage, minimum fee, tail period, termination schedule or detailed engagement-letter terms. FBA’s About Us page does not identify named recent transactions, counterparties, transaction dates, deal values or consideration terms. The Florida corporate record does not establish a specific firm-level broker-dealer, investment-adviser or securities registration status.[2][5][6]
The Florida Division of Corporations lists First Boca Associates, Inc. as an active Florida profit corporation, document number P94000022311, filed March 23, 1994. The record lists Robert W. Weinberg as CEO and Alan Stein as President. The Florida corporate record does not establish a specific firm-level broker-dealer, investment-adviser or securities registration status.[2]
FBA states that it does not charge front-end fees, generally does not require an exclusive agreement, and is paid when a transaction closes with an investor or transaction partner it introduced. The firm also describes support involving valuation, buyer searches, due diligence, executive summaries or confidential information memoranda, and contract-process guidance.[1][6]
Questions to ask before hiring First Boca Associates, Inc.
What exact success-fee formula, minimum fee, tail period, expense policy and termination provisions apply?
Which named transactions has FBA closed in the past three to five years, and what were the industry, size, structure and closing dates?
Which legal entity signs the engagement and receives fees?
Does the engagement involve any broker-dealer, investment-adviser or other regulated affiliate?
How are buyer conflicts, confidentiality, data-room access and competing mandates handled?
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