Your Mergers and Acquisitions Consultant
Your life’s work. A future shaped
around you.
Boutique M&A Advisory Firm:
Work with a mergers and acquisitions consultant who takes time to understand your business, your priorities, and what comes next.
With 25 years of experience and more than 700 transactions across Florida, our team brings seasoned guidance and personal attention to M&A advisor services, exit planning, and business brokerage. Sailfish is intentionally boutique and focused on the business you’ve built and the life you want next.
Start with a 30-minute conversation with one of our M&A Advisors.We Read the Financials, then Show you the Right Path.
Your goals, readiness, and sale complexity guide the approach we recommend.
M&A Advisor Services
Businesses Valued From $5M To $100M
Work directly with a mergers and acquisitions consultant to prepare your company, attract qualified buyers, and negotiate a sale that supports your goals.
- Prepare for buyer scrutiny. Address financial reporting, management depth, and owner dependence—whether you’re selling now or in one to five years.
- Build negotiating leverage. Confidentially approach strategic acquirers, private equity firms, and family offices selected for fit and financial capacity.
- Look beyond headline price. Evaluate cash at closing, earn-outs, retained equity, and your role after the sale.
- Protect value through closing. Coordinate due diligence with your legal and accounting advisors to address potential delays and price reductions.
Florida Business Brokers
Businesses Valued Under $5M
Our Florida business brokers help Main Street and owner-operated businesses attract qualified buyers, negotiate confidently, and move toward closing with personal, confidential guidance.
- Draw on 25 years of experience. Prepare, price, and present your business to highlight its earnings, strengths, and growth potential.
- Reach qualified buyers confidentially. Target individuals, entrepreneurs, and search funds, with screening before sensitive information is shared.
- Negotiate the full offer. Assess buyer financing, payment terms, and transition requirements against your goals.
- Keep your sale moving. Get direct guidance through due diligence, financing, and closing, with clear updates and next steps.
Not sure where your business falls? Start with a conversation →
M&A Advisor Services for Owners at Every Stage
From the first "should I sell?" conversation to the wire at closing, and the years of preparation in between.
Sell-Side M&A Advisory
Preparation, positioning, confidential buyer outreach, a competitive process, and negotiation through diligence and closing for $5M–$100M transactions.
See our M&A advisor services →Exit Planning & Sale Preparation
For owners one to five years out. We identify what buyers will pay for, what they will discount, and the specific steps that raise value and reduce risk before you go to market.
Learn more →Buy-Side Advisory
Define acquisition criteria, identify and approach businesses that are not publicly listed, and negotiate terms. For strategic acquirers and investors building a platform.
Learn more →Business Valuation
A defensible view of what your business is worth to a buyer today, the drivers behind that number, and what would move it. Delivered as part of an advisory or exit planning engagement.
Learn more →Unsolicited Offer Review
Received a letter of intent you did not ask for? We assess the buyer, the structure, and the market before you respond, so a single offer does not set your price.
Learn more →Small Business Brokerage
A licensed, professional sale process for Small Business Owners & Main Street businesses under $1M up to $5M, with the same confidentiality and care we bring to larger transactions.
Meet our Florida business brokers →
PERSONAL. ON PURPOSE.
People you know.
Advice you can
talk through.
Rajiv Khatri
Managing Partner
Sarah Khatri
Managing Partner
We’ve built and sold businesses ourselves. We understand why the decision can reach far beyond the deal.
Sailfish is boutique by intention. We take time to understand your priorities, explain the tradeoffs, and help you make informed decisions through an important transition.
Our faith informs how we serve: with integrity in our advice, stewardship of what you’ve built, and care for the people a transition touches.
The Credentials Behind Every Closing
Sailfish advisors are trained, certified, and licensed by the industry's most respected associations.
A clear path from your first question to your next chapter.
Discuss your goals. Prepare your next move. Move forward with guidance. Our sale process provides structure, and we tailor the work for exit planning, acquisitions, or an offer already on the table.
Discuss your goals
Spend approximately 30 minutes with a managing partner discussing your business, timing, and questions. We help identify a useful next step.
Agree on the approach
Clarify the service, scope, responsibilities, and expectations before the engagement begins.
Prepare the business
Review the financial story, operations, and likely buyer questions. Prioritize the preparation that matters.
Engage suitable buyers
When you are ready, present the opportunity and approach appropriate buyers through a confidential process.
Navigate the transaction
Compare offers and work through negotiation, diligence, and closing alongside your legal and tax advisors.
700+ Florida Business Owners Trust Us
Real stories from owners who sold, scaled, and succeeded with Sailfish.
Deep sector knowledge. Real buyer relationships.
Every sector has its own buyers, its own multiples, and its own reasons a deal falls apart. We work in the industries where we know all three: who is acquiring right now, what they pay for, and what they walk away from. With 3,500 qualified buyers, PE groups, and strategic acquirers already in our network, your business goes to the people most likely to value it.
HVAC · Plumbing · Roofing · Electrical · Landscaping · Pool · Pest Control · Restoration→ Construction & ContractorsGeneral, concrete, paving, excavation→ Healthcare & Home Health→ Manufacturing & Distribution→ Transportation & Logistics→ Professional & B2B Services→ Technology & Tech-Enabled Services→ Automotive & Car Wash→ Marine, Tourism & Hospitality→ Retail & Consumer→ Education & Childcare→
We're listening. Not sure what your next step is? That is a good place to start.
“I’m thinking
about selling.”
“I want to be ready
in a few years.”
“Someone just
made me an offer.”
Mergers and acquisitions consulting: your questions answered.
You don’t need every answer before starting a conversation.
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Both can support a business sale. The right approach depends on the complexity of your business, likely buyers, and preparation involved. Our M&A advisor services support more complex transactions, while our licensed Florida business brokers provide a focused process for owner-operated businesses under $5M. You do not need to know your transaction value before we talk; we help you identify the approach that fits your goals.
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That is a good time to start a conversation. Exit planning can help you understand your options, identify what may affect value, and prepare at a pace that fits your goals. A conversation does not commit you to a sale.
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We plan how and when business information is shared, use confidentiality agreements where appropriate, and discuss buyer qualification before sensitive details are released. We will walk you through the process and the limits of confidentiality in a transaction.
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Yes. We help buyers clarify acquisition goals, consider opportunities, and navigate the process. Start with a conversation about the type of business you are looking for and your objectives.
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Your first conversation is approximately 30 minutes with one of our managing partners. We begin with your business, goals, timing, and questions, then discuss whether our services fit and what a useful next step could be. Before an engagement begins, we agree on scope and responsibilities. You do not need to have decided to sell before reaching out.
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A mergers and acquisitions consultant helps owners prepare for a transaction, understand potential buyers, evaluate offers, and navigate the sale process. At Sailfish, this includes reviewing the business’s financial story, planning confidential outreach, comparing deal terms, and coordinating diligence with your legal, tax, and other professional advisors. Our role is to explain your options and guide decisions around your priorities.
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An offer is more than its headline price. We help you evaluate the buyer, what is paid at closing, what depends on future performance, and what obligations may remain after the sale. We also consider conditions, timing, and alternatives before you decide how to respond. Bring the offer and your questions to a confidential conversation.
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A boutique approach keeps your priorities central to the engagement. At Sailfish, you begin with a managing partner and receive guidance grounded in buyer access, preparation, negotiation experience, and personal involvement. We take time to explain why a buyer may be suitable, what preparation matters, and how deal terms affect your outcome. Our team brings 25 years of experience and more than 1,000 transactions across Florida to those conversations.
Thinking about selling?
For 25+ years, we’ve helped Florida business owners protect their legacy and maximize their return.
Our MissionStewardship, legacy, and the next chapter.
A business is more than a balance sheet. It is years of early mornings, payroll made on faith, employees who became family, and a reputation earned one customer at a time. We treat the sale as stewardship: honest advice even when it is not what you hoped to hear, a pace set by your goals rather than our calendar, and the willingness to tell you when a buyer or a deal is the wrong fit. We believe this work is a calling, and we try to do it the way we would want it done for our own family.