How much does it cost to sell your business? How much do business brokers & investment bankers charge for their services? Who pays the broker fee? Should I work with a business broker to sell my business? In today's video, we cover investment banking and business broker fees in depth talking about the actual cost and types of payment structures seen in the marketplace to pay business brokers. See below the key topics covered;

Should you hire a business broker? Why does it make sense to hired a good broker/investment banker?
Brokers get paid on a contingent basis, there are a few structures seen in the marketplace 1) flat fee 2) percentage fee 3) Lehman Fee 4) Reverse Lehman Fee.
Why do business brokers charge retainers and monthly fees?
What is the standard % fee for a business sale?
How to negotiate fees when interviewing business brokers and investment bankers?

Please note that the fees discussed in this video are for lower midmarket and midmarket businesses. Small business brokers selling companies below $500K in enterprise value will typically charge higher rates in the 812% range and are not included in the Firmex market study shown.

Looking to sell your business and want to read up more on the selling process? Consider some of the following popular "how to sell your business" books for more information or follow FinanceKid for future content:

https://amzn.to/3Efixki The Art of Selling Your Business by: John Warrilow
https://amzn.to/3nt1khn Mergers & Acquisitions Playbook by: Mark Filippell
https://amzn.to/3E9bLwi How to Build a Business and Sell It for Millions by: Jack Garson

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Roblee Capital is a Torontobased M&A Investment Bank focused on serving companies with revenues between $1MM to $100MM primarily offering sell and buyside M&A services. We work with Canadianbased business owners looking to sell their lower midmarket business. Check out our website at;

https://www.robleecapital.ca/