Situation
Budget Signs, LLC, headquartered in Roanoke, VA, was founded in 1999 and has grown into a leading regional full-service sign and crane company that fabricates, installs and services signs in western Virginia, southern West Virginia and northern North Carolina.

Objective
Matrix was retained by Budget Signs to pursue a 100% sale of the business to a strategic buyer with the goal of achieving a liquidity event and retirement for the Company’s shareholders.

Solution
Matrix marketed the business and clearly communicated transaction objectives to a broad universe of strategic buyers.

After bids were received and management meetings were held, the winning buyer emerged based on their willingness to pay an attractive valuation for the business, purchase the related-party real estate, and only require a 3-month transition period from selling shareholders.