Sunbelt Business Advisors

What Sunbelt Business Advisors does

Sunbelt Business Advisors is a private, Las Vegas-headquartered business brokerage and M&A advisory firm founded in 1978, operating through a decentralized network of independently owned offices across the United States. The firm connects business owners seeking to exit with individuals and executives seeking to acquire businesses, providing confidential business valuations, buyer matching, deal structuring, negotiation support, and SBA loan facilitation. Its core service portfolio is organized around five verticals: Construction, Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Tech, alongside generalist SMB M&A advisory.

The firm's platform rests on two proprietary, trademarked tools: ValuEdge™, an in-house business valuation methodology intended to give sellers realistic price expectations, and DealConnect™, a buyer-matching network that aggregates over 300,000 vetted buyers across the Sunbelt nationwide office footprint. Distribution is delivered through direct, broker-led field advisory in local markets and through a self-serve online inquiry form for confidential valuations, supported by content marketing (blog, monthly newsletter) and industry webinar participation.

Sunbelt earns revenue exclusively on a transaction-fee basis, collecting commissions only on successfully closed business sales and acquisitions. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-based. Through a strategic partnership with Masterworks Capital, the firm extends its service envelope into larger, more complex transactions in the $10M-$250M range, complementing its core SMB focus. The Las Vegas office, located at 2300 West Sahara Avenue, Suite 1200, serves the Las Vegas, Henderson, and surrounding Nevada market under the Sunbelt Las Vegas brand.

Name

Sunbelt Business Advisors

Legal name

Sunbelt Business Advisors

Website

https://sunbeltlv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sunbelt Business Advisors is a Las Vegas-based business brokerage and M&A advisory firm, founded in 1978, that helps SMB owners sell or acquire businesses through a nationwide network of independently owned offices and proprietary valuation (ValuEdge™) and buyer-matching (DealConnect™) tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Brokerage Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

M&A Advisory (Buy-side/Sell-side) (BPAHADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sell-Side M&A Advisory (FSAEAGAA), Buy-Side M&A Advisory (FSAEAGAB), Industry-Specialist / Sector-Focused M&A Advisory (FSAEAGAJ)

Keywords

• Business brokerage services
• M&A advisory
• Business valuation
• Business sale transactions
• Acquisition advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Vegas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Business Brokerage Services: Sunbelt Business Advisors earns commissions on successful business sales and acquisitions, acting as intermediaries between sellers and buyers of businesses. Revenue is transaction-based, earned upon closing of deals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Sunbelt Business Advisors provides business brokerage and mergers & acquisitions (M&A) advisory services, helping business owners prepare, value, market, and sell their companies and assisting buyers in identifying and acquiring businesses. Engagements are supported by proprietary tools ValuEdge™ (confidential business valuation) and DealConnect™ (buyer-seller deal management) and delivered through a national network of independently owned and operated offices.

Product overview

Sunbelt Business Advisors operates as a unified business brokerage and M&A advisory platform offering comprehensive services for buying and selling businesses. The core portfolio includes ValuEdge™ (proprietary business valuation methodology) and DealConnect™ (buyer network access with 300K+ vetted buyers), supported by services for M&A advisory, stock sales, and SBA loan facilitation. The platform serves multiple industry verticals including Construction, Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Tech across markets like Las Vegas and the broader Sunbelt network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ValuEdge™: Business valuation methodology that provides sellers with realistic valuations with no surprises or empty promises.
• DealConnect™

Products and services

• Business Sale Brokerage

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully sold a pet store chain for $2.5 million via SBA loan after competitor failed to sell at $1.8 million

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Masterworks CapitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMasterworks Capital partners with Sunbelt Business Advisors for larger, more complex deals in the $10M-$250M range. They embrace a similar mindset to Sunbelt but with a sharper focus on mid-to-large market transactions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Axial: Online deal-origination platform for lower-middle-market M&A. Comparable to Sunbelt's DealConnect™ in buyer-seller matching but delivered as a SaaS-style platform rather than a brokerage franchise.
• BizBuySell: Largest online marketplace for buying and selling small businesses. Represents the digital alternative to traditional brokerages for SMB mandates and a potential disintermediation channel for Sunbelt's lower end.
• Masterworks Capital: Mid-market M&A advisory partner of Sunbelt focused on deals in the $10M–$250M range. Comparable advisory services at a higher deal-size tier, with explicit referral relationship to Sunbelt.
• Acquire.com: Online marketplace for buying and selling startups and small online businesses. Comparable deal-matching utility to DealConnect™ but focused on tech-enabled and micro-SMB mandates that overlap Sunbelt's Tech vertical.

Direct peers

• Morgan & Westfield: Independent business brokerage and M&A advisory focused on selling SMBs and lower-middle-market businesses. Competes with Sunbelt on mandate type and buyer-matching services.
• Transworld Business Advisors: Franchise-based business brokerage and M&A advisory firm covering SMB buy-side and sell-side mandates across the United States. Closest direct competitor to Sunbelt's franchise model and service mix.
• VR Business Brokers / VR Mergers & Acquisitions: Franchised business brokerage network offering SMB M&A intermediation across US markets. Directly comparable in service scope, target deal size, and franchise distribution model.
• Murphy Business & Financial Corporation: Business brokerage franchise providing valuation, sales, and M&A advisory to SMB owners and buyers. Competes head-to-head with Sunbelt in the lower-middle-market transaction segment.

Broad incumbents

• Houlihan Lokey: Global investment bank with a dedicated middle-market M&A practice. Represents the scaled incumbent offering overlapping sell-side and buy-side advisory, with whom Sunbelt/Masterworks compete for mid-market mandates.

Others

• M&A Source: Industry association and deal platform for lower-middle-market M&A advisors and intermediaries. Comparable ecosystem participant with overlapping advisor base and content distribution to Sunbelt's broker network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sunbelt-business-advisors-of-las-vegas

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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