You did the work, Now secure your lagacy

You’ve built a business defined by precision, a strong reputation, and loyal customers. Instead of retiring and walking away, consider maximizing the full value of your work by selling your company as a thriving, ongoing operation.

Looking to Sell Your Business

Selling a business is a major decision, and MMI helps you navigate every stage with confidence. From valuation and buyer identification to negotiations and closing, we position your business for the best possible outcome.

Share your goals, and our team will help you explore the right path forward.

Why Sell Through MMI Business Advisory

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    Qualified Buyer Network

    Access to serious investors and strategic buyers actively seeking manufacturing and industrial businesses.

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    Business Valuation Guidance

    Accurate market-based valuation insights to position your business competitively and maximize return.

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    Smooth Transaction Management

    End-to-end coordination through buyer screening, negotiations, due diligence, and closing support.

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MMI Timeline

  • 1997
  • 2010-14
  • 2015-17
  • 2018-20
  • 2021-22
  • 2023
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1997

Foundation

Built trust with machine shops, Fortune 500 manufacturers, OEM partners across the country, and international partners across Europe and Asia.

1997

The Team

Guidance you can trust

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Paul Zimmer

Founder & CEO

With over 30 years of experience in the machinery industry, Paul founded MMI in 1997 with a vision to build a smarter, agile industrial solutions company. Under his leadership, MMI has evolved into a data-driven organization known for strategic decision-making, operational efficiency, and a strong track record of success across the manufacturing sector.

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Robert Person

President of Asset Management & Recovery

With over 30 years of experience in the machinery industry, Paul founded MMI in 1997 with a vision to build a smarter, agile industrial solutions company. Under his leadership, MMI has evolved into a data-driven organization known for strategic decision-making, operational efficiency, and a strong track record of success across the manufacturing sector.

Why Partner With MMI Business Advisory

Trusted guidance to help you maximize value, attract the right buyers, and navigate a smooth business sale.

Machinery Expertise You Can’t Replicate

Machinery Expertise You Can’t Replicate

At MMI Business Advisory, we don’t just read financials, we understand machines, production floors, and the realities of running a metalworking operation. With almost 30 years inside this industry and tens of thousands of CNC and fabrication assets sold, valued, and moved, our expertise is built on real hands-on experience. While traditional advisory firms rely on spreadsheets alone, we bring true industrial intelligence backed by proprietary data, decades of market insight, and a nationwide network of machine buyers, sellers, riggers, and operators. Owners trust us because we speak the language of manufacturing and deliver transitions that are not only financially sound, but operationally smart and grounded in how real shops run.

Our Footprint: A Network Built on Owners

Our Footprint: A Network Built on Owners

Most advisory firms depend on a small circle of private equity and venture groups, but MMI Business Advisory operates on a completely different level. Our reach is built on one of the largest networks of manufacturing owners, operators, and industry buyers in North America, expanded from a 500,000+ end-user database and decades of machinery relationships. This footprint lets us do what traditional firms can’t: connect owners to owners. We pair businesses with buyers who understand the craft, respect the workforce, and value the legacy behind the company, not just the EBITDA multiple. For sellers, that means your identity stays intact, your employees stay supported, and your mission continues under leadership that shares your values. Our network gives you more options, more alignment, and more control over your future, all while achieving strong valuations and successful outcomes.

Our Focus: One Industry, One Mission, Nearly 30 Years Strong

Our Focus: One Industry, One Mission, Nearly 30 Years Strong

MMI isn’t a generalist advisory firm, we have one focus: Metalworking and Manufacturing. That specialization gives us a level of clarity, depth, and credibility broad advisory groups simply can’t match. For more than three decades, we’ve built MMI around deep relationships with OEMs, job shops, aerospace and defense suppliers, and heavy industry partners. Our market intelligence comes from over 17,640 machine transactions, supported by a team of machinery experts, valuation professionals, and deal specialists who understand this sector from the inside out. With a national footprint, a 40,000 sq. ft. facility, and a network spanning 10,000+ dealers and 500,000+ end users, we guide transitions with precision and confidence. We are metalworking people, and have been for almost 30 years, and every deal we execute is backed by the relationships, knowledge, and trust built across decades in this industry.

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A detailed overview of how MMI helps buyers, sellers, and investors in the machinery industry.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to common questions about the MMI Business Advisory process.

Seller confidentiality is protected through anonymized listings, NDA-gated access, and broker-reviewed buyer approvals.

Only qualified buyers who complete the NDA and approval process can access CIMs and sensitive business information.

MMI specializes in manufacturing sectors including CNC machining, fabrication, aerospace, automation, plastics, industrial services, and precision manufacturing.

The Confidential Information Memorandum includes financial summaries, operational details, customer analysis, equipment overviews, and growth opportunities.

Transaction timelines vary depending on complexity, buyer engagement, and diligence requirements, though most processes span several months.

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