Sell your business with clarity, confidence, and zero regrets.

Whether you’re ready to list today—or are just starting to think it through—Peak Value helps you exit on your terms.

Explore brokerage or advisory paths—no pressure, just perspective.

We combine strategic advisory, M&A execution, and emotional clarity to help business owners exit well—not just sell quickly.

You don’t have to rush to sell—but you do deserve a plan.

Every owner’s journey is different. Whether you’re ready to sell, or are still exploring, we meet you where you are—and guide you where you want to go.

Columbia River Gorge

Brokerage Services

Get your business valued, listed, and sold—professionally, confidentially, and with care.

  • Full-service M&A support

  • Buyer vetting + negotiation

  • Confidential, owner-first process

Mount Baker wilderness

Exit Advisory

Most business owners don’t realize what an exit actually costs—until it’s too late.

Our advisory path gives you a blueprint for timing, value, and legacy—before the pressure hits.

  • Value + readiness diagnostics

  • Gap-to-goal roadmap

  • Legacy + identity planning

Not just brokers.
Not just advisors.

A partner for what comes next.

At Peak Value Associates, we help owners exit with confidence, dignity, and pride—not pressure.

Sometimes that means running the deal.

Sometimes it means preparing for what’s next.

We help you figure out which—and walk the right path, with the right team.

Our approach blends financial precision, M&A execution, and human-centered strategy—so when you walk away, it’s not just a transaction.

It’s a transition you’re proud of.

Where Precision Meets Peace of Mind

Every tool in our toolkit is designed to do one thing: help you exit proud, not pressured.

We support the full journey—strategically organized across four essential domains:

Foundational Readiness

Strategic Exit Planning

Certified Business Valuation

Normalized earnings & add-back modeling

Transferability scoring

Broker’s Opinion of Value (BOV) or CVA-depth

Risk-adjusted benchmarking

Market Engagement

Buyer Targeting & Fit Matching

Blind profile development

PE, HNW, and family office outreach

Strategic deal network marketing

Deal Management

Offer Evaluation & Negotiation Support

Net-to-you projections

Deal structure design (earn-outs, equity, etc.)

Stakeholder coordination

Personal Transition

Post-Sale Transition & Identity Planning

Team transition plans

Owner runway design

Legacy narrative development

This isn’t about getting out fast. It’s about getting out whole.

When you’re not quite ready to sell—but know you will be—this is where we start.

Behind every clean exit is a carefully architected process.

Ours blends emotional clarity, business design, and transactional rigor to protect your value and your legacy.

We call it the Owner-Focused Exit Sequence™.

  • Slow down. Check in. Design forward.

    • Identity exploration: Who are you without the business?

    • Life alignment: What does the next chapter look like?

    • Strategic clarity: How aligned is your company to your goals?

    • Readiness benchmarking: Emotional + financial diagnostics

  • Make your business easier to buy—and easier to let go of.

    • Financial reporting cleanup

    • Value driver analysis

    • Transferability + dependency audit

    • Succession + key-person planning

    • Brand narrative + timing model design

  • Build the path, not just the pitch.

    • Gap-to-Goal Map™ + Readiness Index™

    • Buyer profiling + targeting

    • Confidential materials + blind listing

    • Valuation validation + exit scenarios

  • From LOI to legacy—we run point.

    • Offer vetting + deal structure design

    • Due diligence orchestration

    • CPA, legal, and wealth team alignment

    • Emotional navigation + Next Chapter Blueprint™

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You only get one shot at leaving your business.

Do it with clarity.

Do it without regret.

Do it the way you built it—with intention.

No pitch. Just a mirror and a map.