How to Sell a Small Business Without a Broker
When economic conditions are strong, large companies often overlook smaller business units that run quietly in the background.
What you’ll learn
Who is this course for
This course is for corporate development proffessionals and operators who have inherited a subscale business unit that no longer fits the portfolio and need to move it quickly and cleanly. It is also a practical primer for buyers- PE investors and strategics- who want to source and win carve-out assets that most of the market ignores.
Instructor
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Michael Frankel is the founder and managing partner of Trajectory Capital, a private equity fund focused on acquiring enterprise technology businesses, with over 25 years of M&A experience spanning roles as an attorney, investment banker, corporate development officer, and CFO. Across roughly 110 to 115 transactions, he has run M&A from every seat at the table- making him one of the few practitioners who can speak to both the buy side and sell side of a subscale divestiture with equal authority.
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The Intelligence Hub is where M&A practitioners access Buyer-Led M&A™ playbooks, frameworks, templates, and real-world insights from experienced deal leaders. Courses are taught by practitioners who've run deals — not academics or advisors. Topics include integration planning, due diligence, deal sourcing, valuation, and more.
The Intelligence Hub is available 24/7 through your M&A Science membership. Access them on-demand at your pace, on any device.
It depends on where you are in your M&A journey. If you're building foundational knowledge, start with the M&A Fundamentals Track — five courses covering the full deal lifecycle from sourcing through integration. If you're already running deals and want to build a repeatable, scalable process, explore the Buyer-Led M&A™ Certification. New courses are added regularly as we deepen the curriculum.
