MAXIMIZE YOUR EXIT. MINIMIZE YOUR STRESS.
Western US M&A advisor for business owners ready to exit, and buyers ready to acquire.
Planning Your Business Exit?
Get maximum value for your life's work. We provide confidential M&A advisory, proprietary business valuations, and structured sales processes to pre-vetted buyers.
- ✦ 100% Success-Fee Based (No upfront fees)
- ✦ Comprehensive SDE Financial Normalization
- ✦ Strict Operator-Broker Confidentiality Protocols
Looking to Acquire a Business?
Access pre-vetted contractor, manufacturing, and distribution businesses for sale across 6 Western states. Review listings and pre-qualify for SBA deal flow.
- ✦ Direct Access to Qualified CIMs
- ✦ SBA Financing & NMLS Loan Pre-Qualification
- ✦ High-Quality proprietary deal flow
Western US Advisory Credentials
CA DRE #02079242
IBBA Member
CABB Member
Most Brokers Know Finance. Stan Knows Your Business.
Here's the truth about selling a contractor, manufacturing, or distribution company: the financials are only part of the story. Your real value is in your recurring contracts, your crew, your customer relationships, your reputation, things that don't show up cleanly on a balance sheet.
A broker who has only ever worked in finance or real estate will look at your numbers and give you a multiple. Stan Cortland looks at your operation and finds what others miss.
Before Stan ever represented a single transaction, he spent decades building and running his own businesses, including one of the largest Xerox dealerships in the country. He has managed field crews, negotiated long-term service contracts, and navigated the exact emotional and financial complexity of selling a company he built from the ground up.
That's not a marketing angle. That's a resume.
"In lower-middle-market M&A, price is just one lever. Structure, timing, buyer fit, and financing terms determine what you actually walk away with.", Stan Cortland, Founder, Cortland Business Brokers
We Work With Owners of Real Businesses
Cortland Business Brokers focuses on the Western United States market in five specific sectors. We know these industries deeply, the margins, the multiples, the buyer profiles, and the deal structures that get transactions across the finish line.
Contractor Services
HVAC, plumbing, roofing, general contracting, solar installation, pool and spa services.
Industrial & Precision Manufacturing
Machine shops, precision fabrication, industrial products manufacturing.
Construction Materials Manufacturing
Concrete, brick, block, structural and architectural component producers.
Industrial Distribution & Wholesale
MRO supply distributors, industrial machinery wholesalers.
Construction Supply Distribution
Lumber, piping, HVAC materials, and specialty building supply distributors.
If your business fits one of these sectors and you're thinking about your exit, whether that's next year or five years from now, the right time to start a confidential conversation is now.
Active Investment Opportunities
Teasers shown are blind-redacted for public view, full CIMs require a signed NDA.
Explore confidential business listings across the Western US. Register as a buyer to sign NDAs and access complete CIM dossiers.
Distinguished Glass Company
20+ year established residential and commercial glass company in Santa Clara County, CA; custom shower door installation; retirement sale.
Residential Construction Business
50-year established legacy brand; stable crew of 7 tradespeople; high organic repeat and referral customer base.
HVAC Reliable & Professional Business
Family-owned & operated HVAC company in high-growth Riverside County; retiring founder; strong organic repeat/referral client base.
Doors & Frames Company
Established commercial door & frame manufacturer; ~20% SDE margin; union installation workforce; $400K specialized machinery included.
The Path to a Successful, Confidential Close
We reduce transition complexity into a structured, protective timeline designed to preserve operational continuity.
1. Proprietary Valuation
We analyze operations and normalize discretionary earnings to deliver a defensible, premium market valuation.
2. Blind Marketing
Your business is presented to qualified buyers under blind profiles with no identifying details.
3. NDA-Gated Qualification lock
No identification occurs without a signed NDA and verified proof of funds.
4. Due Diligence & Deal Structuring shield
We manage buyer due diligence and coordinate SBA/bank financing structure.
5. Structured Close
We coordinate legal escrow details for a clean, confidential handoff.
Confidentiality in Action: Teaser vs. Full CIM
See how we protect your business identity in public marketing, compared to the gated file unlocked for vetted buyers.
Ready to Exit Your Business?
Request a complimentary, secure SDE valuation. Learn what your business is worth in today's M&A market with no obligation.
Register for Deal Flow
Gain access to proprietary listings and receive automatic alerts when new contractor, manufacturing, or distribution deals matching your criteria go live.