Our Company

D. W. Hammer & Company provides professional advice to sellers of private, middle-market businesses (typically $5-50 Million in annual revenues) to help sellers receive the best price and terms. We design, develop, facilitate and negotiate effective sales strategies for our clients. Our clients have included sellers in the computer software, consumer electronics, medical technology, personnel and staffing, insurance, architectural, engineering, environmental, restaurant, plastics fabrication, machine tool manufacturing, cable television, pharmaceutical and telecommunications industries.

D. W. Hammer & Company works with a variety of advisors who operate behind the scenes on a confidential basis to provide, within time constraints that match your decision process, comprehensive solutions for issues involving business valuation, market research, business and marketing plan development, financial modeling, accounting system support and environmental assessments. We also maintain close relationships with top lawyers and accountants who are available to assist our sellers. When you call on D. W. Hammer & Company, you are calling on a proven team of professionals. 

D. W. Hammer & Company charges no up-front fees and believes merger and divestiture professionals should only receive payment when they deliver results. Because we invest our time and resources to help clients sell their companies, we are very selective about the companies we represent. D. W. Hammer & Company works only on a referral basis and selects a limited number of assignments each year. 

D. W. Hammer & Company knows that the sale of your company is likely to be the most important and largest financial event in your company's history. For most entrepreneurs, concluding the sale of your business is an event which occurs only once. Let us advise you how you can maximize the value of your business by using the experience, background and resources of D. W. Hammer & Company to consummate the sale of your business. 

D. W. Hammer & Company is a team of professionals who will work with you to conclude the successful sale of your business. Principal David W. Hammer has represented NYSE buyers and sellers, as well as selling entrepreneurs, in 120 successful transactions ranging individually in size from tens of thousands of dollars to over $150 Million with an aggregate transaction volume of in excess of $900 Million. His background as an attorney and certified public accountant, coupled with that additional operational experience gained as a sitting director of seven privately held companies (including a national bank), provides you with an advantageous combination of education and experience applicable to your sales transaction.