Robbinex Inc. is a consultative business intermediary firm specializing in the sale of mid-sized privately held companies. Robbinex was founded in 1974 by Doug Robbins in

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but since then has expanded to include offices throughout

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and the

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. Robbinex focuses on midsize businesses with sales between 2.5 and 20 million dollars but has sold companies with over 50 million in sales in the past
Plan for Business Succession
In recent years the company has begun to focus on the education aspects of M&A; a previously avoided subject in the industry. Due to the lack of information on the subject, the company felt that a shift in focus towards education could open up new horizons and as such, they have created a number of workshops, seminars, "webinars" and other training programs to help educate their employees, clients, other professionals and business intermediaries. Robbinex is responsible for a fair deal of academic literature on the subject of business intermediation which have been published in several newspapers and magazines, including the ''

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'', ''M&A Today'' and the ''

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'' (a division of the ''

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'') to name a few.

Industry firsts

*Robbinex created the ''Three Phase Process of Selling Businesses'
Three Phase Process
Each of the three phases has a specific function. Phase 1 determines the company’s worth, Phase 2 prepares the documentation to represent the business, and Phase 3 negotiates to achieve the best possible value for the business owner. The ''Three Phase Process'' is recognized by

business brokers Business brokers, also called business transfer agents, or intermediaries, assist buyers and sellers of privately held businesses in the buying and selling process. They typically estimate the value of the business; advertise it for sale with o ...

as one of the most important works of recent times on the subject and is the only business mediation process that is ISO9001 registered. *Robbinex was a founding member of the Swiss-based organization, the International Corporate Finance Group ( ICFG). It was the first North American company to join the ICFG. Robbinex was also a founding member of the US based organization, the M&A Source. Doug Robbins was one of the organization's founding directors. *Robbinex introduced industrial psychology to the field of business intermediation. Specifically administration of th
TAIS (The Attentional and Interpersonal Style Inventory)
for prospective clients, buyers and employees. *Robbinex runs "webinars", or internet seminars, on business intermediation in order to educate clients and partners on the intermediation process.

References

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External links

Robbinex Business Intermediaries website
Companies based in Ontario Grimsby, Ontario Mergers and acquisitions