ABOUT TRANSACTAGE
Most business owners don’t fail because they built the wrong business. They fail because they never exited it. Transactage exists to change that. We are a business brokerage and exit advisory firm built for founders who want more than a listing service — they want strategy, representation, negotiation power, market reach, and a result that reflects the true value of what they’ve built.

Based in Atlanta and serving clients across the Southeast and beyond, Transactage helps business owners prepare, value, market, and exit their companies with confidence. We combine the precision of mergers & acquisitions with the practicality of main-street brokerage, delivering a proven process that protects confidentiality, increases buyer competition, and maximizes net proceeds at closing.

OUR ORIGIN STORY
Transactage was founded to solve a problem that most business owners never see coming: 80% of small and mid-sized businesses never sell — they close, liquidate, or transfer for far less than they’re worth. After years working inside private equity, small business operations, and exit planning strategy, our team saw a gap in the market: owners were being told what their business was worth, but never shown how to make it worth more — or how to turn that valuation into a successful sale.

That led us to integrate proven exit-planning methodology (CEPA / Exit Factor) with real-world brokerage execution (buyer sourcing, negotiation, deal structure, and closing). The result is Transactage — a firm that doesn’t just list businesses, but engineers sellable businesses and manages the full transaction lifecycle from valuation to wire transfer.

OUR MISSION
To empower business owners with the clarity, strategy, and deal expertise required to exit on their terms — financially, operationally, and personally.

CORE SERVICES
Business Valuation & Readiness Assessment
• SDE/EBITDA recasting and industry multiple benchmarking
• Exit readiness scoring + value gap analysis
• Financial clean-up and add-back strategy

Sell-Side Brokerage & Deal Management
• Confidential marketing packages (CBR/CIM)
• Buyer sourcing + qualification + NDA control
• Offer negotiation, LOI, APA, due diligence, closing coordination
• SBA, private equity, strategic buyer, and rollover-equity deals

Value Acceleration & Pre-Exit Advisory
• 6–36 month growth & clean-up plans to increase valuation
• Owner independence, recurring revenue, margin improvement
• Strategic repositioning to justify higher multiples

MEET THE TEAM
Josiah Wiley – Founder & President
CEPA, business owner, M&A advisor, 15+ years leading growth, exits, and transactions. Former VP in a private-equity backed company, multiple patents, Top 40 Under 40, featured in Franchise World Magazine, former minority equity holder bought out by private equity.

Floyd Williams – Senior Advisor
30+ years SBA, lending, and deal-finance experience. Former bank executive approving $1B+ in loan volume. Expert in deal structure, funding strategy, and transactional risk analysis.

Maurice Grant – Systems & Value Acceleration Strategist
Business data analyst & process architect specializing in operational scalability, recurring revenue models, and value-lift execution.

Sam Mitchell – Strategic Partner / Exit Factor Consultant
Former NBA player & head coach, 7x health club business owner, leadership & owner-mindset advisor for founders stuck in burnout or plateau.

• Transactage is actively engaged with leading national organizations that support ethical standards, dealmaking excellence, and professional development in the business brokerage and lower-middle-market M&A space. International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) – The largest global association for business brokers and intermediaries, providing best-practice education, certification pathways, valuation standards, and industry deal data. Our affiliation ensures alignment with the highest professional and ethical standards in business transfers. M&A Source – A premier association focused on lower-middle-market transactions, deal structure, and private-equity-backed acquisitions. Through M&A Source, we access advanced training, buyer networks, private equity groups, and industry-specific transaction insights that directly benefit our sell-side clients. Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) – A national network of private equity firms, investment bankers, lenders, and corporate deal professionals. Transactage participates in ACG to expand buyer relationships, stay current on capital markets activity, and increase exposure for client engagements within the active M&A ecosystem.