CLEARWATER, Fla. – (July 27, 2010) – Murphy Business & Financial Corporation, one of North America's largest business brokerage firms, proudly announces its successful facilitation of transfer of ownership of a profitable ValPak franchise in California.
Located in the Los Angeles area, this corporate-owned and operated ValPak franchise boasted revenues of more than $3 million last year. This California franchise offers an exclusive territory providing advertising and marketing services to local, regional and national businesses through its direct mail and internet coupon programs. ValPak was established in 1986 to serve local businesses with a direct mail coupon advertising program and now enjoys a national presence, with nearly 200 franchises across North America. Continuing support and extensive training make ValPak an industry leader.
Jack Gibson, a business broker for the Clearwater office of Murphy Business & Financial, was the transactional broker for the seller and also represented the buyer. Gibson has more than 30 years of senior management experience in a wide range of industries with Fortune 500 corporations and start-up entities.
Gibson received his degree in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts and his MBA from Northeastern University. He developed Murphy’s Preferred Franchise Resale Program, which is offered nationally to franchisors and franchisees. Available exclusively through Murphy Business & Financial, the Preferred Franchise Resale Program provides 30 years of business and franchise knowledge, as well as nationwide marketing through licensed Murphy Business brokers, to franchise owners looking to resell their businesses.
Gibson is located in the Clearwater office and serves clients in the greater Tampa Bay area, including the counties of Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco, Manatee and Polk.
Murphy Business & Financial, headquartered in Clearwater, Fla., offers a variety of services to buyers and sellers of privately-held businesses, including qualifying buyers, handling franchise sales, selling independent businesses and facilitating transactions with commercial property, as well as M&A, valuation and consultation services.
About Murphy Business & Financial Corporation:
Founded in Clearwater, Fla., in 1994 by Roger J. Murphy, Murphy Business & Financial Corporation (www.murphybusiness.com) quickly grew to become Florida’s leading business brokerage firm and is now one of North America's largest, with 133 franchised locations, 25 regions and thousands of completed transactions. Services include business sales, franchise sales, buyer searches, M&A, valuation, business consulting, commercial realty and machinery and equipment appraisal and brokerage. Murphy offers franchise opportunities throughout the United States and Canada. As a member of the Business Brokers of Florida, the Institute of Business Appraisers, Society of Business Analysts, Certified Business Counselors and International Business Brokers Association, Murphy offers clients access to the largest business brokerage network in the world.
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