Tall Elm Company Contact

We buy commercial collection agencies from owners who are ready to step back.

Tall Elm is a small private company, and we buy agencies to own and run them.

What we promise

  • Your name stays.The agency keeps its name. Your clients see the same name on every letter, statement and remittance.
  • Your clients are looked after.You introduce us to your clients, in your own words and at your own pace. Their contract terms and remittance schedule do not change because of the sale.
  • Your people hear it from you.No one on your staff learns about the sale second-hand. Before we sign, we agree with you what changes for them and when. No surprises after closing.
  • A fair price, most of it in cash.We show you how we reach our number. Most of the price is paid in cash at closing.
  • Confidential from the first call.We sign your confidentiality agreement, or send ours, before you share any figures. We do not contact your staff or clients without your agreement.
  • A quick, clear process.We aim to give you a written indication of value within 30 days of receiving your figures. We aim to close in about 90 days.

What we look for

  • Commercial and business-to-business collection agencies.
  • Roughly $2 million to $10 million a year in fees. That is your revenue, not the amount collected for clients.
  • 15 years or more in business.
  • An owner who wants to step back over the next 6 to 12 months and will help with the handover.

If your agency is close to this, write to us anyway.

How a conversation goes

  1. A confidential call.You tell us about the agency and what matters to you. No documents and no commitment.
  2. A short confidentiality agreement.Signed before you share any figures.
  3. An indication of value within 30 days.In writing, with how we reached it.
  4. Closing in about 90 days.After you accept, we aim to close in about 90 days. You stay on for the handover, usually 6 to 12 months, on terms we agree with you.

About us

Tall Elm was started by two operators who have both bought and run small businesses. You deal with us directly, not with a broker, from the first call to closing. We tell you who we are on that first call.

Contact

Write to us at

One of us will reply, usually within two business days.