By listing your business with Nelson Consulting and our affiliates you can anticipate a very high rate of success, based on historical, verifiable statistics.  The clock starts with listing your business and concludes with a successful transaction closing.  Typically, the elapsed time can range between two and twelve months. Nelson Consulting and our affiliates have amassed one of the highest rates of success in the M&A industry. Our Nautilus Methodology and Confidential Auction marketing process significantly compresses the selling time and increases the selling price and terms. Within the middle-markets (under $100M), most clients credit Nautilus Methodology and Confidential Auction as the principal reason for achieving our extraordinary 90% transaction success.