Sellers wary of selling to a large company that would change everything

The selling owners of Coffman & Company expressed reluctance about selling to a large acquirer that would come in and change everything including employees, reflecting owner sentiment in trades consolidation.

“We did not want to sell to a large company that would come in and change everything, including our employees.”

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