From your land to your brand.
GBB Advisors is a specialized M&A advisory firm serving the food and agriculture sector — from your land to your brand, we guide transactions that shape the future of food. GBB Advisors approaches every project with a boot on one foot and a loafer on the other.
“Water reliability has become the dominant value driver in Central Valley deals. SGMA enforcement has split valley farmland in two: financeable, water-secure assets on one side, and effectively stranded acreage on the other — with land in deeply curtailed subbasins losing more than half its value as lenders tighten or call loans. Advisors should treat water-district tiering, allocation history, and banked-water holdings as first-order diligence items. For sellers in secure districts, scarcity is paradoxically an asset, and it supports a premium narrative.”Bradley Bickers, Managing Partner
GBB Advisors is a boutique M&A advisory firm exclusively focused on the food and agriculture industry. With a proven track record of selling businesses across every major food and ag vertical — from row crops and ranching to food processing, distribution, and consumer brands — we know how to position companies for premium outcomes.
Our team brings decades of sell-side experience across the entire food and ag value chain. We've guided owners of agribusinesses, food manufacturers, commodity traders, and branded consumer products through successful exits. Our hands-on, principal-led approach means every client works directly with senior advisors who understand their specific vertical from first meeting to closing.
We've successfully closed sell-side transactions across every major segment of the food and agriculture industry.
High-value permanent crops, row crops, specialty crops, and diversified farming operations
Cattle, poultry, dairy, and integrated livestock operations
Meat packing, produce processing, bakery, beverage, and ingredient manufacturing
Food distribution, cold storage, logistics, and supply chain operations
Seed, fertilizer, crop protection, equipment dealers, and ag technology
Branded food and beverage, organic, natural, and specialty consumer products
Grain merchandising, commodity brokerage, and trading operations
Organic, non-GMO, plant-based, functional foods, and nutraceuticals
From farmgate to consumer shelf, we guide every phase of the transaction lifecycle across the food and agriculture sector.
Comprehensive representation for food and ag business owners seeking to maximize value through a structured sale process, from harvest-ready preparation through closing.
Strategic acquisition support across the food and ag value chain, including target identification, valuation analysis, due diligence coordination, and negotiation leadership.
Chapter 11 sale processes run end to end — bid procedures, stalking-horse structures, auction, and sale order — calibrated to seasonal farming calendars so operations continue uninterrupted.
See our Distressed Asset Services →Disposition of distressed food and ag assets outside of bankruptcy, from processing plants to farmland — structured sale processes, creditor negotiations, and recovery maximization.
Live auctions run on our proprietary real-time platform, with code-enforced floors and increments, qualified-paddle controls, and a time-stamped bid log built for the record.
See the GBB Auction Console →Support for the evidentiary record — declarations, deposition and hearing testimony, and a documented marketing process built to withstand committee scrutiny and credit-bid challenge.
Rigorous, defensible valuations for food and ag businesses, accounting for commodity cycles, land assets, brand equity, and seasonal cash flow — reconciling income, market and asset approaches into a supportable range.
Provided for transaction and planning purposes; not a USPAP appraisal. We coordinate a licensed appraiser where a certified appraisal is required.Financial, operational and commercial due diligence tailored to food and ag — regulatory compliance, supply chain risk, water reliability and district-tier analysis, and agricultural asset assessment.
Purpose-built acquisition models — three-statement, DCF, LBO and M&A — with scenario and sensitivity analysis. Built to CFI modeling standards by a certified FMVA®.
Monthly operating reports, 13-week cash flow forecasting, budget-to-actual variance, working capital analysis, and reorganization plan support for debtors in possession.
Consulting and advisory services. Not an audit, review, compilation or other attestation engagement; no opinion or assurance is expressed.Outsourced FP&A for food and ag operators — budgeting, forecasting, KPI dashboards, and management reporting that give owners decision-grade visibility into cash flow, margins, and operating performance.
Post-merger integration strategy for food and ag operations — consolidating processing facilities, aligning distribution networks, and retaining the grower and customer relationships that carry the value.
Strategies for underperforming food and ag operations, including operational restructuring, financial stabilization, and strategic repositioning of agricultural and processing assets.
Trusted by food and agriculture leaders across the value chain.
Transaction Advisory role representing the owner in a recapitalization and reorganization of 4th generation stone fruit company.
Distressed Asset Liquidation representing Debtor & Creditor on approximately 8,000 acres of almonds in Chapter 11. Successful sales process.
Sell-Side Representation of vertically integrated citrus produce, packer, and marketing company. Strategic Joint Venture.
Sell-Side Advisory representing a private family in the sale of their 40 year old produce company to a strategic Private Equity buyer.
Sell-Side Representation of 80 year old egg producing company to competitor looking to reduce risk through geographic diversification.
Sell-Side Representation of a walnut processing and storage facility. Competitive sales process resulting in above-market valuation.
Purpose-built financial models for food and agriculture transactions — interactive LBO, pro forma, and returns analysis tools developed by our advisory team.
Interactive LBO and pro forma analysis for table grape vineyard acquisitions — scenario analysis, debt schedules, returns metrics, and exit modeling.
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Almond, walnut, pistachio, and citrus acquisition model with redevelopment schedules and long-term yield curves.
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Manufacturing facility acquisition model with throughput analysis, working capital cycles, and synergy capture.
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Decision-grade intelligence for owners, investors, and lenders in food and agriculture — built on the same research and modeling that drives our transactions.
Deep-dive reports on food and ag verticals — market dynamics, transaction comps, valuation benchmarks, and water & regulatory outlook for California and beyond.
Confidential single-company analysis — financial benchmarking, indicative valuation range, strategic positioning, and likely buyer landscape.
Purpose-built interactive models — LBO, pro forma, development, and returns analysis — tailored to your operation or acquisition target.
Whether you're considering a transaction in the food and ag space or simply exploring your options, we're here to help.
info@gbbadvisors.com
(559) 667–9733
1005 N. Demaree St.
Visalia, CA 93291