We're a proven business buyer with established capital relationships and clear deal criteria. If you represent owner-operator succession opportunities in the $700K-$5M EBITDA range, we'd like to see them.
We value intermediary relationships. Clear feedback, quick decisions, reliable execution.
Established Capital Network
Independent sponsor with proven relationships. We raise deal-by-deal from family offices and other capital partners who've backed our work. Track record means we don't scramble to fundraise, we execute.
Cash Flow Discipline Through Volatility
We understand what it takes to manage debt service when conditions deteriorate. Deals don't fall apart in lender diligence because we've been through it.
Operator, Not Engineer
We're not building portfolio companies to flip. We run businesses personally. Your client gets a long-term partner who thinks in decades.
Seller-Friendly Approach
Team preservation, flexible transitions, cultural continuity. Makes you look good to your client.
Fast Timeline
48-72 hour initial review. LOI within 10-14 days of detailed CIM. Close in 60-90 days. No committee approvals.
Ideal deals:
We pass on:
Clear yes/no with reasoning. No black holes. We believe that a quick no is better than a slow maybe.
Valuation range, structure outline, capital sourcing approach.
SBA 7(a) pre-qualified with lender relationships in place. For deals above the SBA ceiling, we have family office capital partners committed to the relationship. We structure and price deals we know we can close. No retrades.
We don't scramble to fundraise after LOI. Capital sourcing runs concurrent with diligence. By the time we're at LOI, we know how the deal gets financed.
Concurrent diligence and financing.
Bring us a deal that is off market and not actively being marketed publicly, and we will be happy to pay a buy-side advisory fee upon closing.
Include:
Response: 24-48 hours. If not a fit, we'll explain why and suggest better buyers when possible.
Capital certainty: Independent sponsor model, but established relationships. Capital commits within 10-14 days of LOI.
Structure flexibility: Rollover equity, extended seller notes, phased purchases. We adapt.
SBA expertise: Preferred relationships, conservative structures lenders like.
Not a fit? We'll tell you quickly and refer you to better buyers when we can.
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