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Our Deal Criteria

We’re looking for one great, enduring business with recurring demand, strong operations, and a team we can support for the long run.

The Deal Box

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Geography

Bay Area, Los Angeles, Chicago

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Team

Manager depth / clear #2 strongly preferred

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Purchase Price

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Up to $4.5M

Customers

Low concentration preferred

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Model

Route-based, recurring service revenue preferred

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Financials

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What we love

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Repeat customers or contracted revenue

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Repeat customers or contracted revenue

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Repeat customers or contracted revenue

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Repeat customers or contracted revenue

What we usually pass on

Owner is the only salesperson, estimator, or relationship-holder

One-time project revenue with no renewal engine

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Customer concentration that can blow up the business overnight

Messy compliance / “trust me” financials

What to send us

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WE KEEP THE PROCESS STRAIGHTFORWARD:

you send the basics, we assess fit against our criteria, and we respond quickly with next steps.

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01

A teaser
(or 5 bullets in an email)

02

Last 2 years revenue + EBITDA/SDE (estimate is fine)

03

Customer concentration
(top 1–5 customers %)

04

Headcount + who runs day-to-day

05

Reason for sale + timing

Send A Deal