My background is in financial operations and analytics: work spanning industrial automation, e-commerce, government services, distribution, consumer goods, manufacturing, and PE-backed companies. After close, I will be the full-time owner-operator, buying a business to run and improve, not just to hold.
Open to Co-Investment
This search is self-funded by default, but open to co-investment on the right deal. If you are interested in backing an operator-led acquisition, reach out directly.
Acquisition Criteria
Buyer
- —Self-funded: a single buyer, no investment committee, decisions made directly with me
- —Full-time owner-operator at close
- —Actively searching
Industries: Ranked by Fit
The examples below are not exhaustive; the primary considerations are durable revenue and a succession-minded owner within these umbrella categories, whether named here or not (e.g. commercial awning-maintenance or interior-plant / office-plant service).
- Manufacturing
- Focus on fabrication, open to other types
- Field services
- IT managed services (MSP)
- Pool service: residential and commercial
- Commercial pest control
- Commercial HVAC: service-heavy, not new construction
- Commercial fire & life safety
- Commercial landscaping with a recurring maintenance book
- Commercial cleaning
Not pursuing: retail, restaurants, and B2B industrial distribution.
Ideal Target Profile
- —Durable revenue: a recurring service book, or a repeat customer base
- —A succession-minded owner approaching transition, with no family successor in line
- —5–35 employees
- —No single customer above 25% of revenue
- —A capable second-in-command already in place
Target Size
Established, profitable businesses with:
- —SDE: from $400K
- —EBITDA: from ~$250K
Geography
Within a one-hour drive of Hollywood, FL: north to Boca Raton and Boynton Beach, south to Homestead.
Have a deal that might fit?
Brokers, intermediaries, and business owners are all welcome. I work directly with whoever brings the deal; no intermediary fees withheld.