For brokers, advisors & intermediaries
A responsive buyer for quality owner-led businesses.
If you represent — or advise — an established company in my buy box, you will find me accessible, decisive, and candid — and you will always be dealing with the principal.
Working together
What you can expect from me
Intermediaries make this market work. Here is the working relationship I aim to offer:
Direct principal access
You will communicate directly with the principal decision-maker throughout the process — no associates to route through, no committee to wait on.
Fast, candid feedback
I respond to submissions promptly and tell you clearly whether an opportunity fits — and why or why not — so you can run your process efficiently.
A clear, honest buy box
The criteria below are real. I will not string along a process for a business I do not seriously intend to pursue.
Respect for your relationships
Brokers and advisors are essential to this market. I honor engagement structures, work within your process, and treat your client relationships with care.
Confidentiality as a default
Anonymous teasers and blind profiles are welcome. I am glad to execute NDAs promptly before any sensitive material is shared.
Thoughtful financing
For the right business, I work with experienced investors, lenders, and transaction advisors to structure an appropriately capitalized acquisition. Depending on the company, that may combine equity investment, senior debt, SBA-compatible financing, seller financing, and personal capital.
The buy box
Criteria at a glance
The short version for quick screening. The criteria page has the full detail, including a printable format.
- EBITDA
- $750,000 – $2,000,000 EBITDA
- Sweet spot
- Approximately $1M EBITDA
- Profile
- Established, consistently profitable companies with durable revenue and a healthy team
- Industries
- B2B, essential, technical, and niche services; select light industrial and specialty businesses
- Geography
- The Carolinas and Tennessee, plus select attractive U.S. markets — see the criteria page for detail
- Situations
- Retirement, succession, liquidity, or reduced involvement; flexible transition structures including staged handoffs
- Buyer
- Individual owner-operator; intends to relocate to the business and lead it personally
- Process
- Prompt NDA execution, efficient high-level review, and a clear yes or no
Opportunity submission
Submit an opportunity
An anonymous profile or teaser-level detail is plenty to start. I will respond promptly with a clear read on fit.
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