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Successfully acquired a 35 year-old landscaping and snow removal company in Eagle County, CO.
For business owners
You built it. You would like to know it lands somewhere sensible. We buy cash-flowing businesses and put a real team and real systems behind them — and you would be talking directly to the two people whose decision it is, not an associate at a fund.
Most owners we talk to are not in a hurry. They are tired of being the only one who can solve the problem, or they are looking at retirement and would rather the business outlive them than be broken up for parts.
We are business process and risk people by background. Our approach to an acquired business is to put real systems underneath it — accounting, payroll, compliance, scheduling, reporting — so it stops depending on one person holding it all together. That is the same work we did to make our own businesses run without us in the middle of every decision.
Sometimes the right answer is that we are not the buyer for you. We will say so early rather than tie you up for months.
Track record
Closed
Successfully acquired a 35 year-old landscaping and snow removal company in Eagle County, CO.
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Successfully acquired a 15 year-old HOA property management company in Summit County, CO.
What we look for
Not every box has to be ticked. But the more of these that are true, the faster the conversation goes.
Profitable and cash-flowing now. We are not turnaround buyers and we are not betting on a recovery.
An established business with a long track record — one that has already proven it can hold up through more than one downturn.
Real estate, HOA property management, facilities and grounds services, and hospitality are where we already own businesses and can add the most.
Contracts, management agreements, service routes, or a customer base that comes back without being resold every time.
People who know the work. We are buying a functioning business, and the crew is most of what makes it one.
Clean enough books to diligence, and a business we would be comfortable putting our own name on.
How we differ
The concerns owners raise with us are consistent, so here is the straight comparison.
| What you may have been offered | How we work |
|---|---|
| Buys to resell in three to five years | Holds for the long term — normally seven to eight years — and spends that time strengthening the business, not preparing it for a quick resale. |
| Strips overhead and cuts the team | Adds shared back office so the operating team can focus on the work. |
| A deal team you never see again after closing | Two owners. The people you negotiate with are the people who own it afterwards. |
| Vague about how the deal is actually funded | Open about the structure from the first conversation, including the parts that are not cash at closing. |
The process
You tell us what the business does and what you are hoping for. No documents, no NDA yet, no commitment. Usually 30 minutes.
If it looks like a fit on both sides, we sign a mutual NDA and you share financials. We come back with a straight answer on whether we can make an offer, and roughly where.
Every acquisition is funded differently, and the right structure depends on the business. We work it through with you openly — the mix of funding, the timing of payments, and what is contingent on what. We are not a cash-on-close buyer, and you will hear that from us at the start rather than discover it at the end.
A letter of intent setting out the price, the agreed structure, and what happens to your team. Nothing gets added later that was not discussed.
We verify what you told us. Because our accounting and compliance team is in house, this moves faster than it does with a buyer who outsources it.
Get in touch
Tell us a little about the business. We will come back to you to set up a call.
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