M&A expertise, deep in
the industries we know best.
We would rather know a few industries cold than dabble in all of them. When your advisor already knows the buyers, the multiples, and what diligence will surface, you start two steps ahead.
Our five practice areas.
What the five have in common is the shape of the business rather than the industry code: founder-owned companies with $2 million to $75 million in revenue that sell to a small, knowable set of private equity platforms and strategic consolidators. Two corners of that map we like a lot right now are HVAC and the field service trades, and accounting and CPA firms. Both principals run every deal personally, and the fee is a success fee at closing with no retainer.
Early Childhood Education
& Preschools
Our deepest expertise. Connor worked through more than 40 transactions in the space at Cadence Education, sitting across from the owners who built those schools. We know the regional and national platforms, the private equity groups behind them, what they pay, and what they look for.
Our promise to preschool owners is simple: top dollar pursued through real buyer competition, both principals on your deal from first call to close, and better economics than the larger firms, because you are not paying for their overhead or their junior staff. We only get paid when your deal closes, and if we are not earning our seat at your table, fire us. You will owe us nothing. You built something with your family. So did we. Owners tend to recognize that in the first conversation.
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Business Services
Founder-owned service businesses with recurring relationships and real margins. From facility services to professional services, we understand how buyers underwrite them and where the value drivers hide. Two we like a lot inside this practice: HVAC and the trades, and accounting and CPA firms.
Compare business services M&A advisors → See what service businesses actually sell for → Compare accounting and CPA firm M&A advisors → Or get a ballpark value for your service business →
Industrials
Manufacturing, distribution, and industrial services. Midwestern roots run deep here. We speak the language of plants, fleets, and order books, and we know the consolidators actively buying in the space. HVAC belongs here too, and it is one of the busiest corners of the lower middle market right now.
Compare manufacturing and industrial M&A advisors → See what manufacturers actually sell for → Compare the HVAC M&A advisors, including us → Or get a ballpark value for your plant or distributor →
MSP & IT Services
Managed service providers and IT services businesses, where recurring-revenue quality drives the multiple. We know the active buyers, the EV/EBITDA ranges, and what earns a premium below the topline.
Selling an MSP: buyers, multiples, and what earns a premium → See what MSPs actually sell for → Use the MSP sale readiness checklist → Compare the MSP M&A advisors, including us → Or get a ballpark value for your MSP →
Dog Daycare & Pet Care
Dog daycare, boarding, and grooming, where the box, the team, and the trust set the value. A natural extension of our early childhood work: multi-unit, facility-based, licensed service businesses.
Selling a dog daycare or boarding business → See what dog daycare and pet care businesses sell for → How to prepare a dog daycare business for sale → Compare pet care and dog daycare M&A advisors → Or get a ballpark value for your facility →
Picking the right practice area.
The questions owners ask before they decide whether sector experience actually matters for their deal.