Our Approach

Pointing the Way

A straightforward, transparent process — from the first conversation through the years after closing.

Warehouse aisle with stocked racks

We are not a fund. We're two partners going all in on one business.

We're choosing one company to dedicate our time, energy, and capital to — and once we choose, there is no second one. That's why alignment on values and vision matters to us above everything else.

Built on straight talk, our own capital, and hands in the work.

After the Sale

Who runs it after closing

We buy the whole company — this is a full purchase, not a minority stake, so you get to actually retire if that's what you want. From there, one of us steps into an operating seat, or we both work alongside your existing leadership team, depending on what the business already has and what you'd recommend. Your managers keep their roles.

And what you do next is your choice: hand over the keys at closing, stay on part-time, or work alongside us through a transition. All three are welcome answers — we'll ask what you want rather than tell you.

What we're looking for

Where we look

  • Niche manufacturing
  • Business & consumer services
  • Value-added distribution
  • U.S.-based, ideally the Washington DC or Dallas–Fort Worth areas

Who we're looking for

  • Founders planning retirement
  • Families weighing succession
  • Owners who care where the company lands
Revenue $3M–$20M
EBITDA $500K–$2M
Companies we'll buy One

If your broker quotes SDE rather than EBITDA, that's roughly $700K to $2.3M for us — the difference is mostly your own compensation and discretionary expenses added back.

Once We're In

How We Help the Business Grow

Every business is bricks and joints. The bricks — your product, your people, your reputation — are usually strong. It's the joints where time does its quiet work: the know-how that lives only in the owner's head, the customer relationships built on one handshake, the systems the company outgrew. We look for the joints and reinforce them before they weaken — that's the craft our name comes from. We'll be in it with you daily: depending on what the business needs, that may mean one of us in an operating seat, or both of us working alongside your existing team. Either way, it's hands-on skills and real execution help, not advice from a distance.

Keep What Works

Your product, your people, your reputation — the bricks. We're not here to change what customers already love. Job one is protecting it.

Strengthen the Joints

The know-how in your head, the handshake relationships, the systems the company outgrew. We reinforce them before they weaken — the craft we're named for.

Grow It Steadily

With the foundation secure, we grow the business the way it was built: step by step, decade by decade — hands-on, alongside your team.

How It Works

From First Conversation to Close

Getting to Know Your Business
  • We keep it proportionate. You run a business, not a data room — we tailor what we ask for to your company and handle the heavy lifting of organizing it ourselves.
  • We tell you what we're seeing as we see it — including risks we've found or timeline changes. No surprises in week nine that we knew about in week two.
  • One steady rhythm of communication, so you always know where things stand and what's next — and can keep running the business in the meantime.
  • If we find something that changes our answer, you hear it from us quickly and directly. Your time matters too much for a slow no.
  • Diligence runs both ways. Ask and we'll hand you a list of names and phone numbers — people who worked for Mike across four decades of operating roles, management teams Alec has worked alongside, and founders who've sold companies to firms he was part of. Call whoever you like, ask them anything, and don't tell us what they said. Most buyers won't offer this. You should ask it of anyone who wants to buy what you built.
A Fair Price & a Straightforward Deal
  • We pay a full and fair price — and we don't claw it back with complicated structures. What we agree on a handshake basis is what shows up in the documents.
  • If we use financing, we keep it conservative — the test is whether the company can carry it comfortably in a bad year, not just a good one. We won't load the business with debt to make our numbers work. It stays as healthy on day one as the day you handed it over.
  • We close with cash in the company — a real cushion — because rough patches happen, and your employees, customers, and vendors should never feel the transition in ownership.
Patient, Aligned Capital
  • Our own money goes in first. If we bring anyone alongside us, it's a small group of people we know and trust, investing in your business specifically — never a faceless fund.
  • Nobody behind us is waiting on a deadline to cash out. We answer to the business, the people in it, and each other — that's the whole list.
  • We measure in decades. There's no clock forcing a sale, a cost-cut, or a decision that trades the company's future for a quarter.
Life After Closing
  • No mystery about the day after. Before we sign, we'll walk you through exactly what changes, what doesn't, and what the first year looks like — for you and for your team.
  • Your people keep their jobs and your name stays on the building, if that's what you want. We're buying what works — we're not here to gut it.
  • You choose your own next chapter: hand over the keys, stay on part-time, or work alongside us through a transition. All three are welcome answers.
  • And we're in it daily — helping with the things a growing company eventually needs, from finding great people to building simple systems — as workers alongside your team, not visitors with a slide deck.