Field noteQ2 · 2026
The founders who care about their team pick their buyer, not the price.
Every strong seller we've met had one non-negotiable, and it was almost never the top-line number. It was who signs the payroll on Monday.
Now acquiring
An acquisition firm built around the people you leave behind.
We acquire established businesses across ecommerce, SaaS, distribution, services, and specialty operators. The team stays. The name stays. The standard stays.
Deal size
$500K–$5M
EBITDA
Real cash earnings.
Diligence
0
days
Focused, principals-run.
Sectors
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verticals
Ecom · SaaS · Distribution · Services · Manufacturing · Retail.
Response
0
business days
Read by a principal.
Sectors we operate in
Ecommerce & DTCSaaS & SoftwareDistribution & WholesaleConsumer ServicesLight ManufacturingSpecialty Retail
What does not change
The team, the name, the standard — untouched.
When a founder sells, the business quietly braces. Long-tenured teammates wonder if they still have a seat. Customers wonder if the standard drops. The brand wonders if it survives the year.
We buy so that answer is no on every count. The people keep their jobs. The brand keeps its name. The work keeps its bar. What changes is the signature on the wire — nothing else the business is known for.
What we buy
See the full criteria →A tight profile.
Criterion 01
Durable earnings
$500K–$5M in real, recurring annual cash earnings. No financial engineering. No projected growth required.
Criterion 02
A team that runs it
A capable team already in place — on-site, remote, or hybrid — carrying institutional knowledge and customer relationships.
Criterion 03
Clean books
Real numbers, verifiable in a two-week diligence window. No surprises after the LOI.
Operating principles
Four commitments, on paper.
We make these on the first call and keep them the day after close.
i.
The team stays.
The people who built it keep their jobs, seniority, and workplace. We don't install our own management.
ii.
The name stays.
The brand on the storefront, the checkout page, and the invoice does not change.
iii.
The standard stays.
The quality bar the business is known for is the quality bar we operate to. Period.
iv.
Plain paper.
One-page LOI. Prices that hold through diligence. Nothing hidden in an appendix that gets re-traded later.
How the acquisition runs
Three moves.
- Step 01
Introduction
A direct call with the principals. We ask what you built and what matters to you about its future.
- Step 02
On-site
We spend time inside the business — warehouse, storefront, dashboard, or shop floor — and meet the team you trust.
- Step 03
Close
A one-page LOI. Price that doesn't move in diligence. A close focused on continuity of staff, customers, and standard.
From the desk
Recent notes.
Short pieces written by the principals for founders considering a sale.
MemoQ1 · 2026
A short guide to reading an LOI without a lawyer in the room.
Six clauses do the real work. Everything else is dressing. If a buyer won't put price, structure, and diligence scope on one page, that tells you what they'll be like at closing.
"We buy businesses the way we would want ours bought."
The Principals
Reach a principal
One email. Direct answer.
No brokers. No analysts. Write a few lines about the business, and one of us replies within two business days.
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