Elevating M&A for the Lower Middle Market
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You’ve built something remarkable. Now it’s time to decide what comes next. Our clients are typically lower middle market business owners ($3M–$100M in revenue) across most industries. What unites them? They are seeking a partner who understands both the financial stakes and the personal legacy at risk.
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Premier E-Commerce & Boutique Retailer of Japanese Selvedge Denim and Heritage Menswear
Project Denim is a well-established specialty retail business operating in the premium menswear and denim industry, based in the Pacific Northwest. The company combines a direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform with a flagship showroom, curating over 60 Japanese and Western designer brands known for heritage denim, workwear, footwear, and accessories. For the trailing twelve months ended June 2026, the business generated approximately $9.9M in revenue and $2.7M in Adjusted EBITDA, reflecting a strong ~27% margin, with revenue nearly doubling since 2023. The company is debt-free, holds no meaningful customer concentration, and is positioned for continued growth through expanded digital marketing, private-label development, and additional retail locations.
Leading Niche Manufacturing Business$9,870,000
Revenue
$2,700,000
Earnings
LOCATION
Washington
Established Pre-Owned European Luxury Auto Dealer | Pacific Northwest Border Market
Project Aurora is an established independent pre-owned luxury automotive dealership located in Washington State with over 25 years of continuous operation. The Company has built a dominant regional position as the only scaled specialist in pre-owned BMW and European luxury vehicles across its core trade area — controlling an estimated 70% of available used BMW inventory with no OEM franchise competition within its operating market. For FY 2025, the business generated $19.4M in revenue and $2.56M in Adjusted EBITDA (13.2% margin) across 667 units. The founders are seeking a full exit, offering a qualified acquirer a rare opportunity to step into a category-leading platform with proven operational infrastructure, a structurally insulated market position, and meaningful near-term upside in an underserved and growing Pacific Northwest market.
Leading Niche Manufacturing Business$19,398,033
Revenue
$2,560,332
Earnings
LOCATION
West
High Margin, Asset-Light Restoration Services Company in the DFW Metroplex
An independent franchise operator headquartered in the DFW Metroplex providing water, fire, smoke, and storm damage mitigation and reconstruction services since October 2022 with 2025 revenue of $1.09M and $659k SDE. The Company provides a comprehensive suite of eight restoration services — including water damage mitigation, fire and smoke restoration, storm damage response, mold remediation, content cleaning, commercial and large-loss response, asbestos abatement, and full post-mitigation reconstruction — covering the complete damage-to-rebuild lifecycle for both residential and commercial clients.
The business operates on a proven asset-light model: the owner functions as project manager while a fully vetted subcontractor network handles all field execution — keeping fixed overhead minimal. As an independent operator not enrolled in a vendor program, the company bills at full Xactimate rates, generating up to 4× the effective revenue per job compared to larger franchises subject to managed-program discounts. Revenue is driven primarily by insurance claims — a non-discretionary, recession-resistant income stream that has fueled consistent growth since inception.
The business delivered its strongest year on record in 2025, generating $1.09M in revenue — a 56% increase over 2024 — as the business’s lead-generation infrastructure matured and began converting at scale. This opportunity presents an exceptional platform for a new owner seeking an operational business with infrastructure and a lean, scalable project-management business — and the systems built to date position a new owner to grow aggressively from a stable foundation.
$1,090,000
Revenue
$659,000
Earnings
LOCATION
South
Healthcare SaaS w/ 100%+ NRR & Lean Operating Model
The Company is a purpose-built Electronic Medication Administration Record (eMAR) software platform serving long-term care, correctional, behavioral health, and intellectual disability facilities across the United States. Founded over two decades ago, the Company provides a cloud-based, subscription SaaS solution that replaces paper-based medication binders with a digital system enforcing barcode-verified medication administration at the point of care. Company’s platform is one of the few eMAR solutions purpose-built with full offline capability, enabling uninterrupted medication administration in connectivity-challenged environments such as correctional and rural care settings.
The Company generates $1.4M in LTM revenue with an Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $1.1M, reflecting a ~80% margin on a lean three-person operating team. 100% of revenue is recurring, with 148 active facilities, an average client tenure of approximately four years, and LTM Net Revenue Retention of 100.5%. Revenue has grown at a five-year CAGR of approximately 15%, driven by VARs. The platform operates on a per-resident, per-month pricing model across three transparent tiers.
The Company reaches the market through two complementary channels: direct facility contracts and EHR partnerships who act as value-added resellers. The reseller channel has emerged as the primary growth engine, enabling facility base expansion without proportional headcount increases. Multiple well-defined growth levers remain untapped, including dedicated sales hiring, expanded EHR partnerships, tier upsell within the existing base, and penetration of adjacent verticals such as correctional and county-level facilities. Once a facility goes paperless on the system, staff familiarity and retraining costs make switching operationally unattractive, resulting in deep workflow integration and structurally low churn of approximately 1.1% of facilities per year.
$1,400,000
Revenue
$1,100,000
Earnings
LOCATION
Remote
Pending
National fully integrated Aviation Fueling Infrastructure Company
Project Tailwind is a aviation fueling infrastructure specialist. The Company builds fully-integrated turnkey, mission-critical aviation fuel storage solutions across the entire project spanning specialty design , engineering, manufacturing, fabrication and installation. The Company’s customer base is diverse covering commercial airports, FBOs, and fueling companies across 30+ states. Its broad geographic footprint and capabilities position it as a trusted partner for complex, compliance-driven fueling infrastructure projects.
$27,400,000
Revenue
$9,300,000
Earnings
LOCATION
Midwest,Northeast,South,West
Pending
EOS-operated vacation rental platform in a diversified, non-resort market with consistent year-round demand driven by university, tech, and leisure segments. The business manages 193 properties through a centralized, vertically integrated model that drives efficiency and service consistency.
$4.3M in revenue and $1.7M in adjusted EBITDA in 2025 with a projected $5.4M in revenue and $2.3M in Adjusted EBITDA in 2026, with strong unit economics and a 49.3% take rate.
Built on a scalable infrastructure and experienced team, the platform supports growth to 350 homes. A deep pipeline of qualified leads and regulatory expertise creates clear barriers to entry and positions the business for continued expansion.
Leading Niche Manufacturing Business$4,300,000
Revenue
$1,700,000
Earnings
LOCATION
Colorado,West
Marketing and Consulting Services Platform Serving Legal Industry
Project Signal is a profitable, vertically focused platform serving the legal industry, combining over a decade of marketing and business development consulting expertise with on-demand talent services and a proprietary SaaS technology suite. The business serves 44 active law firm clients with a diversified, recurring-embedded revenue model generating $1.7M in total revenue and $552K in Adjusted EBITDA (30% margin) for 2025.
The platform offers an immediately deployable integrated service and technology suite with a loyal recurring client base, characterized by high switching costs, deeply embedded client relationships, and an average client retention of 5.8 years. This is a turnkey acquisition opportunity for a strategic or financial buyer seeking to scale through expanded platform adoption, leadership academies, and geographic or vertical diversification.
Leading Niche Manufacturing Business$1,700,000
Revenue
$552,000
Earnings
LOCATION
Midwest,Remote,South,West
The Company is a vertically integrated SaaS platform purpose-built for the laundromat industry, combining payments, machine control, and operational intelligence in a single system. Proprietary, patent-protected hardware provides universal OEM compatibility and enterprise-grade 915 MHz wireless reliability and security, a critical differentiator versus Bluetooth-dependent competitors. The platform supports fully cashless, hybrid, and coin-enabled environments, and earns credit card residuals.
The U.S. laundry services market exceeds $10 billion and is projected to grow at over 6% CAGR through 2030. With approximately 56% of laundromats still heavily coin-dependent, the modernization opportunity is massive and early-stage. The competitive landscape is fragmented, with most providers offering partial solutions that lack deep machine integration, creating a clear opening for a fully integrated platform.
Revenue is generated through one-time hardware, recurring SaaS subscriptions, and payment processing residuals, with recurring and residual streams representing over 60% of gross revenue and growing. Customers experience an average 23% revenue increase within six months of deployment, driving approximately 95% retention and compelling unit economics with the potential to nearly double APRU.
This is a rare opportunity to acquire a fully developed, enterprise-grade platform serving a recession-resistant market undergoing rapid digitalization. An experienced leadership team with deep domain expertise in payments, cybersecurity, and laundry equipment technology has built a modern, scalable architecture with significant IP defensibility. The platform is purpose-built for strategic integration, whether as a distribution accelerant for equipment OEMs, a payments channel for processors, or a data and control layer for multi-site operators seeking consolidation.
$2,600,000
Revenue
$600,000
Earnings
LOCATION
Remote
Pending
A Nationally Scaled Venue and DTC Sampling Distribution Platform
Project Sample is a nationally scaled, venue and DTC based sampling and distribution platform for Fortune 500 CPG companies.
For 25 years, it has connected leading brands with high-intent audiences across physician offices, real estate agents, new home buyers, festivals, sporting events, and behavior based targeted households.
The Company handles strategy, fulfillment, and ROI measurement under one roof, eliminating coordination friction and seamlessly integrating into enterprise marketing workflows. The Company generated $6.4M in 2025 revenue with $1.5M Adjusted EBITDA (22.8% margin) and operated an asset-light model with minimal fixed overhead.
Revenue quality is anchored by long-tenured enterprise relationships, including a flagship account spanning 10+ years..
Leading Niche Manufacturing Business$6,500,000
Revenue
$1,500,000
Earnings
LOCATION
Northeast
Full Service Home Appliance, TV & Audio Installation Company
Project Elite is a highly-rated, 12 year old consumer services company with a fleet of 9 trucks serving the Phoenix, AZ market area.
The Company is the preferred provider of professional delivery and installation services to consumers for a large regional, multi-location retailer.
The Company generates $1.56M in revenue with $273K adjusted EBITDA.
Offered at $1.3M (SBA 7a Loan Program Eligible)
Leading Niche Manufacturing Business$1,600,000
Revenue
$345,000
Earnings
LOCATION
Arizona
Founded in 2011, the Company provides bespoke SEO services, authoritative content and web design to clients requiring high-performance organic search in competitive markets such as Behavioral Healthcare, Plastic Surgery, Personal Injury, and High-Ticket Local Services. Operating through a fully virtual model with a distributed contractor team, the business has built a reputation for consistently achieving top rankings and delivering measurable results where standard agencies struggle to compete.
The Company delivers strong financial performance:
– 2025 Revenue = $4.2M
– 2025 EBITDA = $2.4M
– YoY Growth = 21%
demonstrating both growth momentum and operational efficiency.
The business operates with a capable team managing daily execution under the owner’s strategic oversight. The current owner dedicates limited hours weekly to high-level strategy and client relationships, and will provide flexible transition support to ensure continuity.
The Company has significant growth potential through multiple strategic levers. Current client acquisition relies entirely on inbound demand and referrals at near-zero cost, with structured outbound sales and account-based marketing representing immediate expansion opportunities. Additional avenues include integrating paid media and web development services to increase average revenue per client, deploying internal marketing to amplify lead volume, expanding into email marketing and CRM automation for recurring revenue, and replicating proven methodologies across adjacent high-value verticals.
Leading Niche Manufacturing Business$4,240,000
Revenue
$2,420,000
Earnings
LOCATION
Remote
Pending
Project Shingle is a San Antonio-based residential roofing contractor with a consistent history of insurance-funded roof replacement following storm events.
The Company operates with an asset-light, subcontractor-based model and has established local credibility across multiple storm cycles, distinguishing it from short-term operators common in storm-impacted markets.
$2,500,000
Revenue
$648,000
Earnings
LOCATION
Texas
Project Rocky Top represents a compelling opportunity to acquire a boutique short-term rental management platform operating in Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains, one of the nation’s most visited leisure destinations.
Founded in 2020, the business has grown over five years into a 14-property portfolio supported by strong homeowner loyalty, with several owners adding additional homes through referrals rather than paid marketing.
The Company generates approximately $1.5 million in trailing twelve-month revenue as of October 2025, with adjusted EBITDA of roughly $157,000, supported by a 15% management fee structure, a 2025 average daily rate of $384, and approximately 60% adjusted paid occupancy.
Operations are highly efficient, utilizing a lean, fully remote model with just one team member and outsourced housekeeping and maintenance partners. Modern, integrated technology systems support pricing, reservations, payments, and property access, creating a scalable platform with significant upside through portfolio expansion, enhanced marketing, and operational optimization.
Leading Niche Manufacturing Business$1,460,327
Revenue
$146,894
Earnings
LOCATION
Tennessee
Project Move was founded on the insight that new residents make more buying decisions in their first few weeks than most households do in an entire year. Recognizing that traditional new mover marketing was slow and fragmented, the Company transformed outdated mailers into a coordinated omnichannel welcome experience that is timely relevant and data driven.
Operating as a leading provider in the new resident marketing space, the Company helps businesses reach households during their highest intent purchasing window. Its digital stack delivers six months of email and 60 to 90 days of display social and direct mail coordinated from a single verified mover database that eliminates duplication and maximizes ROI.
Serving over a thousand sponsors, the Company leverages proprietary data algorithms automation tools and integrated reporting to drive early engagement higher conversion and long term loyalty. Its focus on verified long distance movers creates a defensible market position and lowers customer acquisition costs for clients.
Led by industry veterans with deep expertise in logistics direct marketing and digital execution, the Company benefits from strong vendor relationships reliable fulfillment and scalable processes. With recurring revenue, strong margins, and clear growth avenues including national accounts, white label partnerships, and expanded AI automation, the Company is positioned for accelerated expansion.
Leading Niche Manufacturing Business$2,982,019
Revenue
$593,408
Earnings
LOCATION
Remote
Pending
High Performing Florida Panhandle Vacation Rental Management Business
Project Emerald is an established coastal platform with scale and stability managing 71 properties along Florida’s panhandle with 13 years of operating history and durable homeowner relationships in a consistent drive to leisure market.
The Company has a strong financial profile with $2.3 million in revenue and $621,000 in adjusted EBITDA TTM October 2025.
There is healthy guest demand and utilization driven by repeat visitation, positive guest experience, and a 64% percent adjusted paid occupancy rate, reinforcing predictable performance across peak and shoulder seasons.
Project Emerald is an attractive platform for strategic buyers offering diversified exposure across multiple Emerald Coast submarkets and a foundation that can be leveraged for bolt on acquisitions, market share consolidation, or expansion across the broader Gulf Coast.
Leading Niche Manufacturing Business$2,300,000
Revenue
$620,000
Earnings
LOCATION
West
AI-driven Workforce Management SaaS Platform
Founded in 2019, Project Resolve is an AI-driven workforce management platform built to serve the unique needs of deskless and gig workers. The platform streamlines scheduling, payroll, and communication for on-demand businesses, particularly in the healthcare and event management industries, replacing manual processes with automation and accuracy.
Positioned in a market with limited competition, the platform offers unique, defensible features—including a U.S. patent for AI-driven workflows that power dynamic scheduling and forecasting. With a diverse customer base of over 75 B2B clients, flexible user-based pricing that supports businesses from small independents to large enterprises, and a modular, automation-driven architecture that enables high margins and strong operating leverage, the company is built to scale efficiently.
The lean team, supported by mostly absentee owners and a full-time developer committed to staying post-transaction, further enhances operational efficiency and continuity.
Leading Niche Manufacturing Business$568,000
Revenue
$276,000
Earnings
LOCATION
Remote
Social Media Insight Aggregation SaaS Platform
Project Listen deploys a “one-plug” API that lets users pull public data from the top-5 social-media platforms – Instagram, Facebook, X/Twitter, TikTok, and Reddit. This is an enormous competitive advantage for organizations needing social media listening. The Company sets itself apart by delivering a single, fast, cost-effective data API across the top 5 social media platforms with flexible subscription options.
Users receive posts, comments, profiles, engagement numbers, and basic metadata in a unified format, eliminating the cost and frustration of managing each network’s API changes, data schemas updates, usage rules and rate limits.
The Company serves a growing client base of 100+ clients in industries including; cybersecurity companies, software development agencies, AI-oriented businesses, marketing departments of major brands, social media and brand monitoring firms, universities & researchers, and others.
The Company offers a subscription-based user-credit model that gives customers usage flexibility while providing the company with predictable, recurring revenue. This model yielded
– 17% YoY Revenue growth to $2.27M (2025F)
– 25% YoY EBITDA growth to $1.22M (2025F)
– 67.3% EBITDA margin
92% of new customers come from organic search. Customer Lifetime Value is $286,475, which is 98x the average customer acquisition cost of $2,921. The company is poised for explosive growth under new ownership that revs up the marketing engine.
Leading Niche Manufacturing Business$2,100,000
Revenue
$1,400,000
Earnings
LOCATION
Remote
Pending
Project Atlantis, an industry leading professional association and insurance services provider in the beauty and wellness industry, is available for acquisition.
The Company generated $3.4M in revenue and $2.1M in EBITDA over the trailing twelve months, supported by over $4.5M in captive reserves.
This business offers a scalable, high-margin platform with recurring revenue and strong growth potential.
Leading Niche Manufacturing Business$3,400,000
Revenue
$2,100,000
Earnings
LOCATION
Remote,West
Pending
Project Rx is a leader in the prescription assistance industry. They identify pharmaceutical company sponsored programs that make prescription medications more affordable, and facilitate the application and approval process for clients to participate in these life saving programs.
The Company generated $755k in Trailing 24 Month Adjusted EBITDA on $1.92M in recurring Trailing 24 Month Revenue yielding a 41% Adjusted EBITDA margin.
The Company employs 13 highly-trained staff with 11 fully remote employees and 2 hybrid employees. Significant workflow automation has been developed in SalesForce to reduce costs and increase efficiency, with additional opportunities remaining to be implemented.
The Company spends very little on advertising due to high demand for its services. Marketing is entirely organic traffic and word-of-mouth.
The Company is well-positioned for additional growth and does not service 100% of the current incoming demand due to throughput constraints.
Leading Niche Manufacturing Business$1,932,000
Revenue
$755,000
Earnings
LOCATION
Recurring Revenue B2B Marketing Agency with Minimal Owner Reliance
Founded in 2002 following the dot-com crash, Project Impact began as a home-based consultancy specializing in Flash-based web and application development. It soon expanded into print and digital advertising, eventually evolving into a full-service agency. Over time, the Company transitioned to HTML/PHP web development, built its own CRM, and established itself as a comprehensive marketing solutions provider for B2B clients.
Today, Project Impact primarily serves family-owned businesses across industries including manufacturing, logistics (3PL), financial services, SaaS/MSPs, and biotech/pharma. Core services include website development, social media management, content creation, and video marketing.
Recurring contracts account for approximately 84% of annual billings, with the balance derived from project-based engagements—often tied to brand launches or major campaign initiatives. The team operates at a 75% utilization rate, with 90% of all work completed in-house.
The Company maintains exceptionally long client relationships, averaging 9.5 years. Clients span sectors such as biotech, SaaS, financial services, engineering, HVAC/building services, furniture/interior design, and telecommunications.
The business is minimally owner-reliant, with the owner contributing only 10–15 hours per week. A team of ten full-time employees, including a COO handle day-to-day operations.
Project Impact operates from a modern, creative office space which is available for purchase or lease. Alternatively, a buyer may choose to transition the team to a remote model.
Project Impact represents a compelling acquisition for a full-service agency looking to expand its presence and deepen its capabilities across a range of high-value B2B sectors.
Leading Niche Manufacturing Business$2,000,000
Revenue
$835,000
Earnings
LOCATION
Northeast,Remote
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