Acquisition Criteria

Industry

We take interest in industries with characteristics such as:

• Sizable but fragmented,

• In a fertile niche of the economy, 

• Recession resistant, and with

• A stable to expansive outlook.

Our pursuits include, but aren't limited to:​

• Makers of specialized electrical engineering parts and supplies;

• Software;

• Equipment rental;

• Transportation and storage;

• Waste recycling;

• Property maintenance;

• Sustainable food and agriculture;

• Other specialty manufacturing or materials processing, and

• Other business or government services.

Business

Characteristics of an ideal company include:

• Owners seeking transition,

• Reliable revenue from a robust customer base,

• Long-time employees and customers,

• Solid professional management,

• Good supplier relationships, and

• Social and environmental responsibility, or ability to attain such.

Financial

A business might be ready for change sometime after its financial position rises to:​

• Annual earnings of at least $1 million,

• Stable revenue or steady growth,

• An earnings margin of at least 10 percent, and

• A history of profitability.