Calder is representing a hands-on individual buyer seeking to acquire and operate a local business. Our buyer is focused on value-added distribution, B2B services, or light manufacturing opportunities.
The ideal target company is generating $5M-$35M in revenue and located in Chicagoland.

Acquisition Criteria:
Target: Value-added distribution, business services, light manufacturing.
Geography: Chicagoland.
Revenue: $5M-$35M.

About Our Client:
Our client is a Midwest-based operator with over a decade of leadership experience across industrial distribution, manufacturing, and business services. He has worked in both hands-on operating roles and strategic leadership positions, with experience improving operations, driving growth, strengthening supply chains, and helping businesses scale in a sustainable way.
His experience includes work on large-scale business transformations, including supporting an international integration and leading multiple value-creation initiatives across operating companies. Earlier in his career, he helped drive meaningful commercial expansion in industrial distribution, scaling revenue through disciplined territory development and customer growth, and led a complex international supplier partnership that resulted in an exclusive manufacturing relationship generating significant value for the business.
Our buyer is seeking to become a long-term owner-operator for a local business, with a focus on preserving the legacy and culture built by the current owner while supporting continued growth over time. He approaches acquisitions with humility, integrity, and respect for the commitment it takes to build and operate a successful business.
If you are interested or know of a potentially interested party, please fill out the confidentially connect form or contact:
Alex Flechsig
Direct: (616) 405-9294
[email protected]
