Calder is representing a husband-and-wife team seeking to acquire and permanently hold a well-established and profitable business. The buyer is looking for a durable business with a loyal customer base rather than any particular product or service. Specifically of interest are:
•Consumer Brands & Experiences – Products, events, or experiences related to outdoor, travel, hobby and collectible, or beauty and personal care.
•Niche or Consumables Manufacturers – Specialty products such as adhesives and coatings, packaging and industrial consumables, or medical and veterinary.
•Specialty B2B Services – Such as insurance, aviation, life science, and technical services.
•Value-Added Distributors
The buyer will also consider other opportunities. The ideal target should generate between $5M and $50M and be based in California, Nevada, Utah, or Arizona. Businesses operating remotely will also be considered.
Acquisition Criteria
Buyer Background
Our buyer is a husband-and-wife team who have each built businesses from nothing. One spent two decades as a professional investor, founding and running a firm that invested in hundreds of companies across consumer, industrial, healthcare, media, and technology. The other founded a marketing software company, led it as CEO for a decade, scaled it to more than fifty employees, and sold it to a global software company, then stayed on to lead the integration.
They acquire with their own family capital, which allows them to hold a business indefinitely and measure success in decades. Since decisions are only made by the two of them, they can move quickly and close with certainty and discretion. Their intent is stewardship, not restructuring; they treat a strong brand, its people, and its standing in its community as the assets worth protecting.
They intend to be actively engaged owners with strategy, capital, and key decisions. They are also flexible on leadership: The owner staying on through a transition, an existing second-in-command stepping up, or a new leader they recruit.
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