Calder is assisting a privately held strategic buyer in identifying a service business to acquire within the commercial kitchen, foodservice, and facilities services sectors, including:
• Exhaust, hood cleaning, fire suppression, and other compliance-driven services
• Equipment repair, preventive maintenance, and refrigeration services
• Restaurant-focused HVAC, mechanical, and plumbing services
• Restaurant equipment dealers, distributors, and installation-related services
• Kitchen design, foodservice consulting, and specification services
• Parts, gasket, and consumable supply
• Stainless steel and metal fabrication
• Facilities maintenance, commercial cleaning, and recurring restaurant support
The ideal target company is generating between $5M and $30M in revenue and is located in Texas, Oklahoma, or Arkansas.
Acquisition Criteria
Buyer Background
Our client is a strategically led, privately held operator with over 70 years of combined executive leadership, managing large-scale field service operations and multi-location service platforms. Through their commercial kitchen and food service division, our buyer provides fabrication, installation, maintenance, repair, and recurring compliance-driven services to restaurant, hospitality, and institutional customers across multiple markets.
Our buyer brings extensive experience in workforce management, logistics coordination, operational scaling, and service delivery optimization. Their platform is designed to support bolt-on acquisitions through strong operational infrastructure, recurring revenue enhancement, and cross-selling opportunities across service, maintenance, and fabrication lines.
With prior acquisition experience and a long-term ownership mindset, our client values collaborative partnerships and thoughtful transition planning. They are focused on preserving relationships with employees and customers while supporting continued growth and operational investment.
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