Selling your business is one of the most consequential decisions you’ll ever make.
Most buyers see a transaction. We see what you built.
Our Approach
What Happens After You Sell
We're operators who have owned and run businesses - not financial engineers looking for a quick exit. We don't flip businesses or gut what made them work.
When we acquire or partner with a company, we build on that foundation. We invest behind what's working, strengthen the team, and grow over time by bringing in complementary businesses. What you built doesn't get dismantled - it becomes the platform for something larger and more durable.
For sellers who want to stay involved in that story, we have structures that make it possible.
Our partners have led $700M+ in acquisitions across 40+ transactions. We move quickly, communicate directly, and close.
What We Look For
Target Characteristics
$500K - $5M pre-tax cash flow; $2M+ revenue
65%+ recurring or repeat revenue with low churn
Strong service delivery team
Stable and diversified customer base
U.S. based: Texas, Florida, Colorado and surrounding states with 200K+ metro population as priority
Target Sectors
Commercial Property Services and Business Services
Door & dock, access and security systems; Exterior services; facility technology; HOA management; environmental
Industrial Services and Value-Added Distribution
Water treatment chemicals and services; Backup generator installation & services; industrial supplies
Multi-Unit Concepts
Wellness
Executive Team
Jae Park, Managing Partner
Jae is an experienced executive who helped build a multi-strategy acquisition function from the ground up at a private investment firm, leading $700M+ in transactions across 40+ deals and managing broker, seller, and lender relationships through close. He is a general partner in 13,000+ units of commercial real estate. Earlier in his career, he held roles in corporate strategy, finance, and engineering across multiple industries and was part of Uber's Global Strategy team in San Francisco. He holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering with Honors from The University of Texas at Austin. Jae spent four years traveling through Central and South America with his wife and has visited 40+ countries, including a 1,000km+ tuk-tuk race across Sri Lanka against 40 teams.
Max Williams, Strategic Advisor
Max is an experienced entrepreneur and SMB investor with a track record of acquiring, scaling, and optimizing a founder-led small business. As a founder of Olive Ridge Partners, he bought and grew a residential contracting services company 4x revenue and 3x EBITDA growth over four years. His hands-on leadership spanned technology, financial management, M&A, operational improvements, commercial development, and real estate investment. Previously, Max was a consultant at McKinsey & Company, advising executive teams in privately held infrastructure businesses on strategy, operations, and M&A, with a focus on restructuring, acquisition due diligence, and financial performance improvement. Max holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering with Honors from The University of Texas at Austin.
Cyril Jones, Senior Advisor
Cyril is an experienced investment banker and entrepreneur with more than 28 years of experience spanning investment banking, private equity advisory, and executive leadership. As Founder and Managing Partner of RKJ, he advises entrepreneurs, investors, and private equity firms across M&A, capital raises, recapitalizations, valuations, and strategic partnerships. Prior to RKJ, he served as an investment banker with Wachovia Securities (Wells Fargo), leading transactions totaling more than $3 billion in value - spanning buy-side and sell-side M&A, fairness opinions, recapitalizations, and capital raises across debt, equity, and mezzanine structures. He also served as interim CFO for multiple companies and previously operated as President and Founding Partner of Jones + Ingram Logistics, an asset-based truckload carrier and freight brokerage. Cyril holds an MBA from Wake Forest University's Babcock Graduate School of Management and a BBA from Howard University.
Gregory Ficklin, Senior Advisor
Gregory brings more than 28 years of in-depth knowledge and transaction experience delivering relevant advice to senior executives ranging from Fortune 100 corporations to growing middle-market businesses. Prior to RKJ, Gregory served in senior leadership and advisory roles at The Home Depot, providing executive-level guidance on M&A, Capital Strategy, and Corporate Finance, including as Head of the Economic & Market Analysis team. He also served as Principal and interim CFO for Gyre Capital Management. Gregory began his career at Salomon Brothers' High Yield Capital Markets group in New York City, and continued at Wachovia Securities (Wells Fargo) focusing on middle-market buy-side and sell-side M&A. Gregory holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BBA from Howard University.
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