02 / The Operator Behind the Capital

Built as an Operator. Trained as a Capital Advisor. Now Acquiring Businesses.

The Buyer’s acquisition approach is informed by experience on both sides of the business equation: advising business owners on capital and growth, and actually operating and scaling businesses.

Goldman Sachs

J.P. Morgan Private Bank

Entrepreneur / Operator

$100M+ Sales Organization

Business Growth & Operating Experience

Texas McCombs MBA

Independent Sponsor / Acquisition Entrepreneur

01Capital markets foundation

A Foundation in Capital & Business Ownership

Goldman Sachs

Early career experience in specialty lending and private credit, advising business owners around growth and exit strategies.

J.P. Morgan Private Bank

Continued advising business owners and high-net-worth clients before moving deeper into operating entrepreneurship.

This work developed a practical understanding of capital, debt, business growth, owner objectives, exit considerations, and financial decision-making.

02 / Operator Experience

He Has Actually Built and Scaled Sales Organizations

The Buyer co-founded and led business development for a real-estate sales team, building systems around digital marketing, lead generation, recruiting, sales, and organizational growth.

$100M+

Sales organization built & scaled

The organization—not the Buyer individually—was responsible for generating more than $100 million in sales.

16

Agents

The team scaled through recruiting, training, and repeatable systems.

$50M+

First-year sales

Sales generated by the real-estate team during its first year.

250K+

Social audience

Built as the team’s primary lead-generation and recruiting engine.

03Trades operating experience

Operating Experience in the Trades

As Market Owner for an underperforming Austin roofing operation, the Buyer held local P&L responsibility and helped drive nearly 20% annual revenue growth.

800+

Homes covered

Developed the company’s first recurring B2B sales channel and secured exclusive vendor agreements covering more than 800 homes.

Local P&L responsibility
Dedicated project-management role
Greater sales productivity
Improved recruiting and retention
Nearly 20% annual revenue growth
Commercial customer development

This experience directly informs his interest in commercial roofing, recurring B2B revenue, maintenance relationships, hard trades, infrastructure services, and sales-driven businesses.

04From operator to acquirer

The Operating Experience Shapes the Acquisition Strategy

The Buyer has experienced firsthand the difference between transactional and recurring revenue, owner-dependent and system-driven businesses, and revenue growth and durable cash flow.

He has operated businesses where sales, customer relationships, recruiting, and systems directly affected enterprise value. That experience now informs the businesses he chooses to acquire—and why he evaluates the durability of the underlying customer relationship rather than relying on reported revenue alone.

05Development

Continued Development as an Acquisition Entrepreneur

Texas McCombs MBA

2024–2026

Active in the entrepreneurship-through-acquisition ecosystem, including the Texas ETA Club and Texas ETA Summit.

06Ownership philosophy

Buy the Business. Respect What Works. Build What Comes Next.

  • Preserve the strengths that made the business successful
  • Work alongside existing management
  • Understand the business before changing it
  • Invest in people and systems
  • Build on existing customer relationships
  • Identify opportunities for growth
  • Maintain operational discipline
  • Think of the company as a long-term operating asset
07Transaction approach

Prepared to Move. Committed to the Transition.

The Buyer combines institutional resources with a personal, relationship-driven process—and intends to become the full-time, day-to-day operator of the acquired company.

Diligence Ready

Core quality-of-earnings, legal, and debt-advisory resources are identified in advance so a credible opportunity can move directly into diligence.

Financing Before LOI

The Buyer’s stated process is to bring investors into the discussion early and not submit an LOI before financing is in place.

Clear Communication

Honest, direct communication and owner alignment are treated as essential to a smooth transaction.

Personal Operation

The Buyer intends to relocate when needed and personally operate the acquired company rather than manage it as one asset in a portfolio.

Employee Investment

The transition plan includes investing in career growth for the employees who make the company successful.

Flexible Mandate

The strategy is thesis-driven, not thesis-bound, and can consider exceptional service businesses outside the initial focus areas.

08Seller relevance

A Buyer Who Understands the Operator’s Perspective

He Understands Owners

Advised business owners around growth and exit decisions.

He Understands Sales

Built sales organizations and customer-acquisition systems.

He Understands Operations

Worked inside operating businesses and improved how teams perform.

He Understands Capital

Background in specialty lending, private banking, and acquisition analysis.

He Understands Growth

Built systems around lead generation, recruiting, sales, and customer acquisition.

He Understands Recurring Revenue

Created a recurring B2B channel through embedded vendor relationships.

He Understands the Transition

Approaches acquisitions as an operator, not solely as a financial owner.

Qualified opportunities

Know a Business That Fits the Mandate?

The Buyer is actively evaluating established lower-middle-market businesses with durable customer demand, strong cash flow, and identifiable opportunities for long-term growth.

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$2M+ earnings  |  $3M+ preferred  |  $10M+ EV preferred

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