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Mandate

Salaar Ventures actively evaluates established businesses for acquisition, strategic participation and partnership. Business owners, intermediaries and other opportunity sources may confidentially submit businesses that fit the mandate.

The criteria

Size and Shape

Earnings
$200K$500K+
$0$250K$500K$750K$1M
Approximately $200K to $500K+ SDE / EBITDA preferred
Margins
15%+
15%+ EBITDA / SDE margin preferred
Track Record
Y1Y2Y3Y4Y5+
Established operations, preferably 3+ years of operating history
Geography
US East
United States; East Coast preference
Revenue Quality
Recurring, repeat or defensible customer demand preferred
Capital Intensity
LowModerateHigh
Low to moderate preferred
Transaction
Full acquisition, majority interest or strategic partnership depending on opportunity
Business Profile
Service, B2B, local service, distribution, logistics, technology-enabled and selected retail / consumer businesses
The screen

What We Buy

The criteria above describe size and shape. These describe the business underneath them.

What we look for

  • Recurring, contracted or repeat revenue
  • Financials that reconcile to tax returns
  • A team that stays after the owner leaves
  • Customers spread across many accounts
  • An owner willing to support a transition
  • Work we can run with the group's existing systems

What we do not pursue

  • Pre-revenue concepts and business plans
  • Revenue that depends entirely on the owner's personal licence or relationships
  • Heavy capital-expenditure turnarounds
  • Regulated activities outside our operating experience
  • Situations requiring Salaar to be a passive investor
  • Businesses being sold without financial records
Process

From Submission to Close

Six steps. You will know which one you are on at any point.

1

Submit

Send the business through the confidential form. A codename is fine at this stage.

2

Review

We read every submission and respond with a yes, a no, or a specific question.

3

Conversation

A direct call with the people who would run the business, not an intermediary.

4

Indicative structure

A non-binding outline of structure, consideration and transition.

5

Diligence

Financials, customers, lease, licences, staff and systems reviewed under NDA.

6

Documentation

Definitive agreements, then close and transition.

Deal Box LLC is a portfolio company providing procurement, supply chain and distribution services. It is a separate business from this acquisition mandate.

Submission

Have a Business That Fits?

Confidential. Nothing is listed, marketed or disclosed without your written authorisation.

  • Confidentiality by default
  • A direct answer
  • Operators, not intermediaries
  • Nothing binds until it is written

Present a Business

Held confidentially. Use a codename if you prefer.

Confidential. Nothing is listed, marketed or disclosed without your written authorisation. Salaar Ventures acquires for its own portfolio and is not obligated to pursue any business presented.