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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
1. What industries do we focus on?
We look for fragmented, recession-resistant trade sectors positioned for programmatic consolidation. Currently, our core investments target blue-collar infrastructure verticals heavily impacted by the retirement transition of Baby Boomer owners.Our holding company portfolio operations focus strictly on:Commercial & Residential Green Infrastructure: High-density, contractually recurring landscaping, tree care, and aquatic environmental management services across the Southeast.Mission-Critical Trade Logistics: Asset-heavy regional transportation, freight distribution, and asset networks that serve as high-velocity cash engines to fund platform expansions organically.Premium Commercial Services: High-margin B2B trade platforms including specialized electrical contracting, heavy industrial painting, commercial flooring, and premium pest control overlays.By wrapping local market inefficiencies inside an automated, outsourced 24/7 administrative and logistical dispatch framework, we permanently squeeze operational overhead while expanding regional route density.
2. How do I know if my business is a good fit for Acquisition Globally?
Your enterprise may be an ideal candidate for our portfolio if it has strong regional roots, an established middle-management team, and stable, recurring revenue streams. We prioritize service-oriented businesses that can integrate seamlessly into our regional clusters and benefit from shared corporate resources, operational efficiencies, and long-term growth opportunities.We look for businesses that match the following strategic criteria:Financial Profile: Established operations generating $1M to $10M in annual revenue with stable, predictable historical cash flows and verifiable operating margins.Valuation Model: We execute standard middle-market acquisitions tailored to fair asset density, using highly optimized leveraged buyout architectures that structure fair enterprise value for the seller while maximizing post-closing cash velocity.Operational Footprint: Service providers across commercial green infrastructure, trade logistics, and specialty industrial services that have hit a growth bottleneck due to technological or administrative constraints.Succession Readiness: Owners seeking a highly structured, dignified exit from daily operations who want to ensure their brand identity, core workforce, and key management personnel are fully preserved under institutional ownership.
3. What is the process for selling my business to Acquisition Globally?
Our acquisition framework is designed to be transparent, collaborative, and efficient. We understand that selling a business is a major life transition, which is why we eliminate unnecessary corporate red tape and prioritize clear communication at every milestone.Our streamlined transaction lifecycle follows a structured four-stage process:1. Confidential Evaluation: We begin with an initial consultation under a comprehensive Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Our team reviews key operational and financial metrics to assess strategic alignment and establish a mutually agreeable enterprise valuation.2. Structural Proposal: Upon alignment, we issue a formal Letter of Intent (LOI). This document outlines a tailored acquisition structure that may incorporate senior asset-backed financing, seller transition notes, and other flexible deal components designed to balance the seller’s financial objectives with long-term business sustainability.3. Forensic Verification: Once the LOI is executed, we initiate an expedited due diligence process. Our team focuses on validating historical financial performance, verifying equipment ownership and titles, reviewing contractual obligations, and confirming recurring revenue streams.4. Execution & Integration: We finalize the transaction through a definitive Purchase Agreement structured to provide clarity on the transfer of assets and liabilities. At closing, the seller receives the agreed-upon proceeds, and the business begins its integration into a regional hub, gaining access to Acquisition Globally’s shared corporate resources, operational infrastructure, and growth platform.
4. How long does it take to complete a transaction?
Because we maintain deep institutional relationships and possess a sophisticated understanding of Asset-Based Lending (ABL) facilities and leveraged buyout cash flow lending parameters, we are positioned to move beyond traditional banking gridlock. Our acquisition strategy does not depend on the slower, more bureaucratic processes often associated with SBA financing.Once mutual alignment is reached, our standard execution timeline is designed for speed and efficiency:Letter of Intent (LOI): Delivered within 48 to 72 hours of receiving the initial financial package.Forensic Due Diligence: Targeted for completion within 45 days through streamlined, established legal and accounting protocols.Final Closing & Funding: Executed promptly upon verification of assets, financials, and contractual obligations, with transactions typically reaching wire transmission in under 60 days.Our thorough understanding of collateral structures—including equipment liquidation metrics and Accounts Receivable cross-collateralization—allows us to develop financing solutions that support efficient closings, provide sellers with greater transaction certainty, and accommodate tax-efficient deal structures in coordination with their tax advisors.
5. What returns can investors expect?
Our investment model is engineered to create massive value through Multiple Arbitrage that increases the valuation of a company by buying smaller businesses at lower valuation multiples, combining them into a larger entity, and selling that entity at a higher multiple. It is a proven fact that larger, more stable companies command higher valuation multiples than smaller, fragmented ones. By acquiring fragmented, cash-flowing trade platforms at lower-middle-market multiples (2.0x–3.5x SDE/EBITDA) and rolling them into a centralized corporate holding structure, we instantly re-rate those combined earnings to institutional platform multiples (6.0x–10.0x+ EBITDA). Qualified institutional and private capital partners can participate through tailored, high-velocity instruments designed to maximize yield and equity upside:Yield-Bearing Preferred Equity: Structures featuring a strong, priority cash-flow layer backed directly by the unencumbered hard asset collateral and recurring revenue of our operating subsidiaries.Arbitrage-Driven Common Equity: Co-investment structures positioned for exponential capital appreciation, capturing the direct valuation lift manufactured during our programmatic platform exits.Convertible & Hybrid Debt Instruments: Tailored credit facilities structured to align cleanly with our asset-based lending parameters, offering strong downside protection secured by physical fleet and equipment inventory alongside equity conversion milestones.By replacing duplicate back-office overhead with our logistical and administrative resources, we aggressively drive net margins higher, turning stable local companies into high-yielding corporate cash cows.
6. Are there risks involved in your strategy?
While all M&A activities carry inherent operational variables, our platform drastically mitigates downside exposure through a highly defensive, risk-insulated acquisition mandate. We do not invest in high-risk startups, speculative technologies, or distressed operational turnarounds. We focus exclusively on established brick-and-mortar enterprises that have a verified record of generating stable, predictable cash flows. The primary risk in these legacy businesses is not market viability; rather, it is succession gridlock and technological under-optimization where the founding seller has failed to adapt to modernized corporate frameworks. Our proprietary risk-mitigation playbook enforces three strict defensive layers:Forensic Accounting Duplication: We do not rely on high-level broker summaries. Our accounting partners execute a meticulous, line-by-line audit of historical tax returns, corporate P&Ls, ledger transactions, and trailing bank statements to expose and strip out padded add-backs or hidden liabilities before an offer is finalized.Asset Purchase Protection: We isolate the parent platform from historical corporate liabilities by closing transactions strictly via an Asset Purchase Agreement framework, leaving all past legal, operational, and tax exposures behind with the seller’s legacy entity.Collateralized Underwriting Only: Every transaction is strictly underwritten against real asset density. We leverage conservative non-SBA Asset-Based Lending parameters, securing our capital stack directly against certified equipment liquidation values and clean, unencumbered Accounts Receivable Pegs.By replacing duplicate administrative overhead with our centralized administrative and dispatch network, we turn decades-old local routes into protected, institutional cash cows.
7. Contact Information & Intake Focus
7. Contact Information & Intake FocusYou can reach Acquisition Globally through our website’s contact form or directly via email at angel@acquisitionglobally.com.We welcome the opportunity to learn about your business, address questions regarding our investment criteria, and explore potential partnership opportunities—all within a confidential and professional framework.To ensure every inquiry receives the appropriate attention, we review submissions carefully and respond as opportunities align with our acquisition strategy and current priorities.
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