We partner with searchers to invest in the right business for them, leveraging our capital to unlock more opportunities, and our experience to secure the most favorable deal.
Small, well established businesses
Adjusted EBITDA of
$500K – $2M
Agnostic, US based
Minority Equity Positions
of 10% – 40%
$200K – $800K
Our capital allows you, as a self-funded searcher, to acquire a business with scale, infrastructure, and a support system.
Through years of refinement, we have developed a structured approach for pre- and post-acquisition to ensure a searcher’s success.
Acquiring a business doesn’t need to be a solo journey, we help you navigate this process.
Deal Reviews
Deal Structuring
LOI Crafting
Due Diligence
Closing Negotiation
Business Transition
Our focus is for searchers to be able to spend time on the ‘four key’ elements of a business post-acquisition, anything else is a distraction
Sales
Operations
People
Process
We seek highly-motivated self-funded searchers who are focused on acquiring stable profitable small businesses with strong margins and clear growth potential.
We are passionate and experienced investors and business owners who have guided many searchers through this journey, have a robust due diligence process, and have, ourselves, successfully navigated buying and operating businesses.
Adam has over a decade of experience in financial strategy, M&A, and small business operations. He has advised 500+ businesses, signed personal guarantees, and navigated the SBA closing process firsthand. Adam founded ETA Meetups in Denver and Baltimore (1,000+ members) and has guest lectured at CU Boulder’s ETA MBA course. With a track record in launching and acquiring small businesses—including an ETA education company and a fractional CFO firm—he is dedicated to helping ‘Search’ entrepreneurs succeed.
Peggy’s focus is driving small business growth. She doubled revenue and EBITDA of a business she and a partner acquired in 2 years, built new business lines within small businesses, and advised dozens of startups on operating best practices and product development. With her skills that span consulting, investing, and engineering, she excels in working closely with searchers to identify, acquire, and operate great companies. She has an MBA from CU Boulder and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University.
With eight years of investment experience, Eliza is passionate about supporting entrepreneurs. While at Duke, she founded and scaled a nonprofit to seven employees. After graduating, she worked across marketing, operations, and fieldwork in high-growth startups. She earned an MBA and MENV from CU Boulder, engaging as an MBA Alumni Rep and Deming Center Venture Fund member. Now a partner at Prox Search Capital, she leverages her network to create impactful opportunities for searchers.
Want us to review a deal? Interested in partnering with us? Excited to learn more? We work with searchers at every stage of the process. Get in touch.
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