$3.6m EBITDA High-Margin Industrial Safety Product Leader in TX Under LOI Exclusivity
January 19, 2026
by a searcher from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management in Dallas, TX, USA
Market-leading, high-margin business ($7M revenue, 56% EBITDA margin) that has been run as a "lifestyle business" by successful founders who have extracted maximum cash and invested zero in sales infrastructure. Value creation approach through targeted sales hiring, supply chain optimization, process and commercial excellence, new product development and M&A.
TRANSACTION STRUCTURE
✓ Enterprise Value: $23.2M (5.8x 2025E EBITDA)
✓ Equity : $8.25M
✓ Debt: $8.27M (2.0x leverage + transaction costs)
✓ Seller Rollover to Equity: 20%
✓ Seller Note: 10% at 7% interest; Hold Period: 5 years
PROJECTED RETURNS (BASE CASE)
✓ Exit EBITDA (Year 5): $9.1M
✓ Exit Multiple: 5.8x
✓ Equity IRR: ~32%
✓ MOIC: ~4.1x
✓ Revenue CAGR: 17%
✓ EBITDA CAGR: 18%
from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Portland, OR, USA
from University of California, Los Angeles in Dallas, TX, USA