Deal team needed — $32M acquisition under LOI

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April 17, 2026

by a searcher from Saint Joseph's University - Erivan K. Haub School of Business in Miami, FL, USA

Sands Enterprises is under LOI as the sponsor on a $32M acquisition of an essential services and liquid waste company in Pennsylvania. The business has been operating for nearly two decades, generates strong EBITDA, carries significant hard asset value in fleet and equipment, and serves the upstream energy sector. Exclusivity is in place and our DD kickoff call is this week. Looking to engage two professionals immediately. Transaction attorney — full service from here to close. Legal DD on an asset acquisition including contracts, permits, environmental compliance, employment agreements, and real property leases. Acquisition LLC formation, APA negotiation and drafting, and closing presence. Experience with asset purchase agreements in the essential services, environmental, or industrial sector is a plus. We have been in touch with some of the biggest firms in the country and they are moving slow — their finance departments have a hard time approving deferred fee structures regardless of deal quality. Looking for a small but mighty firm that can move fast and is comfortable with fees deferred to closing from proceeds. Happy to discuss a modest premium on the back end to compensate for the deferral. QoE firm — quality of earnings engagement on a business with four to five years of financials and meaningful owner add-backs. Experience with essential services, waste, environmental, or industrial businesses preferred. Same situation as above — in discussions with top national firms but running into deferred fee friction. Looking for a sharp boutique or regional firm with real transaction advisory experience that can engage immediately and deliver on an accelerated timeline. Deferred fee structure with a premium available at close. We are moving fast and have a hard milestone to hit. If this is up your alley reach out via LinkedIn.
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from University of Michigan in Dallas, TX, USA
Looks like Eric already beat me to the punch, but we'd be happy to support, Ethan. Reach out anytime!
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from University of Notre Dame in New York, NY, USA
Thanks ^redacted‌ - @redacted‌ - We'd be a good fit here. We're super active in the independent sponsor space. On fees: we defer to closing as a default for sponsor deals, and if the deal breaks, dead deal fees roll into your next closing. A modest back-end premium for the deferral is a standard conversation for us. On fit: I lead the M&A/PE group at Cullen & Dykman. Background is big law, then direct private equity experience at 3B AUM fund, then back to private practice focused on independent sponsors in the $10–50M EV range (as well as ETA deals). Roughly 80 deals closed in the last two years. On speed: full-service in-house bench - tax, real estate, labor, environmental/regulatory, finance. Nothing gets outsourced to third party co-counsel, so the timeline stays in one place. Shoot me a DM or email - redacted
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