Last week I closed on my self-funded acquisition!

Last week I closed on the acquisition of Extreme Graphics of Lake Hamilton, FL. Extreme Graphics is a sign manufacturing & large-format graphic printing company serving Central Florida and beyond, with several large accounts in hospitality.

Before searching full-time, I spent 4 years at Penn State University pursuing a PhD in Financial/Real Estate Economics and this is quite the career and life change from academia. Much of my academic research was on capital expenditures, renovations, and retrofits in commercial real estate, including signage. Signs and large-format prints are an important part of the marketing and visibility of commercial space and Extreme Graphics has a strong history of providing high-quality signs, designs, graphics, and prints.

A huge thank you to the people who made this all possible: Legal: Rob Fafinski, Jenny Anderson, and Alex Christian of Fafinski Mark & Johnson were incredible buy-side counsel and a joy to work with. Finance: ^redacted‌ was spectacular at arranging the financing and providing assistance in financial and lending due diligence.
I started my search in January of this year (2024), was under LOI at the end of April, and closed in August. This site was an incredible resource for me and I learned so much from the smart people here.

Searching is fun + hard and has already been extremely gratifying for me. I am only a couple of days into my ownership but have had great interactions with team members, vendors, and clients and have big plans for the growth.