Specialty Industrial Contracting & Engineering Firm | $5.8M Revenue

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by a searcher from The University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
in Gettysburg, PA, USA

1yr ago

RAISING CAPITAL

1 investor interested

(Expired) Specialty Industrial Contracting & Engineering Firm | $5.8M Revenue | $930K Net Income

Construction · Pittsburgh, PA

revenue: $5,800,000

ebitda: $950,000

Exclusivity:

Non-Exclusive Deal

SBA Eligiblity:

Eligible

Revenue:

$5,800,000

EBITDA:

$950,000

I'm evaluating the acquisition of a profitable specialty contracting and engineering firm with 28 years of operational history and exceptional growth trajectory. Asking Price: $3M 2024 Financials: Revenue: $5.8M (+28% YoY) Net Income: $953K (16.5% margin) Business Overview: - 80% storage tank installation/removal (industrial chemicals & petroleum) - 15% engineering services (design, compliance, turnkey projects) - 5% environmental remediation & water treatment - 1,300+ customer database with ~35 active contracts extending through mid-2026 - Serving PA and surrounding states (WV, OH, NY, NJ, MD, VA, TN, IA) Why I Might Raise Capital: Planning to submit an LOI and exploring capital partners for acquisition and growth acceleration. Sellers own the real estate separately and are not planning to sell real estate, but willing to lease to the business. Growth Opportunities: - Minimal historical marketing spend presents significant opportunity - Digital marketing and lead generation systems - Geographic expansion into adjacent markets - Value-added services (field testing, calibration) Key Strengths: - Required certifications & licenses - Limited competition in specialized niche - Experienced team willing to transition - Established vendor/subcontractor network (1,500+ suppliers) Capital Structure: Looking to structure with 70% SBA financing, 15% seller note, with my $150K personal investment. Seeking to raise ~$500K for approximately 20% ownership - structured as 10% preferred equity with 2x step-up preference on any future recapitalization or exit event. If this sounds like something you'd want to dig into together, feel free to DM or email redacted

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reply by a lender 1yr ago
from Eastern Illinois University in 900 E Diehl Rd, Naperville, IL 60563, USA

If you need any assistance from a financing perspective, we would love to assist. One thing to be cautious about is the step-up provisions you are offering investors. With the new SBA rules they look at any step up provided to investors that could appear during the term of the SBA loan as their ownership percentage when determining the SBA guarantee. So you need to be sure none of the step-ups will take any investors over the 20% threshold or will need the step-ups to not kick in until after the SBA loan is repaid. You can reach me here or directly at redacted if you would like to discuss.