New Deals: A tree care business, commercial painting business, and 3 other finds

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1/ Tree Care Business

📍 Location: North Carolina
💰 Asking Price: $1,735,000
💼 EBITDA: $650,844
📊 Revenue: $1,231,222
📅 Established: 2018

💭 My 2 Cents: Two things I really like about this full-service tree care provider are their unusually strong cash flow relative to revenue and their strong geographic footprint. The Asheville/Hendersonville corridor features dense tree canopy, aging forests, mountainous terrain, and frequent storm activity, all of which generate steady, recurring demand for pruning, emergency removals, and arborist services. With five full-time employees, one independent contractor, and $645,000 of FF&E included in the sale, this company is built around a lean operational structure, supported by the equipment and infrastructure needed to tackle a wide range of jobs. Add to this that their extremely low rent, locked in at $1,500 per month, and they should continue to have strong margins going forward. I’d want to know their revenue mix between their different services, how much of their client base is repeat residential versus recurring commercial/HOA contracts, how far out their current backlog and pipeline extend, the age and condition of their equipment, what job functions will need to be replaced as the seller departs, and if there are opportunities to add plant-health programs or land-clearing services to increase earnings. With their excellent reputation, stable staff, and large amount of equipment, a buyer can expect to be walking into a situation with a very solid foundation.

2/ Commercial Painting Business

📍 Location: Florida
💰 Asking Price: $1,000,000
💼 EBITDA: $340,000
📊 Revenue: $5,150,000
📅 Established: 1986

💭 My 2 Cents: This commercial painting contractor has nearly four decades of operating history in a consistently profitable Southwest Florida market characterized by sustained construction activity, extensive HOA and multifamily stock, and steady demand for repainting cycles due to climate wear. I like their team of experienced supervisors and painters, as well as their well-developed, proven operational systems and procedures, both of which should help ensure that the owner’s departure will not disrupt core service delivery.  Companies that have delivered reliably for decades often become the default choice for property managers and general contractors, which appears to be the case here. Still, it’ll be very important to understand the exact nature of their client relationships to get comfortable with how this built-in sales engine is driving the business. I’d also need to look into any possible client concentration, if they carry a backlog of work or have a clear pipeline, what percentage of their work is repeat business versus competitively bid, and the nature and condition of the $225K of equipment included in the sale. Assuming their key employees are slated to stay post-transition, this looks like a very interesting turnkey available at a very manageable price.

3/ Industrial Staffing Company

📍 Location: Pennsylvania
💰 Asking Price: $4,700,000
💼 EBITDA: $982,999
📊 Revenue: $14,258,614
📅 Established: 20+ Years Ago

💭 My 2 Cents: Industrial staffing sits at the critical junction between manufacturers who need reliable labor and workers seeking consistent placement, and this firm has cracked the code on scaling that model profitably. While most staffing agencies in the space faced revenue declines over the past year, this business grew 30% by building a differentiated recruitment engine powered by proprietary systems: a custom CRM, advanced applicant tracking platforms, automated messaging tools, and an emerging AI layer that accelerates candidate sourcing and matching. I like their multi-location footprint (which gives them strategic coverage across key manufacturing regions) and that their service mix spans Direct Hire, Payrolling, Temp-to-Perm, and high-margin RPO (recruitment process outsourcing), which diversifies revenue streams and deepens client relationships. What stands out is the organizational maturity and the high-activity recruitment culture that drives volume, suggesting this isn't just technology but disciplined execution across the team. I'd want to understand the revenue breakdown by service line and geography, the specific KPIs that define their recruitment model and how performance is tracked, the scalability of their custom tech stack as they add locations, and their onboarding and training infrastructure for ramping new recruiters quickly. What's rare here is finding a staffing business that has moved beyond founder-driven hustle into repeatable systems and processes, positioning a buyer to step into momentum rather than rebuild it.

4/ Restaurant Equipment Repair Business

📍 Location: Florida
💰 Asking Price: $1,587,041
💼 EBITDA: $587,793
📊 Revenue: $1,169,373
📅 Established: 2005

💭 My 2 Cents: Commercial kitchen equipment repair is one of those sticky service businesses where downtime costs customers thousands per hour, creating urgent demand and pricing power that few repair categories enjoy. This company has positioned itself as the go-to specialist for restaurants and commercial kitchens, with deep expertise across all major brands including TurboChef, Baxter, Blodgett, and Bellshaw, which allows them to handle virtually any equipment issue without referring work elsewhere. What's most impressive is the blue-chip customer base that includes major franchise brands, combined with unusually strong margins that reflect both technical specialization and the premium customers pay for fast, reliable service. The business operates lean with low overhead, suggesting the current footprint is highly efficient and that expansion into adjacent markets wouldn't require heavy infrastructure investment. I'd want to understand the split between recurring maintenance contracts and emergency repair calls, the technician headcount and certification requirements, how factory authorizations transfer to a new owner, and whether after-hours service is handled in-house or outsourced. The real question is owner dependence: how much technical work, customer relationships, or dispatch coordination sits with the seller versus the existing team. Assuming there's a capable lead technician or manager who can step up, this business benefits from the fact that commercial kitchens will always break down and operators will always pay top dollar to get back online fast.

5/ Truck Equipment Sales and Service Business

📍 Location: Massachusetts
💰 Asking Price: $2,900,000
💼 EBITDA: $576,741
📊 Revenue: $3,848,566
📅 Established: 1977

💭 My 2 Cents: Welding and fabrication shops that survive five decades don't just fix things, they become the infrastructure that entire commercial fleets and municipalities depend on. This Massachusetts operation has done exactly that, building a loyal base of over 3,000 active clients by combining precision custom metalwork with authorized dealerships for premium trailer and snow equipment brands. Their revenue diversification is smart: custom welding and fabrication drives 35%, trailer sales and parts another 25%, and snow plows and sanders 18%, which smooths out the seasonal volatility that plagues single-service competitors. What stands out is the asset base, with $1.2M in fixtures, furniture, and equipment plus $500K in inventory included in the sale, giving the business the production capacity and parts depth to serve demanding commercial and municipal accounts that require fast turnaround and technical reliability. I'd want to understand whether the two facilities are owned or leased, review the skill level and tenure of welders and fabricators, confirm any exclusivity or preferred pricing with manufacturers, and assess upcoming capital requirements for aging equipment or facility expansion. The beauty here is that nearly half a century of technical reputation and installed equipment creates natural switching costs that insulate this business from low-cost entrants who lack the expertise, certifications, or manufacturer relationships to compete for the highest-value contracts.