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New Deals: A POS Software & IT Solutions Company, Precision Plastics Manufacturer, and 3 Other Finds

Plus, the Done-For-You business buying trap Arman fell for

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I’m excited to share 5 new businesses for sale worth checking out in this Market Watch issue. Each was handpicked from hundreds of fresh listings, with our quick take on why it stands out. First up…

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NEW DEALS

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1/ POS Software & IT Solutions Company

📍 Location: New York, NY
💰 Asking Price: N/A
💼 EBITDA: $1,055,480
📊 Revenue: $1,845,939
📅 Established: 1999

💭 My 2 Cents: Once a retailer or hospitality operator integrates your POS software into their daily workflow, the switching costs become enormous, and this company has spent 27 years benefiting from exactly that dynamic. The business has built both its own software products and an IT services practice that spans the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean, with the software side generating high-margin recurring revenue that provides a stable base underneath the services work. The 57% margin on $1.85M in revenue is a clear sign that the software revenue is doing the heavy lifting, and the company's certified partnerships with leading POS platforms give them credibility and a built-in referral channel. The current owners are divesting because they want to narrow their focus to other initiatives, which often means a motivated seller and a reasonable deal structure for the right buyer. I'd want to understand what percentage of revenue is recurring software versus one-time services, how many active installations are on the proprietary platform, and what the competitive landscape looks like as cloud-based POS systems continue to gain share. For a buyer already in the POS or retail technology space, bolting on 27 years of customer accounts and a proven product line could be a faster path to scale than building from scratch.

2/ Precision Plastics Manufacturer (Semiconductor Supply Chain)

📍 Location: Northern California
💰 Asking Price: $3,500,000
💼 EBITDA: $1,229,773
📊 Revenue: $2,514,609
📅 Established: 1995

💭 My 2 Cents: Sitting in the semiconductor equipment supply chain as a Tier-2 supplier means your customers can't easily switch vendors without risking production delays and quality issues, and that's exactly the dynamic driving this company's 49% margins. The business specializes in high-precision, low-volume custom plastic components that require tight tolerances and material expertise that general fabricators simply don't have. Three decades of operating history in this niche means they've accumulated the kind of institutional knowledge around specific customer specs and material behaviors that would take a new entrant years to develop. On top of that, the 2.8x asking multiple on $1.23M in EBITDA feels very reasonable for a debt-free operation with modern CNC equipment and experienced staff already in place. I'd want to understand how concentrated the customer base is among specific semiconductor equipment OEMs, whether there are any long-term supply agreements or if orders are placed on a PO-by-PO basis, and what the lead times and qualification process look like for new parts. With the CHIPS Act driving billions in domestic semiconductor manufacturing investment, a buyer who locks in long-term supply agreements with existing OEM customers now could be sitting on a much more valuable business in three to five years.

3/ Industrial Trucking Company

📍 Location: Louisiana
💰 Asking Price: $5,200,000
💼 EBITDA: $1,350,000
📊 Revenue: $5,000,000
📅 Established: 2013

💭 My 2 Cents: Not many trucking companies can say their revenue is backed by master service agreements with major petrochemical clients, but this Louisiana operation has spent 13 years earning exactly that kind of contract quality. I like their semi-absentee ownership structure and 27% margin on $5M in revenue, which tells me the operation is running efficiently with competent dispatchers and drivers handling the day-to-day. Their contractual revenue also insulates them from the spot-rate volatility that plagues most trucking companies, and their industrial focus means loads tend to be consistent and predictable rather than dependent on seasonal consumer demand. I'd want to understand the fleet age and upcoming capital expenditure requirements, driver retention rates and the current labor market for CDL holders in the region, and whether the MSAs have minimum volume commitments or are more "preferred vendor" arrangements. The Louisiana industrial market continues to benefit from LNG export facility buildouts and petrochemical investment, and a buyer who can add specialized equipment like tankers or flatbeds could capture even more wallet share from existing MSA clients.

CASE STUDY

Before Arman bought his $5.2M HVAC business, he almost made a $150,000 mistake.

He found a program that promised to do everything. Find the business. Handle the closing. Get the financing. All for $150K.

He signed the contract. Then the program pulled the offer and tried to renegotiate him into giving up 50% ownership of whatever he bought. He walked.

That experience led him to SMB Deal Hunter Pro, our business buying accelerator that works with you, not a too-good-to-be-true 'done-for-you' program.

12 months later, Arman closed. But the path to close was far from clean. In the case study, we break down:

Exactly how we helped him structure his deal so he only had to put 6% down

How new SBA rules mid-deal forced him to ask sellers to extend $400K of seller financing from 2-year to 10-year standby (and the exact approach he used so they didn't walk)

The two unexpected hurdles Arman had to get over early on in the search that derailed it for months.

4/ Septic Service & Grease Recycling Operation

📍 Location: New Jersey
💰 Asking Price: $10,000,000
💼 EBITDA: $1,500,000
📊 Revenue: $3,700,000
📅 Established: 20 years ago

💭 My 2 Cents: Few businesses combine recurring essential services with a commodity byproduct revenue stream, and this one does both. The company operates two synergistic lines: traditional septic system installation and servicing, plus a grease recycling operation that converts collected grease into brown oil sold on the open market for use in food processing and biofuels. Being one of only two facilities in the region with this capability creates a genuine supply-side moat that would be extremely difficult and expensive for a competitor to replicate. The absentee-run structure tells me the operational playbook is solid, and the 40% net margins on $3.7M in revenue reflect the pricing power that comes with limited competition and essential, non-deferrable services. I'd want to understand the regulatory permitting requirements for the grease recycling facility, the lifespan and replacement cost of the processing equipment, and what percentage of revenue comes from recurring service contracts versus one-time septic installations. The 6.7x multiple is steep, but for a buyer who can negotiate that down, the combination of regulatory barriers and dual revenue streams makes this one hard to replicate from scratch.

5/ Precision Machining Company

📍 Location: Indiana
💰 Asking Price: N/A
💼 EBITDA: $492,605
📊 Revenue: $1,807,201
📅 Established: 1960

💭 My 2 Cents: 66 years in precision machining tells you everything about the reputation and relationships this shop has built with its customer base. The company specializes in CNC and manual machining, EDM, milling, turning, and grinding for aerospace, steel manufacturing, and industrial maintenance clients, with a particular focus on small-batch, tight-tolerance work that general machine shops can't handle. That specialization is key because it means they're not competing on price with commodity job shops; they're competing on capability and reliability for parts where failure isn't an option. A meaningful portion of revenue comes from recurring, repeat orders tied to customer relationships that stretch back decades, which provides a level of cash flow predictability unusual for a contract manufacturer. I'd want to understand the age and condition of the CNC equipment, the skill level and retirement timeline of the machinist workforce, and whether aerospace certifications like AS9100 are in place or would need to be obtained. With reshoring trends accelerating and domestic aerospace and defense manufacturing demand climbing, shops with decades of tribal knowledge and proven precision capabilities are becoming increasingly valuable.

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Steve Keller bought a crime scene cleanup business in Florida for $1.3M.

A few months later, he sold it to a private equity firm for $5.8M.

That’s more than a 4x return in a few months.

Oh, and he only brought $20,000 of his own money to the closing table on that $1.3M deal.

He only ever visited the site in Florida 3-4 times, and managed it remotely from his home in Dallas.

But how? Was Steve a business acquisition expert? Not even close. Steve was a sports TV camera guy.

In this episode, Steve shares:

  • The creative deal structure that let him buy a $1.3M with $20K out of pocket (that’s less than 2% down) 

  • The one billing change that nearly doubled revenue overnight and put him on PE's radar within months

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