For Bankers, Brokers, CPAs and Attorneys

We Treat Your Clients the Way You Would.

Many of our best conversations start with an advisor who knows a client is thinking about what’s next. We make it easy to refer, we respect your role, and we give you a quick, straight answer.
For Trusted Advisors

Have a Client Thinking About What’s Next?

Whether it’s a retirement, a team that wants to buy, a partner buyout or a sale that didn’t close, we’d like to hear about it.
BankersBusiness BrokersCPAsAttorneysAdvisorsWealth Managers
What to Send Us

Situations Where We Can Help.

01

Succession and Retirement

Owners who want to sell and keep it local. Family-owned and founder-led companies in Northeast Ohio and Western PA with $1.5M to $7M in annual operating profit.
02

Management Buyouts

Leadership teams who want to buy the company. We bring the capital and the process so the team that runs the business can own it.
03

Partner Buyouts

Co-owners who want different things. We can fund a fair buyout and keep the business steady for employees and customers.
04

A Process That Didn’t Close

When the market didn’t meet the owner’s number. Sometimes a sale ends without a deal. We’re glad to pick up the conversation quietly, without sending your client back to the same buyers.
What You Can Expect

Easy to Work With.

Same-Day Reply
A quick, straight answer. If it isn’t a fit, we’ll tell you early, and why.
Your Role
We work within your engagement and keep you in the loop from the first call.
Confidential
Your client’s information stays with us.
Local Capital
Our family office invests in every deal we bring forward.
Methodica Capital meeting in Northeast Ohio
Our Investment Criteria

The Companies We Look For.

Companies much like the ones we grew up around: family-run, hard-working, community-rooted businesses that form the backbone of the Midwest.
Operating Profit (EBITDA)
$1.5M to $7M
Revenue
$10M+
Geography
Northeast Ohio, the Mahoning and Shenango Valleys, and Western Pennsylvania
Industries
Essential services, industrial services, and light or niche manufacturing
Questions Advisors Ask Us

Straight Answers.

Have a client in mind? Call 330-355-8492, or let’s get lunch.
If I introduce a client, will you work around me?

No. Your client trusted you first, and that doesn’t change when we show up. We work within your engagement, keep you in the loop, and you stay at the table for as long as your client wants you there.

We’re building relationships in this Valley for the long haul. Cutting out the person who made the introduction is no way to do that.

What happens after I pick up the phone?

You’ll hear back from us the same day. We usually start with a conversation with you, so we understand your client’s goals before we ever meet them. No names needed at first.

If it’s not a fit, we’ll tell you early and tell you why. You won’t be left waiting on a slow no.

Do you have the capital to close?

Yes. We invest deal by deal, but we don’t start from zero. Our family office invests in every deal we bring forward, alongside co-investors and lenders we know well.

We’ll be upfront about how a deal will be funded early in the conversation, so nobody gets surprised late in the process.

My client is already in a sale process. Can you still be involved?

Absolutely. We’re glad to be one of the buyers in a well-run process, and we’ll respect the timeline and the rules you set.

Where we tend to stand out is the more personal situation: an owner who wants to sell to the team, keep a stake, buy out a partner or stay involved after closing. And if a process ended without a deal, we’re happy to take a fresh look.

What if the company is too small or outside your region?

Call us anyway. Some of our best conversations started with a company that didn’t fit neatly in the box.

If it isn’t right for us, we know a lot of good people in this region and we’ll gladly point your client in the right direction. Either way, you and your client come out ahead for having made the call.

Insights to Share With Clients

Notes From Our Journal.