Active Buyer Searches - What's Hot Right Now
 We routinely have potential acquirers approach us to say that they are searching for companies to buy. These buyers tend to be of three general types:
- Individual/partnership investors with financial resources and management experience who do not have a specific industry in mind, but who seek a solid company that will provide growth opportunity.
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Mid-size corporate, small business or individual/partnership investors who seek a particular type of acquisition.
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Professional investors, such as private equity groups, who are seeking companies to build and grow. Often, they will want to match those companies up to companies in which they already own interest, for purposes of doing business collaboratively or possibly merging operations.
Overall, if your company is financially healthy and operating in a customer market that is not in decline, we can almost certainly find a buyer for it. This is even more likely if the company has untapped growth potential that would not require major outlays of cash to realize it.
A new owner with energy and resources is probably somewhere waiting to find it.
If you are contemplating selling your company, please contact Dick Bransford via email or (925) 838-8150 to discuss its market potential.
Active Searches
The table below lists currently active searches on behalf of one or more of the three acquirer types mentioned above. These searches are very specific, on behalf of buyers whose interest is well defined.
Not included are the numerous investors who contact us each week seeking good companies in multiple industry segments, but whose desires are not as tightly defined as those below.
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General Description |
Segment |
Specific Acquisitions Sought |
| Financial Services |
Mutual Funds |
Mutual fund company seeks to acquire Investment Company Act of 1940-regulated mutual fund corporations, or assets related to the management contract. |
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Computer Technology |
Business Software Vertical Applications and/or Services |
Business Software - Multiple Applications Click for detail. |
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Computer Technology |
Computer Services |
I.T. support, network management, application development, application hosting, ISP, co-location services, voice/telecom services or project management. SIZE: revenue between $2 M-10M, would look at companies up to $20 M. Has locations in NY, Boston, SF -Optimal target would have location >1 of these cities |
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Computer Technology |
Unspecified |
Ph.D., M.B.A. who has worked in chip design, VLSI, software seeks high tech company to acquire in San Francisco Bay Area.
Likely transaction value under $5 million. |
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Business Services |
Security Services |
Businesses that provide products and services to the law enforcement, military, homeland security and private security markets |
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Business Services |
Commercial Printing |
Northern California printers utilizing:
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Digital technology, and/or
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E-commerce (maybe someone using the EFI Printer Suite - web based system for enabling e-commerce to quote, sell and fulfill orders online), and/or
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Print on demand, especially for book printing
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Areas preference (not a requirement): San Francisco-Sacramento corridor, San Jose, Stockton |
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Business Services |
Insurance |
Northern California insurance agencies |
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Manufacturing |
Unspecified |
Manufacturing and/or distribution company in San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara Counties, under $10,000,000 revenue. |
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Consumer Products, or Services Manufacturing |
Open to multiple opportunities, including licensing deals. |
Manufacturing, distribution company with growth potential that is currently located in the greater Los Angeles area or relocatable. Turnaround situation may be acceptable. Company must be currently operational. Likely transaction value under $10 million, but possibly more. Buyer has extensive experience growing a consumer products company with licensed properties. |
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Manufacturing |
Varied |
$5,000,000-$30,000,000 revenue
· Manufacturing, Consumer Products and Industrial Consumables
· Manufacturing, Team Sporting Goods, Uniforms/Apparel and Hard Goods
· Manufacturing, with industrial coatings as part of the manufacturing process
· Reverse Logistics, Repair/Remanufacture of Consumer Products
· Service with a recurring revenue |
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Business or Consumer Services |
Security |
$5,000,000-$30,000,000 revenue
· Security systems services with in-house monitoring services |
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Manufacturing |
Electronics |
Electronics manufacturing within 30 miles of San Jose. Under $5 million transaction. |
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Manufacturing |
Electronics |
Computer, manufacturing, distribution. Under $10,000,000 transaction. Prefers 30 minute drive from Lafayette, CA. |
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Healthcare |
Blood bank and blood collection centers |
Prefer locations in CA, NY, TX. Probable transaction under $5,000,000. |
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Business Services |
Office Supplies |
Catalogue, direct delivery, sales force driven office supply companies. NOT retail storefront. $1-3 million revenue. California Counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Southern Napa. |
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Computer Technology |
Software |
Software companies, product lines or divisions that have achieved a level of maturity including a sustainable revenue and customer base. We have committed capital and are primarily targeting smaller opportunities with between $5 million and $35 million in annual revenues. |
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Business Services |
Packaging, advertising specialities |
PACKAGING COMPANIES AND/OR ADVERTISING SPECIALTIES PROVIDERS. $1-1.5 million transaction. Customer market: 1) Commercial users of packaging; 2) ad specialties buyers, weighted to mortgage and real estate companies. |
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Business Services,
Personal Services
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Tax |
Tax services company, San Francisco Bay Area. |
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Business Services |
Office Supply |
Laser printing service and supply, San Francisco Bay Area |
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