Business Marketplace

1. Businesses wanted for acquisition (scroll down to view businesses that are for sale):


Our clients are interested in acquiring businesses that meet the following criteria:

Plastics Manufacturing - $750K-$7MM

Established in the early 1980ies, our privately held client provides engineering, custom fabrication and manufacturing of high-performance polymers, composites and self-lubricating bearing materials. The Company is currently serving its customers from 4 locations across the USA in over 50 industries and with thousands of applications. Our client is interested in keeping seller and seller’s qualified personnel on staff past a transition period with attractive compensation packages that may include profit sharing.

Primary Acquisition Targets:

  • Niche Plastic Manufacturing business with unique product line
  • Preference for High Performance Injection Molding and/or Bearings related businesses
  • Revenue: $3-$5 million (flexibility up and down if a good fit)
  • Locations: Northeast, Southeast, Mid Atlantic, Pacific North West, Texas, Great Lakes
  • Non –union

Media / Architecture / Real Estate / Design & related fields- $500K-$5MM
Our client seeks to invest between $500K and $5M into a New England or Florida based company (or a company that can be relocated to Boston within 1 year). Our client is an accomplished media professional who has started and turned-around several companies. He has a strong personal interest in architecture and related fields. Our client would be actively involved in the day to day management of any acquired company but would consider keeping the previous owner on staff, if desired. Minimum ownership: 51%. No start-ups. Company must have at least $150,000 in profit and should have $1M -$10M in revenue.

All industries - $1.5MM-$8MM
Individual with investment banking support seeks to buy either all or part of a business. Client would consider businesses that he could manage, or manage along with a senior operating executive leaving room to expand and will consider profitable businesses in the greater Boston area, with annual profit (EBITDA) of $750K- $2M. Will consider minority stake but prefers majority.

All industries - $8MM-$24MM
Client is a private equity firm targeting companies with $2M-$4M in EBITDA. Total potential investment: $8M- $24M. No industry preference. However, no start-ups or early stage companies. Client is open to partnerships but insists on having controlling share.

Manufacturing/Distribution - $750K-$6MM
Client is a seasoned entrepreneur. Primary target: Manufacturing business that would be considered low tech or medium tech as well as no tech operations of the nuts and bolts variety. Secondary target: Distributorships including wholesale operations. Target company should have sustainable revenues in the $500K to $5M range.

 

2. Businesses for sale

Cloud Computing Consultancy

Our newest client is a leading cloud computing consultancy which was founded in 2008. The Company developed and markets a proprietary product and professional services specializing in enterprise and government solutions for Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS) needs.  Through its unique and early success with Fortune 500 companies, The Company is a stand out performer among global System Integrators.
 
Headquartered in Pennsylvania, with regional locations in North America and Europe locations, the Company is helping companies and governments of all sizes leverage the power of cutting edge Cloud Computing by driving cloud utilization for complex enterprise projects in Public, Virtual Public and Private Clouds. The Company provides a product centered solution for their customers.  Their model develops a recurring revenue model through turn-key Cloud Managed Services.   

Industries/Clients Served
Financial Services: New York Life, Morgan Stanley, Standard and Poor's, FINRA
Media and Entertainment:  ATT Interactive, Palm, Viacom, Razorfish
Manufacturing and High Tech: Palm, Boeing, BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, Pepsi, Johnson & Johnson
Other: Major League Baseball
 
Key Statistics: 

  • 40 Employees
  • 100+ customers
  • 300% annual growth
  • Revenues for current financial year are in the mid 7 figures with a healthy profit

Please click here for more details: Corporate fact sheet Cloud Computing Consultancy

 

Financial Website - New Jersey based (can be run from any location)

Our client operates the website www.dividend.com which is the #1 web resource for dividend related information. This company would be an ideal target for a strategic acquirer within the Financial Industry that is looking to cross sell services to about 80,000 new visitors each month.    Revenue is generated from subscribers to the premium content and advertisers. The resubscription rate of expired subscribers is over 40%, so a substantial portion of revenue is recurring.  

In 2010, the company website averages about 137,000 visits per month from about 100,000 unique visitors. Every month, about 60% of visits (approx. 80,000) are coming from new visitors. Data from Quantcast.com shows that the visitors to the site are predominately male empty nesters with above average income and education.

The company newsletter has more than 9,000 subscribers and the company has recently been adding more than 150 paying premium content subscribers every month without any investment into Sales or Marketing. The 2010 subscription rate and web site traffic are significantly ahead of 2009 numbers.  

The content produced by Dividend.com is syndicated and published by sites such as Forbes.com, Nasdaq.com and Thestreet.com which all link back to Dividend.com.   This company was featured in the editorial section of Inc. Magazine's April 2010 edition. 

Please click here for more information: Executive Summary Dividend

 

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