We’re looking for a B2B, creative-adjacent business with physical delivery—like experiential fabrication, signage/environmental graphics, AV/staging, or trade show exhibit services. Ideally with 10–40 employees, recurring corporate or institutional clients, and revenue that’s not dependent on the owners personally selling or doing the design.

Target Deal Type

• SBA 7(a)–friendly asset purchase

• 100% acquisition with 3–12 month owner transition

• Open to subordinated seller note and/or small performance earn-out
  

Location

• West Coast / Southwest preferred: CA, NV, AZ, NM, OR, WA

• Should be within a reasonable flight of the San Francisco Bay Area

• Local or regional client base preferred
  

Business Categories

We are seeking B2B, creative-adjacent businesses with physical delivery and established client relationships, including:

• Experiential fabrication & environments
  (museum exhibits, brand activations, trade show booths, pop-ups)
  

• Signage & environmental graphics
  (interior/exterior signage, wayfinding, fleet graphics, environmental branding)
  

• AV / staging / event production
  (corporate events, conferences, meetings)
  

• Trade show exhibit services
  (design, build, storage, logistics, show services)
  

• Custom millwork / commercial cabinetry
  (with a strong design or experiential component)

Key Characteristics

Repeatable services, operational depth, and on-site or physical output (not purely digital).

Financial Profile

• Revenue: $2M – $7M

• SDE / Owner Cash Flow: $500K minimum; ideal $700K – $1.2M

• Stable or improving margins over the past 3–5 years

• Minimum 5 years operating history
  

Customer & Revenue Mix

• Primarily B2B

• No single client >25% of revenue

• Recurring or repeat client relationships

• Not reliant on 1–2 “hero” projects per year
  

Operations & Team

• Team size: 10–40 employees

• Strong operations, PM, and production capabilities

• Management or senior staff expected to stay post-close

• Existing facility/warehouse/shop suited to current volume with room for growth

• Documented processes for estimating, scheduling, production, and QC preferred
  

Owner Transition

• Owner not the sole rainmaker or technical bottleneck

• Willing to remain for transition period (3–12 months)

• Key staff retention expected; retention incentives available
  

Deal Structure Requirements

• SBA 7(a) financed transaction with ~10% equity injection

• Business must support:

• Full SBA debt service

• Market compensation for one full-time CEO/creative role

• Ongoing working capital and equipment reinvestment

• Target DSCR: 1.6x or higher
  
  

Hard No

• Pure digital marketing or SEO/social/media/web agencies

• Businesses dependent on a founder’s personal brand

• Trend-driven or platform-dependent companies

• Distressed or early-stage startups
  
  

Nice-to-Haves

• Corporate event, museum, association, venue, or agency client relationships

• Clear upside from brand refresh, creative strategy, or improved client experience

• SOPs and modern project management tools already in use

• Opportunities to add higher-margin creative/strategic layers to existing production services