What We Buy
Unglamorous Businesses With Steady Demand
Here’s what we look for by size and by industry, and what we pass on.
Revenue
$3M to $15M
EBITDA
$500K+
Customers
Recurring
Hold Period
Permanent
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Industries
Where We Focus
Brands and Manufacturing
Companies that own what they sell through their own plant, an exclusive private label, a formula or a patent, and sell it to commercial, wholesale or online customers.
Private Label Brands
Patented Products
Online Brands
Manufacturers
Distribution and E-Commerce
Specialty distributors and online sellers with repeat customers, institutional accounts or employer programs.
Uniforms and Workwear
Wholesale and Institutional
Employer Programs
Online Stores
Commercial Field Services
Service businesses with most of their revenue coming from commercial accounts on service contracts.
HVAC
Electrical
Plumbing
Fire and Life Safety
Pest Control
Commercial Refrigeration
Facility Maintenance
We Also Look at Turnarounds
We’ll look at a business that’s struggling when the core service and the customers are sound.
What We Don’t Buy
We don’t buy cleaning or janitorial businesses, general retail or consumer fashion.
For Brokers
Send Us a Listing
A teaser or CIM is all we need to take a first look, sent to info@cobalira.com or through the form.
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Criteria Sheet (PDF)
Cobalira Holdings LLC is not a registered investment adviser or broker-dealer. Nothing on this site is an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security, or investment, legal or tax advice. Figures describing the founders' prior experience relate to businesses unaffiliated with Cobalira and are not indicative of future results.