Bullseye: Buying a $1m SDE Business in a Hot Industry

Acquiring Minds

Pete Ciaverilla bought a $12m HVAC business, then grew earnings 50% in 3 years. His timing couldn't have been better.

Topics in Peter’s interview:

  • Combining households with his parents while searching
  • Using a buy-side advisor
  • Funding less than 5% of the deal himself
  • Transitioning the seller’s family out of the business
  • Buying a company with 65 employees, $12M in revenue
  • Advantages of buying a bigger company
  • Balancing commercial and residential HVAC
  • Impact of seasonality on revenue
  • Why private equity likes HVAC
  • Feeling comfortable with taking on a large loan

References and how to contact Peter:

  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter

Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:

  • The Acquisition Lab

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  • Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team

Get a complementary pre-acquisition HR & PEO review for your target business:

  • Contact mark@aspenhr.com or visit Aspen HR

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  • See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
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