We explore every financing strategy until the money is real and the closing is on the calendar.
Two owners, one stronger company. Below is the sources-and-uses structure of a merger we model for clients: two Aroostook County septic businesses combined into a single platform, with one family fully bought out, the other rolling equity into the new company, and bank financing sized to close.
Scroll sideways to see the full structure. Every dollar is accounted for; that's the point.
Maine Succession is run by Justin Bristol, an entrepreneur who has spent his career doing exactly what we will do for you: finding overlooked value, building the systems that prove it, and turning it into real money.
Started his first company in college in his backyard with borrowed power tools, building solar-powered food carts. Scaled it to $250K in sales, serving JetBlue at the Boston Marathon, MetLife, and MullenLowe.
Second employee at a hydropower firm that grew from $5MM to $100MM in valuation. Built the board-level financial reporting and performance transparency systems that institutional investors relied on.
Found a significantly asymmetrical, distressed, abandoned mill property, 30 acres in the Providence, RI metro area, and purchased it for $5K. Turned it into a Qualified Opportunity Zone Fund engine that harbors capital gains tax and appreciation. Today it houses an industrial art studio and an industrial outdoor storage operation, fully leased.
Identified and secured an abandoned hydroelectric power station in the Providence, RI metro area and raised over $250K of equity for its licensing costs, in anticipation of it becoming a $4.5MM to $6MM asset.
We work with seasoned professionals with backgrounds in commercial lending and senior bank management, financial and business advisory, private and public equity research, start-ups, business leadership, and most importantly, successfully managing business sales from start to finish. We have the ability to work with your tax, estate, and accounting team, or stand one up on your behalf.
A no-obligation valuation conversation. We learn your business (crews, trucks, backlog, licensing) and give you a straight read on what it's worth and what would make it worth more.
We find the deal-killers before a buyer does, strengthen your numbers and processes, and plumb in the data transparency that makes buyers comfortable paying full price. You stay in control of the timeline.
We run a confidential process with curated buyers, negotiate on your behalf, and manage the deal to financial close, exploring every financing road until the money is in your hands.
Tell us a little about your business and we'll set up a confidential valuation conversation. No obligation, no pressure, and nobody hears about it but us.
The first conversation is free and confidential. Even if you're five years out, knowing your number now changes what you do next year.
justin@mainesuccession.com · 401-793-6041
Maine Succession Partners · Proudly Maine-based