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Direct acquisition

We buy businesses directly from their owners.

Start a Conversation What we buy
Two people shaking hands over paperwork at a table

The service

Buying your business is the only service we offer.

We are the buyer, not a broker.

One conversation with the buyer, not a parade of strangers through your business.

The terms do not change if your company places staff, runs crews, or advises clients. What changes is what we ask to see before we price it.

You negotiate once, with the buyer who signs the purchase agreement.

What stays true on every deal

Handled by the principals

The principals handle your deal from the first call to the close.

You talk to the buyer who signs the purchase agreement.

Never listed

We never list your business. You negotiate with the buyer, not a broker.

Your staff, customers, and competitors never find out from a listing.

Kept private

Your staff and customers will not hear about a sale from us.

Investment focus

What we buy

If your numbers fall in these ranges, call us.

Company revenue

$1M to $10M

Cash flow

$300K or more

Shown on your tax returns.

Licensing

The business does not hinge on a special license or credential, so a new owner can step in cleanly.

Sectors

Commercial cleaning
Staffing and recruiting
Agencies and consulting firms
Bookkeeping
IT services and MSPs
Home and commercial services
Light manufacturing
Specialty distribution
Sign and print shops
RV parks and campgrounds
Laundromats
Fire protection services

We look at software and SaaS companies one at a time.

What a RockHaven deal looks like

The terms that sit behind the criteria above.

Structures
  • Full buyouts
  • Cash at close
  • Seller financing where it fits
Geography
Anywhere in the continental United StatesLocation alone does not put your business outside what we buy.
Fees
Sellers pay no fees.You keep the money a broker would take.

The listed route, by the numbers

What owners face when a business is listed for sale through the market.

170 days

Median time to close for a business that sells through the market

Source: BizBuySell, 2025 Year in Review. Counts businesses that sold.

20 to 30%

Of businesses that go to market ever sell at all

Source: Exit Planning Institute estimate. Based on owner readiness survey data, not a census of listings.

$119,600

What the costs of selling take out of a $1M sale, all in. About 12 percent of the price.

Our selling cost model on a $1M sale: a $100,000 broker fee plus $19,600 of valuation, legal, accounting, listing, and escrow costs.

Of every 10 businesses that go to market

2 to 3 sell7 to 8 never sell

Share that sells: Exit Planning Institute estimate, as cited above.

Take our free five-minute assessment to get an estimate of what your business could sell for.

What's My Business Worth?

Read by industry

Start with your kind of business.

Most industries in the range we buy have a page of their own below. The questions we ask differ by industry, because each kind of business proves cash flow in its own way.

A business owner standing in his own workshop in warm morning light General

Any established business

This covers established businesses with steady cash flow that do not fit the narrower types below.

Read the general page →

Business services

A recruiter listens across a desk in a bright office while a candidate gestures during an interview, laptop and notebook on the desk Staffing

Staffing and recruiting

Staffing deals turn on who holds the client relationship and how much revenue repeats.

  • Contract placement mix
  • Permanent placement mix
  • Client concentration
Read the staffing page → A small agency team in a working session around a desk with laptops and printed reports Agencies

Marketing and digital agencies

Retainers and client retention set the value in an agency. Pass-through ad spend does not.

Read the agency page → Hands holding a paper receipt over an open ledger on a desk Bookkeeping

Bookkeeping firms

Monthly clients who stay for years are the asset here. The roster is the business.

Read the bookkeeping page → A consulting team around a table reviewing papers with clients in a window-lit office Consulting

Consulting firms

The hard question with a practice is what is left when the founder steps back.

  • Retainers
  • Client concentration
  • Founder dependence
Read the consulting page → Technician servicing equipment inside a server cabinet at a managed service provider IT services

MSPs and IT services

Signed agreements and monthly recurring revenue carry these companies. Churn tells the rest of the story.

Read the MSP page →

Trades, home, and commercial services

A landscaping crew member trims a lawn edge with a grass-stained string trimmer while a riding mower works behind him Overview

Trades, home, and commercial services

The trades share trucks and crews, and not much else. Start here for the overview, then pick your trade.

  • Roofing and HVAC
  • Plumbing and electrical
  • Landscaping and pest control
Read the trades page → Roofing crew installing a new roof on a brick and stone house Roofing

Roofing companies

Repair work steadies the replacement cycle. The state license question comes up early.

Read the roofing page → Rows of white service vans parked in a lot, with green trees behind them HVAC

HVAC companies

Maintenance agreements smooth the seasons. A staying qualifier keeps the license in place.

Read the HVAC page → Close-up of a plumber's hands working on a steel pipe and valve assembly Plumbing

Plumbing companies

Service demand repeats on its own schedule. Licensed plumbers carry the value.

Read the plumbing page → An electrician in a hard hat and safety vest working inside an open electrical cabinet Electrical

Electrical companies

A service book under the project work is what a buyer stands on. Master license continuity is settled early.

Read the electrical page → A landscaping crew at work outside a commercial building, one man trimming shrubs in the foreground while a coworker clears leaves behind him Landscaping

Landscaping companies

Maintenance routes renew on a weekly and monthly rhythm. The year is priced as a whole, seasons included.

Read the landscaping page → Pest control technician fogging a warehouse aisle in protective gear Pest control

Pest control companies

Routes renew because the pests return. Retention by route is the number that matters.

Read the pest control page → A technician checking a fire extinguisher during a maintenance inspection Fire protection

Fire protection companies

The inspection book renews by code. Monitoring accounts steady the rest.

Read the fire protection page → A two-person cleaning crew at work in an office at night, one wiping a glass wall and the other emptying a bin into a cart Cleaning

Commercial cleaning companies

Signed contracts and renewal history carry the value. Night supervision holds it together.

Read the cleaning page →

Shops, plants, and facilities

A business owner in a work apron standing in his own workshop, surrounded by his machines and tools Manufacturing

Light manufacturing companies

Equipment, repeat customers, and a crew that runs the floor all get read before price.

Read the manufacturing page → One oversized pallet of boxed goods being loaded into a delivery truck at a warehouse dock Distribution

Specialty distribution companies

Supplier lines and inventory turns are the diligence story here. Working capital gets read first.

Read the distribution page → Printer checking a sheet with a loupe at a press in a print shop Sign and print

Sign and print companies

Repeat business accounts and owned equipment carry these shops. Walk-in work does not.

Read the sign and print page → Residential apartment buildings with balconies Property management

Property management companies

Doors under agreement and owners who stay are the value. The broker license is addressed early.

Read the property management page → Two movers carrying a green sofa across a wood floor during a home move Moving

Moving companies

Referral sources and clean claims records steady this business. Authority stays in good standing.

Read the moving page → A car moving through an automated car wash tunnel under the brushes Car washes

Car washes

Memberships bill monthly and carry the value. The business and the real estate are priced as separate parts.

Read the car wash page → A row of storage unit doors along a paved drive Self-storage

Self-storage facilities

Occupancy and the rent roll are the business. Collections matter more than street rates.

Read the self-storage page → Aerial view of an RV park with rigs on concrete pads near the shore RV parks

RV parks and campgrounds

Site mix and occupancy are the business. Long-term sites behave like a rent roll.

Read the RV park page → Interior of a laundromat with a row of washing machines and a folding counter Laundromats

Laundromats

The machines are the business. Equipment age and the lease decide what a store is worth.

Read the laundromat page → A worker watching a bin of documents being lifted into a mobile shredding truck Document shredding

Document shredding companies

Scheduled routes are the recurring core. Purge work and paper revenue sit on their own lines.

Read the shredding page →
Two software developers working at monitors in a bright office Software

Software and SaaS

Software and SaaS companies are considered case by case. There is no dedicated page for them in this directory.

Start with the general page →

How it works

From first call to close.

Every deal follows the same four steps, in order.

A private conversation

You tell us how the business runs and why you are selling.

What you tell us stays between us.

A straight valuation

We work from your filed tax returns. Projections do not set the price.

A straight number early, with the reason behind it.

A structure that fits

We put the full structure in writing before anyone signs.

You see the whole structure before you sign anything.

A clean close

You deal with the buyer at the table from the first call to the signed papers.

We aim to close in four to eight weeks once terms are agreed.

A real close date in weeks, not a listing that sits while the market decides.

Contact

Start a conversation.

Start with the free assessment. Or book a call and talk directly with a principal.

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