CT Strategic Partners connects founders of established businesses with serious, well-capitalized buyers, privately, and on your terms. No public listings. No tire kickers. Just qualified conversations with people who understand what you’ve built. The buyer pays our fee. You owe nothing at any stage.
Maybe you’ve thought about selling. Or maybe you just know the business can’t get to the next level the way things are now.
You need capital, or operational support, or a partner who’s done this before. But brokers want to list you publicly and take a percentage of your sale price. Private equity sounds like a world that wasn’t built for you. And most buyers just want to strip it down and flip it.
CT Strategic Partners doesn’t charge you a dime. We don’t take a cut of your sale. And we never list or shop your business publicly. Your employees, your customers, and your competitors won’t know you’re exploring this unless you decide to tell them.
We work with a vetted network of 100+ private equity firms, family offices, search funds, and strategic acquirers who buy businesses to grow them, not gut them. Whether you’re looking for a full exit, a recapitalization where you take chips off the table and stay involved, or a growth partner who brings capital and operational muscle, we match you with the right fit.
Many of our buyers offer rollover equity, meaning you take a meaningful payout now and share in the upside as the business grows. We work alongside our capital partners on every deal, so we only bring you opportunities we genuinely believe in.
There’s no prep work on your end. No parade of tire kickers to entertain. We learn your business through a single conversation, and if there’s a fit, we make one or two introductions. Most deals close in 60 to 120 days, not the 9 to 12 months an auction process takes. You move when you’re ready, whether that’s three months or three years. We’ll be here either way.
Founder-owned and family-owned businesses across the U.S. and Canada. Companies with loyal customers, experienced teams, and strong reputations. Not startups. Businesses that work. Revenue typically $1M to $50M, flexible for the right fit.
We never publicly list your business, blast your financials, or share your information without your knowledge. Every introduction is targeted, one to one, and with your approval.
Our capital partners are established private equity firms, family offices, and operators with verified track records and committed capital. We don’t waste your time with unqualified interest.
Most intermediaries talk deal structures and multiples. We talk about what you built, what your team needs, what your customers expect, and what the right outcome looks like for you.
The buy-side compensates us when a deal closes. No retainer, no listing fee, no obligation. If a deal doesn’t happen, you owe us nothing.
No. We don’t list businesses for sale or represent sellers in a traditional sense. We work as a sourcing partner to a small group of institutional buyers. When we connect you with a buyer, it’s because your business genuinely fits what they’re looking for, not because we’re trying to generate a fee.
Not through us. Confidentiality is foundational to how we operate. We don’t publish business details, and we don’t share information without your explicit approval.
Absolutely. Many of the business owners we speak with are just exploring. Some end up selling. Some don’t. Either way, it’s a useful conversation to have, even if the timing isn’t right today. There’s no exclusivity contract, no tail fee, and no obligation at any stage.
Our capital partners compensate us when a deal closes. There’s no fee to you at any stage. If nothing happens, nothing is owed. Our fee is a percentage of the final sale price, paid by the buyer, which means our incentives are aligned with yours on getting a top of market number.
Typically private equity firms, family offices, search funders, or strategic acquirers in your industry. These are experienced operators who’ve done this before and understand how to work with founders through a transition. Many of our buyers offer rollover equity so you can keep upside as the business grows.
This is one of the first things we discuss with partners. Most of our capital partners want to retain the existing team, your people are part of what makes the business valuable. We make sure this is on the table from day one.
We started CT Strategic Partners because too many good businesses get overlooked or get bad advice when the owner starts thinking about what’s next.
We grew up around tradespeople. We’ve worked with operating businesses and institutional capital. We know what it takes to build something from nothing, and we know what it looks like when the wrong buyer gets involved.
The firm was built to be the partner we wished existed for founders: someone who tells it straight, protects your privacy, and connects you with buyers who will treat your business and your people the right way.
Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people. We have that dynamic group.

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EBITDA multiples by tier, what PE consolidators pay for service vs install mix, and the diligence buyers run before LOI.
Multiple ranges for service + commercial + plumbing-and-drain. Recurring-revenue weighting and the working-capital peg buyers expect.
Residential vs commercial vs industrial valuation gaps, license-transfer mechanics, and what a 24-month look-back actually shows.
Storm-restoration vs retail re-roof multiples, insurance-receivables discount, and how labor concentration moves the number.
Why pest control trades at the highest home-services multiples, recurring-revenue mix that drives valuation up, and termite-bond liability discounts.
Maintenance contract vs design-build multiples, snow-revenue treatment, and what crew retention is worth at LOI.
TRAQ-cert crew premiums, equipment fleet add-backs, the recurring-removal vs storm-spike valuation gap.
Service-and-install mix that justifies premium pricing, builder-channel concentration risk, and the recurring PM contract valuation lift.
Recurring-route density, chemical/repair mix, and why route concentration in Sun Belt MSAs pays a premium.
Insurance-work vs retail valuation gap, IICRC certification premium, 24/7 dispatch infrastructure as a multiple driver.
Commercial vs residential mix valuation gap, recurring access-control RMR, and bonded-licensed crew premiums.
NICET-cert premium, inspection-and-service recurring RMR, sprinkler vs alarm valuation gaps, and AHJ relationship value.
RMR multiple math, attrition-rate impact, residential vs commercial premium, and the integration-revenue valuation drag.
Plant turnaround vs ongoing T&M mix, master service agreement (MSA) premiums, and customer concentration discounts.
Day porter vs night-crew margin gap, healthcare vs office building premium, and why route density beats square-footage scale.
MRR vs project-revenue mix that buyers actually pay for, customer concentration thresholds, and the per-seat valuation math.
ARR-multiple math by growth-rate band, net retention thresholds buyers require, and what vertical SaaS commands vs horizontal.
Recurring vs non-recurring fee mix, partner-dependence discount, and what bookkeeping-plus-CAS practices fetch vs traditional comp & tax.
Commercial vs personal lines premium, contingent-commission treatment, and book-of-business retention assumptions.
Tire-and-mechanical mix, fleet-account RMR, real estate carve-out impact, and the technician-retention valuation premium.
PMA/PSA contract premium, CSLB C-20 + TDLR licensing, BACnet/Niagara controls integration, and ESCo work valuation lift.
Helical pier vs push pier vs slab jacking mix, insurance vs retail, lifetime warranty exposure, Groundworks/Cerberus thesis.
State permit-transfer mechanics (MA Title 5, NC OWE, FL 64E-6), NAWT certification, route density, PFAS regulation tail.
9-band multiples by region + contract structure, weather-derivative carriers, salt brine economics, NJ/PA premises liability.
Replacement install premium, RBA/Pella/Window World franchise vs independent, lead-gen cost, financing partner lift.
Seasonal concentration discount, multi-year contract premium, landscape integration adjacency.
Ticket-size economics, Neighborly/KKR portfolio, DOL 2024 W-2/1099 rule, recurring PM contracts.
Commercial HOA/retail contract premium, softwash vs hot-pressure, surface-cleaner productivity.
Hunter/Rain Bird/Toro dealer status, recurring spring-start + winterization, drought-state tailwind.
Retail vs builder vs commercial channel premium, LVT/SPC mix, supplier rebates, installer classification risk.
RCRA Part B premium, PFAS tailwind, Clean Harbors/WM/Heritage-Crystal Clean recent transactions.
Route density math, landfill access premium, WM/Republic/GFL acquisition multiples, Stericycle deal benchmark.
Municipal O&M premium, certified-operator licensing, PFAS treatment buildout, Veolia/Inframark/AWK landscape.
Generac/Cummins/Kohler dealer status, PM contract attach rate, hurricane-state tailwind, MEP adjacency.
Bid-bonding capacity, equipment fleet sale-leaseback, IIJA infrastructure tailwind, DBE/MBE premium.
Hot-mix plant economics, DOT prequalification, sealcoating vs paving mix, IIJA $1.2T infrastructure pipeline.
DOT prequal premium, ATSSA certification, Roadsafe/AWP consolidation thesis, MUTCD compliance.
FieldTurf/Hellas/AstroTurf landscape, NFHS/NCAA spec premium, multi-product (turf+track+tennis) lift.
LED retrofit margin, FastSigns/Signarama franchise economics, recurring service contract attach rate.
HOA vs SFR vs multifamily vs CRE vs STR multiples, AUM × fee math, software lock-in premium.
AUM × revenue × multiple math, advisor age demographic, custodian relationships, fee-only vs hybrid premium.
Retainer vs project mix, vertical specialty premium, SOW renewal rate, IPG/OMC/PUB/Stagwell landscape.
Residual-portfolio multiple math, attrition rate impact, ISV/payfac premium, Worldpay/Shift4/Stax comps.
TS/SCI clearance premium, DCAA accounting, GSA Schedule access, ManTech/Peraton/CACI/SAIC landscape.
Mils-per-kWh commission math, deregulated state coverage, demand-response economics, ESG decarbonization tailwind.
PDGM math, HHVBP +/-5%, hospice cap, CON state premium, Amedisys/Optum + Enhabit/Kinderhook anchors.
AAHA premium, single-doc vs multi-doc vs specialty/ER gap, Mars/JAB/AVG/MVP/PetVet consolidation thesis.
DRP carrier relationships, OEM certifications (Tesla Approved, Honda ProFirst), ADAS calibration revenue.
Real-estate ownership premium, cars-per-bay productivity, Valvoline/Take 5/Strickland buyer pool.
AAMCO franchise economics, ATRA certification, fleet account mix, EV transition risk discount.
Tire-and-mechanical integration economics, real-estate ownership premium, Mavis/Discount Tire/Monro landscape.
EBITDA multiples for converters and contract packagers, what strategic and PE buyers pay by substrate mix, and 9 active buyer mandates in our network.
Manufacturing and distribution multiples, channel-mix premiums, and 6 active buyer mandates hunting the space.
Multiples by commodity exposure, route density economics, and the buyers consolidating scrap, C&D, and organics.
Backlog quality, master service agreements, and what infrastructure buyers underwrite before LOI.
Multiples for precision manufacturers and MRO shops, certifications that move price, and 5 active buyer mandates.
Multiples by payor mix and clinical model, what PE platforms pay, and the diligence they run.
Recurring service premiums, rental-fleet economics, and 4 active buyer mandates in our network.
Service-contract multiples, rack-system expertise premiums, and the mechanical consolidators buying now.
Install vs guard-system recurring mix, what home-services platforms pay, and how routes get valued.
Co-packing and branded multiples, certifications that gate buyers, and 3 active mandates.
Enrollment economics, accreditation transfer, Title IV mechanics, and the buyers consolidating vocational training.
Multiples for in-home care, assisted living, and post-acute operators, with census and payor-mix math.
Dollar-utilization benchmarks, fleet-age math, and what national consolidators pay by category.
Zweig Group benchmarks, backlog multiples, and how PE buys engineering and architecture firms.
Recurring-revenue multiples for TPAs, adjusters, and claims services, and who is consolidating the space.
Per-unit and revenue multiples, contract quality tiers, and the roll-ups active after the 2024 reset.
Fiber, tower, and DAS contractor multiples, backlog quality, and infrastructure buyer mandates.
Route economics, franchise vs independent multiples, and what waste consolidators pay.
Commercial glass multiples, backlog and bonding capacity, and the specialty-trade buyers active now.
Multiples by residential vs commercial mix, and the PE platforms consolidating fencing right now.
No pitch. No pressure. Just a private conversation about your business and what a transition could look like, whenever you’re ready.
*We work with a small number of capital partners at a time. The buyer pays our fee at close.