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Interests: Looking for a profitable and 3 to 4 year old cosmetics company in the USA.
Background: Owner of a food and beverage company for the last 8 years.
6.9 / 10
Locations
Illinois + 2 more
Industries
Cosmetics
Investment Size
USD 1 Mn - 5 Mn
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Interests: Interested in Industrial goods, Machine shops, and machinery related businesses.
Background: Running a machine shop for the last 25 years. Looking for a business expansion.
6.3 / 10
Locations
Illinois + 2 more
Industries
Casino Machine Manufacturing + 13 more
Investment Size
USD 10 K - 500 K
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Private Equity Associate, Madison Dearborn Partners

PE Firm in Illinois, USA

Interests: Industries interested in- 1. Basic Industries. 2. Business & Government Software and Services. 3. Financial & Transaction Services. 4. Health Care. 5. Telecom, Media & Technology Services.
Background: Leading private equity investment company based in Chicago operating since the last three decades. We have raised USD 23 billion in capital. In total, we have invested in more than 140 companies.
6.2 / 10
Locations
Chicago + 11 more
Industries
Telecommunications + 5 more
Investment Size
USD 500 K - 4 Mn
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Private Equity Associate, Madison Dearborn Partners

PE Firm in Illinois, USA

Interests: Industries interested in- 1. Basic Industries. 2. Business & Government Software and Services. 3. Financial & Transaction Services. 4. Health Care. 5. Telecom, Media & Technology Services.
Background: Leading private equity investment company based in Chicago operating since the last three decades. We have raised USD 23 billion in capital. In total, we have invested in more than 140 companies.
6.2 / 10
Illinois
Locations
Chicago + 11 more
Industries
Telecommunications + 5 more
Investment Size
USD 500 K - 4 Mn
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Interests: Will be looking at the P&L and tax returns of the business.
Background: Company is engaged in manufacturing of tiles and engineered stones.
6.3 / 10
Locations
USA
Industries
Resorts + 2 more
Investment Size
USD 60 K - 200 K
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Interests: EITDA margin 20, prefer a proven model needing management and capital to scale, attractive valuation.
Background: Management, Finance, Sales Growth, Technology, Innovation, Creativity, Capital, Network.
6.4 / 10
Locations
USA + 1 more
Industries
IT Services
Investment Size
USD 100 K - 5 Mn
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Interests: Looking for both startup and mature companies in Technology and Education.
Background: 14-year-old web and mobile development agency with 200+ employees. Created and spun off few startups. Looking acquire / partner with strategic companies.
8.2 / 10
Locations
Illinois + 11 more
Industries
Application Software + 20 more
Investment Size
USD 10 K - 500 K
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President/Owner, Life, Health, Medicare And Insurance

Individual Buyer in Coal City, USA

Interests: I am an individual investor looking to purchase smaller books of business from an ongoing established life insurance agency.
Background: I have been in the insurance business since 2002. I am in the process of rebuilding my agency. I would like to add more policies to my existing book in order to help grow more quickly.
6.3 / 10
Locations
Illinois
Industries
Insurance Agencies + 3 more
Investment Size
Upto USD 25 K
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Interests: Planning to acquire an IT business.
Background: Illinois based IT consulting firm that provides visualization driven technology solutions. Our founder has 20 years of work experience. We are now looking to grow through inorganic expansion.
7.5 / 10
Locations
Illinois + 1 more
Industries
IT Infrastructure + 2 more
Investment Size
Upto USD 1 Mn
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Interests: Interested in Printing and related businesses.
Background: Running a printing company. Looking for a expansion.
6.3 / 10
Locations
Illinois + 1 more
Industries
Printing
Investment Size
USD 15.3 K - 76 K
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Managing Partner, Packaging

Individual Buyer in Chicago, USA

Interests: Looking for an F&B packaging, packaging distribution or co-manufacturing company.
Background: I have been working as a senior managerial professional in research & development units. I also own my consumer goods packaging company. Have experience in packaging & design domains.
6.9 / 10
Locations
Illinois
Industries
Paper Packaging + 1 more
Investment Size
Upto USD 67 K
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Owner, Business Acquisition Search

Individual Buyer in Lombard, USA

Interests: Acquisition Target: Looking to acquire an online or physical business with SDE $500K – $1.25MM in (or relocatable to) northeastern IL / southeastern WI or neighboring states.
Background: Value proposition: Engineer turned executive for accelerating growth through innovation. Growth accelerator for organizations from corporate startups to turnarounds and from mid market to the Fortune 100. An operations & process improvement leader enabled through software & data, particularly adept at iteratively scaling teams. Committed to acquiring a business, building on the legacy of its past successes. Known by others as a thought leader who emphasizes transparency, knowledge sharing and integrity. Areas of Expertise: - Strategic Planning & Delivery. - Operations Improvement. - Team Building & Scaling. - Product Development & Innovation. - P&L Management. - Technology Enablement. - Data Analytics & Insights. - Thought Leadership. - Agile Servant Leadership. - Enterprise Architecture (EA) - Strategic M&A Rationalization. - Pre-Sales. - Customer & Vendor Management. - Lean Six Sigma Methodology. Achievements & Impact: - Built new analytics product for global firm that sold to 2 large fast food chains while finishing. Minimum viable product (MVP), reflecting strong customer validation & acceptance. - Led Six Sigma initiative resulting in $350K ongoing annual customer savings through cycle. Time improvement. - Achieved ongoing annual customer savings of $4MM and needed scaling during a highly. Critical customer adoption period through strategic 3yr infrastructure efficiency planning. - Supported Six Sigma initiative turning around 7yrs membership decline decreased cash flow. - Iteratively scaled teams from 1 to 10 to 40 to build new data platform from scratch and. Subsequently extend it by building new customer products on top of it. - Managed P&L budget of $5MM for B2B digital transformation effort. - Managed program for 1/3 of financial firm’s business dedicated to US federal government. Customer. - Awarded for innovative product that also subsequently won Walmart sponsored award. - Founded meetup picked up by multibillion-dollar market leader after reaching 100 members. - Quoted over 20 times by publications, and founded blog with visitors from over 175 countries. Certificates & Education: - M. S., Computer Science in Software Engineering. - B. S., Business in Marketing (Economics minor), with pre-Engineering curriculum. - Buy Then Build Acquisition Lab, an accelerator for acquisition entrepreneurship. - Six Sigma Green Belt. - Additional certifications in data analytics & public clouds.
6.9 / 10
Locations
Illinois + 5 more
Industries
Application Software + 11 more
Investment Size
Upto USD 5 Mn
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Owner, Marketing And Advertising

Individual Buyer in Chicago, USA

Interests: A reputed restaurant or a cafe with a seating capacity of 20 pax having an excellent marketing strategy.
Background: Three decades of experience in running a Marketing and Advertising company. Interested in diversifying the business in the food sector.
6.6 / 10
Locations
Illinois
Industries
Cafes + 2 more
Investment Size
Upto USD 80 K
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Digital Strategist & Transformation Executive, Investments & Digital Media

Individual Buyer in Mundelein, USA

Interests: Digital technology or service business with $300k - $500k in Net Profit (Adjusted Net Cash Flow), several years of proven profitability, and at least 5 years of operating history.
Background: Founded and successfully grew two multi-million-dollar digital agencies – the first in web design / development and the second in digital media. Currently leading digital transformation and E-Commerce for a $50M manufacturing business while driving conversion rate optimization and lead generation for various companies. A seasoned digital strategy expert with an application development background – I act as a strong bridge between Sales, Marketing and IT.
6.6 / 10
Locations
Illinois + 2 more
Industries
Advertising Agencies + 15 more
Investment Size
USD 750 K - 2.5 Mn
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Interests: We are looking for logistics companies as well as online retailers. We want to expand further into Mexico and believe that working with a 3PL will help us do so.
Background: We have warehouses in the United States and work with 3PLs all over the world to process orders and ship goods.
7.7 / 10
Locations
Illinois + 2 more
Industries
Electronic Equipment + 4 more
Investment Size
Upto USD 10 Mn
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