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

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

Update: 2025-01-09
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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

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

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

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