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ROLL-UP STRATEGY

Independent strengths.
A bigger possibility.

We help suitable companies prepare for potential combinations with businesses in the same industry and different markets. The work starts with stronger individual businesses. A transaction comes only when the fit and the terms make sense.

THE SIMPLE EXPLANATION

Several businesses.
One ownership structure.

A roll-up is a series or group of acquisitions that brings businesses under common ownership or control. A platform company can serve as the starting point, with additional companies joining as add-ons.

The potential benefit comes from a stronger combined operation—not simply adding revenue figures together.

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ILLUSTRATIVE COMBINATIONSAME INDUSTRY
Electrical servicesMarket A · Independent owner
Electrical servicesMarket B · Independent owner
Electrical servicesMarket C · Independent owner
Potential combined platformCommon ownership · Shared capabilities · Integrated operations

Concept only. No current group, buyer commitment, valuation uplift, or transaction is implied.

WHY PREPARE TOGETHER?

Similar operating problems.
Compatible foundations.

Shared learning

Use appropriately anonymized lessons and operating practices to avoid solving every process problem from scratch.

Compatible systems

Develop reporting, workflows, and management practices that can be understood and compared across suitable companies.

Potential scale benefits

Evaluate whether shared capabilities, procurement, recruiting, or a broader footprint could justify the integration work.

Potential benefits depend on the actual businesses, integration, financing, transaction terms, and execution. No premium multiple or shared-services saving is assumed.

PREPARATION IS NOT A TRANSACTION

Independent until
you decide otherwise.

Using common standards or working with the same adviser does not merge ownership, consolidate earnings, or create a saleable group.

  • Assess industry, service mix, geography, and owner objectives
  • Build each company’s own operating and financial readiness
  • Evaluate compatibility and integration requirements
  • Pursue separate diligence, financing, terms, and legal agreements
  • Proceed only with the necessary owner and professional approvals
IMPORTANT BOUNDARIES

Different markets. Still independent businesses.

We look for appropriate geographic fit, including businesses with limited direct local overlap. Different locations do not automatically eliminate competition for customers, contracts, talent, or future expansion.

Peer collaboration should not become coordination of prices, bids, wages, territories, or customers. Confidential information sharing and any proposed combination require appropriate legal review and controls.

A larger platform is not automatically a better deal for every owner. Evaluate cash at closing, rollover equity, continuing duties, governance, contingent payments, and downside risk with your advisers.

Further reading: FTC guidance on dealings with competitors ↗.

YOUR NEXT CHAPTER STARTS HERE

Explore the possibility.
Start with the fit.

Discuss whether a potential combination belongs in your longer-term plan.

Discuss roll-up fit