Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. We buy managed service businesses to run them, and the team is most of what we're buying. Offers to employees come before close, in writing, and existing pay is protected. Local leadership stays in place wherever it's working.

Not by default. If your name carries weight in your market, it stays on the door. Some companies eventually co-brand with Vicinity where it helps them win larger work, and that decision gets made together, after close, without a countdown.

Owner-led managed service providers, VARs, MSSPs, managed intelligence providers, and similar services businesses with net annual EBITDA of $250,000 or more. If you're close to that line and not sure, ask. The conversation costs nothing.

On adjusted EBITDA, revenue quality, client concentration, and how dependent the business is on you personally. We walk you through exactly how we got to our number, line by line, and you can check our math with your own advisors.

Four to nine months from first conversation to close is typical. The first month costs you a few hours. You can stop at any point before signing.

Only as long as we agree to together. Some owners want a year of transition, some want an ongoing advisory role, some want a clean break after 90 days. All three work, and the choice is priced into the deal so nobody is surprised later.

That's common, and it's workable. A partial purchase can buy out the partner who's leaving while the partner who's staying keeps equity, keeps running the business, or both.

Deal by deal, based on what fits. Depending on the specifics we use cash, conventional financing, or equity partners, including SPVs and joint ventures where they make sense. What stays constant: we buy companies to operate and hold them, and every offer comes with a plain-English summary of how the deal is funded and what that means for the business after close.

Nobody sees anything until an NDA is signed. Early conversations use summary numbers only. Detailed financials come out during diligence, after a signed letter of intent, to a small named team.

Their contacts stay their contacts. We tell clients together, on a schedule we agree to, and continuity is the first commitment we make: same people, same response times, local presence.