MAISON BLANC VENTURES
Acquiring and Operating Strong American Cash-Flowing Businesses
MBV is an LMM Independent Sponsor and Strategic Acquirer building a Roll-up Platform in Essential Trade Services
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We are building a national platform of essential trade-services businesses — restoration, mechanical, environmental, fire & life safety and testing/inspection — through disciplined acquisitions of top-performing lower-middle-market companies. We already own and operate a restoration business based in San Diego. Our target: a $200M+ Enterprise-Value platform by 2030, built on recurring revenue, operational excellence and strategic tuck-ins — not financial engineering.
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Operators, not tourists. We run the businesses we buy. A seasoned operator-CEO leads each platform, and we bring hands-on improvement in sales, pricing, systems and hiring — the levers that actually move EBITDA.
Relationships over transactions. We win deals by out-relating, not outbidding. Sellers choose us because we show up as partners, not predators — and we structure every deal with their long-term wellbeing in mind.
Compounding over exits. We think in decades, not deal cycles. Every dollar of free cash flow gets redeployed into the next high-ROIC acquisition — building a flywheel that accelerates with every business we add.
Decentralized by design. Our businesses run autonomously under owner-operators who think like owners — because the best decisions are made closest to the customer, not in a corporate boardroom.
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Two operators. One audacious idea. Zero playbook. We launched MBV after spotting a generational wave — 60% of American small business owners heading for retirement, with no succession plan and massive disruption caused by AI advances. We analyzed 300+ deals, 3x oversubscribed on our first capital raise, and closed our first acquisition in 89 days. Today we run that business, have our second restoration acquisition under LOI, and are building toward a national platform
MBV Philosophy
We acquire proven, cash-flowing trade-services businesses and build them into a platform that is worth more together than apart.
Platform Roll-Up – Anchor Acquisition + Strategic Tuck-Ins Across the U.S.
Essential Trade Services – Restoration, Mechanical, Environmental, Fire & Life Safety, TIC
Operational Excellence – Hands-on Improvement, Not Financial Engg.
Aligned Capital – Seller Financing, Senior Debt and Equity from Family Offices, HNWIs and SBIC Partners
Decentralized – Each Business Operates Autonomously
Who We Are
MBV is led by an experienced investor-operator team with deep roots in M&A, startups, capital allocation, and business building — backed by pedigree from BCG, Amazon, Chicago Booth, and IIT.
Investing Track Record
Founded and led a VC syndicate and a PE firm in alternative assets, and deployed capital across multiple ventures. Proven track record of identifying undervalued businesses with strong fundamentals and turning them into high-returning investments.
SMB Operating Experience
Acquired and operating an emergency restoration company in San Diego. Hands-on operational experience founding, building, and scaling businesses in manufacturing and retail sectors. Direct founding/ operating experience in small and medium scale enterprises.
Corporate Experience
30+ years combined experience driving GTM strategy, M&A, and transformation across e-commerce, TMT, Consumer, Industrials, and Food Science at BCG, Amazon, and multiple startups. Chicago Booth and IIT pedigree.