Advisor-supported
We work with experienced operators, investors, lenders, attorneys, accountants, and industry professionals as we evaluate opportunities.
Entrepreneurial acquisition • New Hampshire & Vermont
A thoughtful next chapter for an enduring local business.
Velvet Rock Partners is a focused acquisition effort seeking to acquire and operate one exceptional founder-owned service business—protecting its reputation, supporting its employees, and investing for the long term.
One businessA focused search, not a broad roll-up.
Owner-ledA transition built around the seller's priorities.
LocalUpper Valley and surrounding NH/VT markets.
A succession partner
A sale should protect more than a purchase price.
For many owners, a business represents decades of work, trusted customer relationships, and responsibility to employees. We approach that transition with patience, candor, and respect for what already works.
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Preserve the legacy
We seek to retain the reputation, culture, and relationships that made the company successful.
02
Support employees
Technicians, office staff, managers, and customer-facing employees are central to the value of the business.
03
Improve with discipline
We focus on practical systems: dispatch, maintenance agreements, customer follow-up, recruiting, and measured growth.
Serious, prepared, and supported
Built to earn trust before asking for it.
We know a seller must have confidence that a buyer can be respectful, organized, and credible. Velvet Rock is intentionally building the advisory, lending, and investor relationships needed to pursue a thoughtful transaction.
Financing-aware
We are developing relationships with lenders and aligned capital partners to support a disciplined, realistic acquisition process.
Operator-minded
We care about technician retention, service quality, local reputation, and the daily operating details that determine customer trust.
Confidential
We understand that sale conversations must be handled discreetly to protect employees, customers, suppliers, and the owner.
Initial acquisition profile
Focused on essential home and business services.
Our current search emphasizes residential HVAC and closely related recurring service businesses in the Upper Valley and surrounding New Hampshire and Vermont markets.
Revenue$1M–$5M
Flexible for an exceptional business.
OwnershipFounder or family-owned
Particularly where succession is important.
Business qualityStable cash flow
Strong reputation and repeat demand.
GeographyNH & Vermont
Upper Valley and nearby communities.
Our process
Clear, confidential, and owner-led.
Every situation is different. We begin by listening, move at a pace that makes sense, and keep communication straightforward from first conversation through closing.
“The goal is not to replace what made a business successful. It is to protect it—and build carefully from there.”
Velvet Rock Partners