Buying, growing, and selling lower and middle-market industrial and energy companies for 30-plus years, then handing each one to its next owner. Two full exits at 5x and 3x EBITDA, a 17-patent platform, and full P&L from $1M to $100M-plus.
Buy it, grow it, structure it, and hand it to the next owner at a price the numbers earned.
Thirty-plus years of running full P&L, from $1M businesses to a $100M-plus power-generation operation, then carrying multiple companies through to a full sale. Value-to-exit is the through-line. EmeraChem's operating business went to Argonaut Private Equity in 2017 at 5x EBITDA while its 17-patent IP platform stayed behind. Cypress Engine grew from about $1M to $28M before selling in 2023 at 3x EBITDA.
Deals get structured to protect value, with close attention to tax and IP. On the operating side: full P&L for a $100M-plus Southern California power business, every plant restart date met after major shutdowns, and Cypress run at about 30 percent gross and 10 percent net margin, profitable every year, with no lost-time accidents across four regional offices on little outside capital.
Technology becomes revenue too. Building a 17-patent catalyst platform, then monetizing it through about 15 licenses worth roughly $13M in royalties, licensing to Alstom Power, Cummins, and Lurgi and winning settlements from Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen after they infringed the patents. Every company stayed profitable through the dot-com crash and the 2008 to 2009 recession. Engineer by training.
Lower and middle-market acquisitions, turnarounds, and sell-side exits, structured to protect value through to close. Two companies grown and sold, one at 5x and one at 3x EBITDA, deals negotiated directly with outside counsel.
Full P&L ownership from $1M to $100M-plus, multi-site manufacturing and logistics, margin and cash-flow discipline, and a safety record of zero lost-time accidents. Every plant restart date met after major service shutdowns.
Turning engineering into revenue: a 17-patent catalyst platform, about 15 licenses worth roughly $13M in royalties, OEM partnerships with Alstom Power, Cummins, and Lurgi, and enforcement settlements from Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen.
Active through the state Hydrogen Highway initiative.
Grew the organization from 3 to 57 US chapters.
Ongoing board leadership and community service.
Available for full-time or fractional mandates in energy, power generation, chemicals, and industrials. Based in Sarasota, FL, and open to relocation and remote.