If any of this resonates — even as a future conversation — please write. A short note is enough; we do not need a teaser deck or a polished overview.
Every email reaches the principal personally. You will hear back within two business days, usually sooner.
tor@valacir.comIf you would prefer to be introduced, we welcome warm introductions through your accountant, attorney, banker, or broker. If you are an advisor with a client thinking about a transition, we are equally happy to talk with you first.
Yes. The team is one of the main reasons we want to buy a business that is already working. We do not do post-close layoffs as a matter of policy. Compensation and benefits at closing are honored.
Almost certainly not. The brand is part of what we are buying. If a name change is ever warranted, it would be years out and discussed openly with the team and key customers.
A PE fund typically has a fund-life of seven to ten years and must exit. Their incentives push toward cost reduction, leverage, and a sale to a larger buyer. We are a single permanent holding entity. Our incentive is to operate the business well, indefinitely.
It is closely related. The model — a single principal raising committed capital to acquire one company — is borrowed from the search fund tradition. The difference is the holding period: traditional search funds often plan for an eventual exit; Valacir does not.
Most owners we talk to are eighteen months to three years away from a transition. Those are exactly the conversations we want to have. There is no obligation, and we will not pester you on a quarterly cadence.
Occasionally, but we prefer to talk with owners directly. If you are working with a broker, we are happy to engage through them.
From signed LOI: typically 75–105 days. From first conversation to signed LOI: typically 4–8 weeks, depending on how organized the financials already are.