If you've spent a career building a New England HVAC, electrical, plumbing, sheet metal, or pipe fitting business — and you're thinking about what comes next for your company, your people, and you — we'd like to meet you.
When Ironclad Trades Group acquires a company, we do not seek to immediately disrupt, rebrand, or restructure it. Our integration philosophy is built on a foundational respect for what the selling owner built.
Individual acquired companies will retain their existing trade names, local identities, and customer relationships. The ITG brand is used only at the holding-company level — for investor communications, veteran recruitment, and shared services. — ITG Integration Philosophy
2.5x – 4.0x SDE/EBITDA, sometimes up to 5.0x for the right fit. Cash-at-close + structured seller note. SBA-vetted financing. Closes on schedule.
Your trade name, signage, vehicles, and brand identity continue. Your customers don't lose the contractor they trust. Your community doesn't lose a local business.
No layoffs. No "synergy" cuts. Your foremen, your techs, your office team — they keep their jobs, their wages, and their roles. Day 1 looks like Day 0.
Transition consultant role for 6, 12, or 24 months — whatever feels right. We want your relationships, your wisdom, and your mentorship for the team you raised.
The relationships, the maintenance contracts, the local goodwill — we protect them. Your reputation is the most valuable thing we're buying.
Shared services and a veteran workforce pipeline let your company keep doing the work you built — at greater scale — long after you've moved on.
A Typical PE Roll-Up
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No public listings. No noise. Most owners we meet are still running their companies six months after the first call.
You reach out, or we reach out, or we're introduced by a CPA, attorney, or broker. We sign NDAs before we exchange anything that matters.
We learn about your business, your team, your customers, and what matters to you in a transition. You learn about us — what we believe, who's involved, why we're doing this.
If there's a fit, we share a written, range-based valuation framework with explicit assumptions. No anchoring. No pressure. You take it to your CPA and attorney.
If you want to move forward, we sign an LOI with a 60–90 day exclusivity for due diligence. SBA-vetted financing path, clean structure, no surprises.
Standard financial, legal, and operational diligence. We close in 90–120 days from LOI. Wires the day of close.
You stay as transition consultant. We layer in shared services and veteran hires at your pace. Your name keeps growing.
Deal Structure (Typical)
Every deal is bespoke. We tailor structure to what works for you, your tax situation, and your family.
That's not a marketing line. That's a value statement we operate by — and one we'll commit to in writing, on every deal, every time. If you're considering what comes next, let's start with a conversation.
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