For advisors and intermediaries
We only submit LOIs we intend to close.
A real answer within five business days.
We invest our own capital, and we arrange the rest before any letter of intent goes out. One of us has spent 18 years as an investor in lower-middle-market companies, buying, chairing, and growing them. The other built and sold a company to private equity in 2022, to Ensono, a KKR portfolio company. Every decision is made directly by the principals, with no committee in between.
What this means for you
What a HarborWind deal does for your practice.
Two things are true about working with us, on the axes that matter most to a repeat relationship.
Your client relationship survives the process
We communicate directly with you and your client throughout, and we close on the terms we offer. The experience your client has with us reflects on the advisor who brought us in.
Your time is respected
We move through diligence without re-education. A real answer arrives within five business days, and an LOI follows within three weeks when a deal fits. When it does not, the no comes quickly, and with reasons.
The promise
Your economics are protected.
We respect your fee, your client relationship, and your role through close and after it.
Send us one good deal. We intend to earn the next ten.
- A real answer on every CIM in five business days.
- An LOI within three weeks on deals that fit.
- Terms that hold from signature to wire.
Who you'll talk to
The principals you'll deal with.
The Builder
Sean Mahoney
Co-founder & Managing Partner
Built a digital transformation consultancy and sold it to private equity in 2022, to Ensono, a KKR portfolio company.
smahoney@harborwind.com
The Investor
Rocky Lopez
Co-founder & Managing Partner
18 years buying, chairing, and growing lower-middle-market companies.
rlopez@harborwind.comBoth sides of the table. Every submission gets a read from one of us, personally. No associate gates the process.
What to send us
Keep this on your desk.
A one-page reference for the deals that fit. Forward it to anyone on your team, or keep it on file for the next one.
- EBITDA
- $2M–$8M
- Deal size
- Under $75M
- Revenue
- Above $10M
- Timeline
- A real answer within five business days. An LOI within three weeks on deals that fit. We aim to close within 90 days of signing.
- Industry focus
- Niche Manufacturing, Specialty Chemicals, and Industrial and Essential B2B Services. Send us manufacturers.
- Situations
- Ownership and succession transitions, recapitalizations, management buyouts, and corporate carve-outs.
- Seller profile
- Founder-led and family-owned companies with durable demand and a real reason to transact: a founder planning succession, an owner taking liquidity, or a business that needs a long-term steward and growth capital to reach the next level.
- Geography
- United States only.
After the close
And after the close?
Your book is where we want to be, and we reciprocate.
Our portfolio's financing and sell-side work route back to the bankers and advisors who bring us the opportunity. References from the advisors we have worked with are available on request.
The ask
Have a deal that fits?
Send a teaser, a CIM, or a name and a line about the opportunity. A principal will read it and reply within five business days.
Not ready yet
Introduce yourself and get our criteria on file, so we are a known name when the right deal comes along.
Introduce YourselfReviewed personally, with no associate screen and no committee.
Things worth reading
From our Insights, for the deals you're weighing.
Submit a Deal
A partner will respond within five business days.
Prefer email? Send your teaser to hello@harborwind.com