For the founders and families behind Texas businesses
Sell on your terms, to an operator, not a fund.
We invest our own capital in every business we buy, and we run what we own. Stay on, step back, whatever fits you. Nothing you share leaves the room.
No name needed to begin, and we speak to no one without your say-so.
We are responsible buyers, not brokers. We like great, boring businesses, and we work only with people we would want to be in business with. Trust we intend to earn, not assume.
What we look for
A short, honest picture of what we buy. If this sounds like your business, we would like to talk.
Boring, in the best way
Essential, unglamorous businesses with real demand. The trades, fabrication, distribution, contracting. Never the next big thing.
Predictable cash flow
A backlog or pipeline, contracts, repeat customers. The kind of business that earns its keep the same way next year as last.
Established and sound
A real operating history and profits that do not lean on one customer or one irreplaceable person. We buy great businesses, not turnarounds.
Why sell to us
We are an independent sponsor, not a fund. That one fact changes how we treat you and the business.
Our own money, in every deal
We are not a fund, and you are not one bet in a portfolio. We invest our own capital in every acquisition, alongside committed partners, so our interests are aligned with yours from the first handshake. We do well only if the business does.
We buy for the long term
We are not looking for a quick flip. We buy for durable, lasting cash flow and intend to hold for the long term, with no fund clock and no investor telling us to sell.
We grow it, we do not gut it
We are not here to slash the team or strip the place for parts. We believe new tools and technology open real room to grow the bottom line, and the people who built the business are how we get there.
How a sale works with us
A private conversation
Tell us a little about the business. No names to start, and we listen before anything else.
A straight answer
An honest read on fit and a fair sense of value, and a plain yes, no, or not yet.
A close on your terms
We move at the pace that suits you, and your privacy holds from the first word to the last.
The hard part is not selling. It is trusting who you sell to.
We are the people who will own the business, not a middleman passing you along. There is no pressure and no obligation, and nothing you tell us leaves the room. Whether you want to step away or to stay on a while, we will build the deal around you, and we will be straight with you the whole way.
A note from us
We did not start Iron Keel to flip businesses or strip them for parts. We started it to buy good Texas companies and run them well for a long time. When you reach out, you are talking to the people who will own and operate the business, and who will answer for how it is run. That is the idea behind everything here, and it is why every conversation stays private and every promise we make is one we intend to keep.
Iron Keel Capital
Austin, Texas
When you are ready, we are here.
A first conversation costs you nothing and commits you to nothing. Tell us only what you are comfortable sharing.