Durable demand
Household and consumer services, commercial services, specialty distribution, manufacturing, or select ecommerce and online businesses.
Portland, Oregon / West Coast Acquisition Search
I am looking to acquire and operate one enduring small business
I am an operator, founder, and Acquisition Lab member focused on profitable services, specialty distribution, manufacturing, and select online businesses with repeat revenue and room for thoughtful growth.
- Target SDE
- $350K-$600K
- Primary focus
- Services, distribution, manufacturing, ecommerce
- Geography
- PNW / West Coast / Remote
Prepared buyer
A real operator, ready to move when there is a fit
I am looking for a company I can personally steward through its next chapter. I bring operating discipline, revenue growth experience, process design, team leadership, and hands-on local services context. I have SBA readiness and a clear target, and I try to give brokers and sellers a fast, candid answer.
Acquisition criteria
What I am looking for
Healthy earnings
Roughly $350K-$600K in SDE or EBITDA, with clean enough books to underwrite through SBA financing.
Repeatable revenue
Recurring or repeat customers, service routes, contracts, replenishment behavior, or clear evidence of reliable demand.
Transferable operations
A team, manager, crew structure, vendor base, documentation, or owner transition plan that makes the business teachable.
Operating background
I know how to turn messy growth into a system
My work has usually lived where customers, teams, operations, and technology meet. That is the same muscle I want to bring to a durable small business.
Neat Hive Cleaning
Founder and operator of a local services company in Portland, built around recurring customers, team hiring, routing, quality, pricing, and automation.
Toloka AI
Led product and customer experience work across global AI data operations, combining enterprise expectations with practical operating execution.
Chatfuel
Served as COO through high-growth SaaS operations, revenue systems, partnerships, customer operations, and team scaling.
Marsh & McLennan
Managed complex commercial relationships and risk decisions in marine insurance, with a bias toward clear process and trust.
For brokers and sellers
The best fit is a good business that deserves continuity
I am not looking to flip a company or bury it under institutional process. I am looking for one strong platform where I can protect what already works, learn from the seller, support the team, and add disciplined growth.
I am especially interested in companies with a practical operator culture, loyal customers, a real local or niche reputation, and opportunities to improve sales, pricing, recruiting, service quality, reporting, or automation.
Process
Simple, confidential, and decisive
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1
Quick fit check
Send a teaser, CIM, or a brief note. I will respond with a real yes or no.
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Focused review
I look at earnings quality, transferability, risk, and fit with my target.
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Respectful transition
If the fit is strong, I move carefully, communicate clearly, and protect confidentiality.
Have a business in mind?
Send opportunities to d@kachin.me
415-203-4486I welcome blind teasers, broker calls, referral introductions, and quick questions about fit.