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Quickshoe, LLC is acquiring businesses in the manufacturing industry, with a particular interest in the Automotive, Aerospace and Heavy Equipment sectors. Whether you're looking for a partner to grow your business or you're ready to exit, we can figure out a strategy that meets your needs. Our experts will structure a deal that provides maximum cash at closing, or if you prefer, steady annual payments. We will work with you to reduce your tax burden so that you keep more of what you earned.
AUTOMOTIVE
The automotive aftermarket includes maintenance and collision repair businesses as well as performance and customization. Many smaller businesses started as a side-hustle and could benefit from more structure and capital injection to grow revenues.
Industries


AVIATION
The light aircraft and small jet segment is seeing renewed momentum as demand grows for personal, business, and charter aviation solutions. Industry consolidation is picking up, with strategic buyers and investors actively seeking acquisitions to expand their service networks and capture niche market share.
Manufacturing
Manufacturing has been a foundation of growth in the American economy throughout our history. Recent policy efforts may bring some off-shore manufacturing back to the USA. While the future is uncertain, many manufacturing facilities will benefit from modernization of equipment, processes and systems.
Heavy equipment
Heavy equipment sales, service, leasing and rental will remain robust in good times and bad. In the event of a recession, companies are often reluctant to acquire new equipment and want to keep older equipment operating longer or lease rather than purchase.
INTEGRATION
Our goal is to acquire several businesses with a common customer base or opportunities for vertical integration. We increase profits by optimizing systems and operations across our businesses. We provide a variety of services to meet our customer's needs in order to increase enterprise value and customer satisfaction. In this way, we can simplify customer operations and increase profits for both of us. We believe strong relationships require a "Win-Win" mentality.
Frequently asked questions
What size businesses are you looking for?
We are looking for businesses with $1,000,000 - $5,000,000 in adjusted EBITDA or SDE. While Private Equity is looking for businesses with $10,000,000+ in EBITDA, we are looking for smaller operations with room to grow. We want to talk with owners who are ready to exit their business or bring on a experienced partner to grow their business.
How will you value my business?
There are many factors that determine the valuation of a business. We typically use a multiple of EBITDA (Earning Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization. Factors that influence the multiple are: net profits, owner involvement, SOPs, KPIs, customer & supplier concentration, historic earnings as well as earnings growth, and more.
How will you fund the purchase?
We provide a cash down payment for our "skin in the game" and use a variety of funding sources depending on the deal and seller objectives. We may apply SBA financing for up to $5,000,000. We also have a capital partner that can inject funds for larger deals. Additionally, the seller is typically asked to carry equity or a note of 5% or more to ensure a smooth transition and continued success of the business.
What is an annuity deal?
An annuity deal provides some cash at closing to the seller with the remainder paid out over a period of 5-10 years, with the option of a balloon payment after 3 years. There are several benefits to an annuity structure, including: higher valuation, steady payments over several years, shorter due diligence period, and reduced tax liability. This translates to a quicker sale and more money in the seller's bank account.
Where can I learn more about you?
We are in the process of building an "About Us" page to learn more about our company, mission, and team. In the meantime, please reach out through the "Contact" form.
How can I contact you?
Please use the "Contact" form for all inquiries.
