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Long-term. Value-oriented.

You built it. We’ll help it keep going.

Schale Investments is an investment group with a long-term, value-oriented approach to building great companies. We help owner-operators exit, or step back from day-to-day management, as part of a sale of the business.

Sales price
$50K – $2 Million
EBITDA
$20,000+
Geography
United States
Our specialty

Facilitating management transition: helping owner-operators exit the business, or reduce their management responsibilities, in conjunction with a sale.

We’re an investment group, not a flip shop. Our approach is long-term and value-oriented, aimed at building great companies and keeping them that way.

Quick fit check

Does your business fit?

Tap what’s true for your business. It takes about ten seconds, and it’s just a gut check against our basic criteria.

Tap what applies.

Four quick questions against our basic criteria.

What we buy

Businesses Schale Investments is interested in

01
Family-owned businesses or divestiture
02
Owners looking to retire
03
Content sites
04
B2B or B2C e-commerce
05
Amazon affiliates
06
Consumer products
07
Niche manufacturers
Preferred attributes
Competitive advantage or a defensible position
A history of stability and profitability
Potential to grow sales and profits, internally or through smaller related acquisitions
Minimal online presence
AI resistant, with a moat
Not a fit

We’d rather be upfront so nobody’s time gets wasted. We’re not interested in:

Retail Fad products Turnarounds Startup projects
Distribution preferences

Recurring revenue from needs that don’t go away

Recurring B2B contracts

Maintenance, safety, pest and janitorial agreements where the customer pays monthly or quarterly for a need that isn’t optional.

Compliance-driven subscriptions

CEUs, license renewals and mandatory training sold to licensed professionals who must renew to keep working. Online delivery scales with a small team, and state-approved provider status is the moat.

Certification maintenance

Recertification reminders, audit prep, tracking software and CEU credits for corporate and industry certs, sold to employers or individuals by subscription or per renewal.

Thinking about what comes next for your business?

Tell us about it. We’d be glad to talk through whether a sale, a transition, or both makes sense.