Opportunity Xenon
Acquisition Pipeline
Austin, TX
Fiber Optic Cable Contractor
- Overview: 40+ years of operations with a strong reputation for reliability and innovation.
- Focus: Trusted partner for major clients, including Charter Spectrum, with loyal subcontractors due to weekly payments.
- Financials: $7.1M revenue, $1M EBITDA (FY 2024), highly profitable with no adjustments needed.
- Purchase Price: $7M ($5M cash + $2M seller note, 10-year term at prime interest rate).
- Stability: Profitable, consistent client satisfaction, strong subcontractor network, in-house QA/QC team
- Challenges: Minimal modernization, heavy reliance on one major client.
Company Overview
Growth Potential
- Diversify client base to reduce dependency.
- Increase subcontractor capacity to handle more projects.
- Implement management software for efficiency and scalability.
- Hire dedicated salesperson to drive new business.
- Upgrade equipment to expand operational capabilities.
Goals
- 18M+ revenue & $14M+ valuation within 5 years through strategic growth initiatives.
Opportunity Radiant
Acquisition Pipeline
Dallas, TX
Commercial & Industrial Electrical Systems Provider
- Overview: 23-year-old company serving Dallas/Ft. Worth, trusted in large commercial projects.
- Focus: Long-standing, loyal customer base.
- Financials: $20.86M revenue, $2.325M adjusted EBITDA (FY 2023).
- Purchase Price: $11M ($9M cash + $2M seller note, 10-year term at prime + 0.5%).
- Stability: Profitable, strong customer relationships, high service quality.
- Challenges: Limited modernization, restricting scalability.
Company Overview
Growth Potential
- Implement project management
& accounting software. - Expand production to meet demand.
- Strategic marketing to grow customer base.
Goals
- $40M+ revenue & $20M+ valuation in 5 years.
- Leverage industry networks & train apprentices for scalability.
Opportunity Nova
Acquisition Pipeline
Houston, TX
Steel Tank Manufacturer for Oil & Gas
- Overview: 22-year-old company specializing in well pad tank batteries, supplying major oil producers.
- Team: 90-100 employees, very low turnover.
- Financials: $17.4M avg. annual revenue, $3.5M avg. EBITDA (last 5 years).
- Purchase Price: $20M ($10M cash + $10M seller note, 10 years at 6%).
- Stability: Profitable, strong client relationships, consistent product quality.
- Challenges: Limited modernization causing production constraints.
Company Overview
Growth Potential
- Double capacity with expanded blasting/coating.
- Add second fabrication shift.
- Implement ERP for efficiency.
- Diversify into 3-stage fluid separators.
- Improve material cost management.
Goals
- Double capacity with expanded blasting/coating.
- $35M+ revenue & $42-45M+
valuation in 5 years. - Carbon neutrality by 2027.Leadership development for scalability.
Opportunity Lyra
Acquisition Pipeline
Dallas, TX
Concrete Bridge Contractor
- Overview: 47-year family business with strong reputation and loyal clients.
- Focus: Prime contractor for public & private projects up to $6M.
- Financials: $3.5M avg. annual revenue, $569K avg. EBITDA (last 5 years).
- Purchase Price: $2.8M ($2.3M cash + $500K seller note, 10-year term).
- Stability: Profitable, low employee turnover, strong client relationships.
Company Overview
Growth Potential
- Implement project management & accounting software.
- Expand production to meet demand.
- Strategic marketing to grow customer base.
Goals
- $7M+ revenue in 5 years.
- Contract expansions, seller to assist during first year for smooth transition
Why Invest with Valorem?
- Stable Cash Flow
- Secured Returns
- Recession-Resilient Industries
- Opportunities for Growth
- Experienced Management
How to Get Started
We Acquire Stable, Asset-Backed Businesses.
Then We Put Them on Steroids.
Over 10,000 Baby Boomers retire every day, many owning profitable blue-collar businesses with no succession plan, leaving billions in undervalued opportunities.
Cash Flow is King
With no next-gen heirs, these owners often sell at deep discounts, creating a once-in-a-lifetime chance to acquire established, cash-flowing companies below market value.
So What’s the Solution?
Valorem Capital’s Blue Collar Business Fund acquires these stable, asset-backed businesses, then modernizes and scales them—unlocking untapped potential for monthly investor returns.
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Much Upside
There Is For Me!
With 8% Preferred Returns (paid quarterly) and a targeted 41.9% IRR, we’re poised to capitalize on one of the largest wealth transfers in history — while preserving America’s industrial backbone.
We Acquire Stable, Asset-Backed Businesses.
Then We Put Them on Steroids.
Over 10,000 baby boomers retire every day, many owning profitable blue-collar businesses with no succession plan, leaving billions in undervalued opportunities.
Cash Flow is King
The businesses we buy have been profitable for decades. Lack of buyers of these cash-flowing assets means we get in at discounted prices.
Growth Comes Next
By layering in technology, marketing, and systems to these assets — We rapidly grow profits, boosting investor returns.
The Big Exit
After aggressively growing profits and paying 8% Preferred Returns" to investors along the way, we'll sell the portfolio of companies and distribute proceeds, targeting a 41.9% IRR and 4.35x equity multiple.
Get Cash Flow
by Investing in Old-School, American Businesses.
We buy businesses that have been profitable for 10-20+ years. We grow their revenues, share their cash flows with you, then sell them at a big profit where we all win.
Target 41.9% IRR and 4.35x Your Money*
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*(Annual income of at least $200,000 for the last two years ($300,000 together with a spouse), or net worth over $1 million excluding your primary residence)
*(Annual income of at least $200,000 for the last two years ($300,000 together with a spouse), or net worth over $1 million excluding your primary residence)
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by Investing in Old-School, American Businesses.
Earn 8% Preferred Returns*
We buy businesses that have been profitable for 10-20+ years. We grow their revenues, share their cash flows with you, then sell them at a big profit where we all win.
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All returns, cash flows, and equity multiples shown are projections only and are not guaranteed. Actual results will vary and may be materially lower than projected. Investments are speculative, involve a high degree of risk, and are illiquid. There is no secondary market for these securities, and investors should be prepared to hold their investment for the full term. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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Opportunity Aurora
Steel Building Fabrication & Erection Company
$14.2M 2024 Revenue
$1.9M EBITDA
*Returns are projections. Actual returns will depend on project performance.
*Returns are projections. Actual returns will depend on project performance.
*Returns are projections. Actual returns will depend on project performance.
*Returns are projections. Actual returns will depend on project performance.
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Here's Why You Can Trust Our Team
- Experienced Leader, started and sold multiple businesses, built and managed teams of over 130 people.
- Over $5B in construction and development projects as construction company owner
- Overseen capital raises and funds totaling over $600M
- CFO for over 10,000,000SF of RE opportunities worth of $2.5B
- As principal performed 25 acquisitions over $200M+ in value.
- Underwritten over $2.6B in transactions
- Involved in 11 acquisitions and 5 exits of large institutional grade
businesses including Kraft Heinz - Pivotal role in $1.5B take-private transactions of TPx communications
- Background in biochemistry and molecular biology
- Apple B2B enterprise leadership experience
- Extensive experience in private equity capital raising and syndication
Here's Why You Can Trust Our Team
- Experienced Leader, started and sold multiple businesses, built and managed teams of over 130 people.
- Over $5B in construction and development projects as construction company owner
- Overseen capital raises and funds totaling over $600M
- CFO for over 10,000,000SF of RE opportunities worth of $2.5B
- As principal performed 25 acquisitions over $200M+ in value.
- Underwritten over $2.6B in transactions
- Involved in 11 acquisitions and 5 exits of large institutional grade
businesses including Kraft Heinz - Pivotal role in $1.5B take-private transactions of TPx communications
- Background in biochemistry and molecular biology
- Apple B2B enterprise leadership experience
- Extensive experience in private equity capital raising and syndication