For Owners Who Built Something Worth Preserving.
Superposition Investments acquires founder-owned businesses in the $2 million to $10 million range, with a named general manager required before close and a capital structure tested against real downside before any deal advances.
Who This Is For
If you have spent decades building a profitable business and are starting to think seriously about what comes next, this site was written for you. You may not be ready to sell today. The question of how a business you built over many years gets transferred — who runs it, who gets paid, and what happens to the people who work there — is worth thinking through before circumstances force the answer.
Most owners at this stage want the same things: a buyer who understands what they actually built, a price that reflects it honestly, continuity for their employees, continuity for their customers, and a buyer with a real plan for what happens after the close.
Superposition is built around that combination. We buy directly, qualify carefully, and will not advance a deal until there is a clear operating plan for what comes after closing.
What We Buy
We focus on five sectors where the model works.
- IT Services: Vertical MSP / MSSP
- Metal Finishing & Surface Treatment
- Niche Staffing & Recruiting
- Energy Services: Utility / Electrical / Grid Support
- Outsourced B2B Services
For a full description of each sector and the specific characteristics we evaluate, see Our Sectors.
Most owners know within two minutes whether the fit is real. The table makes that faster.
| What We Look For | What Ends the Conversation Early |
|---|---|
| Founder-owned, approaching transition in the next one to three years | No clear transition timeline or willingness to discuss one |
| Recurring or repeat revenue with no single dominant customer | A single customer above 40% of revenue |
| Operating knowledge that lives in the business, not one person | Every key relationship or technical process runs through the founder personally |
| A viable path to outside manager-led operation after transition | No credible general manager candidate exists |
| Purchase price in the $2M–$10M range | Turnaround, distressed, or financial-engineering situations |
How We Approach Capital
We build the financing path around the specific business, its realistic downside case, and the operator plan. Depending on the business, that includes private credit, asset-based lending where the collateral supports it, and passive minority equity where the structure requires it.
The objective is closing certainty. A business owner should not spend months in diligence only to discover the buyer never had a credible funding path.
We underwrite from the lender's perspective first. If the cash flow, collateral, liquidity, and downside picture do not support the deal, it does not advance.
What Happens After Close
Every deal requires a named general manager before closing. The business gets an operating plan, not just a change of ownership.
The transition is managed, not improvised. Employees need a leader. Customers need continuity. Operating knowledge has to move from the founder's head into a durable management system before documents are signed.
Timing
A serious process takes three to nine months from first conversation to close. A process that moves much faster skips diligence that will matter. One that drags past a year usually means the fit was never real.
Have a specific question before reaching out? See the FAQ.