We Buy Businesses the Way We Intend to Run Them.
Qualification first. Honesty throughout. Execution without shortcuts.
What Superposition Investments Is
Superposition Investments is an acquisition platform, not a broker and not a fund pitch. We operate a focused lower-middle-market buying platform around five sectors, one operating model, and one rule set.
That rule set is straightforward. Structural weaknesses are examined before the investment case. Downside is modeled before upside. A deal that cannot survive stress is rejected before anyone wastes time on it.
What Makes Our Approach Different
We assume the founder will eventually step back. Most buyers acknowledge this in conversation but avoid building their process around it. A business transfer fails when too much of the operation still lives inside one person.
We require a qualified general manager before close — not as a preference, but as a condition. We screen carefully for management depth, customer transferability, and operating continuity.
We require capital that survives stress. Structures that only work in a clean base case are not approved. Every serious transaction is tested in the base case, in a 20% revenue decline case, and in a deeper 30% decline or covenant-breach case.
Our Commitments
First, we qualify directly. A brief, honest early conversation protects a seller's time better than months of slow-moving diligence that leads nowhere.
Second, we state weaknesses plainly. If customer concentration is too high, if management depth is too thin, or if pricing expectations are unrealistic, we say so.
Third, we operate only in sectors where the model actually works — where demand is durable, businesses transfer to outside management, and the financing logic survives downside.
Fourth, we focus. We are not a generalist buyer with a flexible thesis. We buy in five sectors and apply the same discipline to every deal.
Who Runs the Business After You Leave
A named general manager runs the business after transition. No close without one.
That manager is assessed before closing for relevant sector experience, financial judgment, leadership record, and the ability to operate without daily founder involvement.
Employees see a leader. Customers see stability. The business continues as a business, not as the extension of one person.
Why We Call It Superposition
A business in transition sits between two states. The founder is not staying forever. The next operator is not fully in place yet. That interval is where value is often lost.
Our method is built to manage that interval deliberately. We qualify, structure, diligence, recruit, and transition with the goal of preserving the business through the unstable middle.
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