Sell-side M&A advisory
Your life's work deserves to be handled with respect.
You spent decades building a real business — real crews, real customers, a real reputation. When the time comes to step back, the question isn't just what it's worth. It's who ends up with it, and what happens to the people who got you here. Corewood helps owner-operators of service businesses find the right buyer, on terms that protect everything you built.
Corewood is the firm built by owners who sold, for owners who are about to. Founded by an operator who advised on a $450M private equity exit and completed the Disruptive Strategy executive program at Harvard Business School.
Corewood is the part that holds everything up.
Corewood is the heartwood of a tree — the dense, irreplaceable core, built ring by ring over decades. It's the part that holds everything up. So is the business you built.
We named the firm after it because that's how we see the businesses we work with — built slowly, ring by ring, over decades of showing up. Our job is to make sure that core is handled with the respect it earned.
Who we work with
Owner-operators of established, profitable service businesses who are thinking about what comes next — even if that's still a few years away.
- HVAC
- Plumbing
- Electrical
- Roofing
- Landscaping
- Auto repair
- Cleaning & facilities
- Other skilled trades
How a sale with Corewood works
A quiet, deliberate process built around you — not a deadline, not a pipeline.
- 01
A confidential conversation
We start with a private, no-obligation talk about your business and what you want out of a transition. Nothing is listed. Nothing is shared. There's no commitment to anything.
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Understanding what you've built
We learn the business the way a careful buyer would — the numbers, the team, the customers, the reputation — so its real value is clear and defensible before anyone else sees it.
- 03
Finding the right buyer
We quietly bring qualified, serious buyers to the table — ones who value what you've built and intend to keep it running well. You stay in control of who learns what, and when.
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A transition on your terms
We guide the negotiation and the details so the outcome protects your legacy, your employees, and your fair share of the value — and so you can step back knowing it was done right.
When you're ready — and only then — let's talk.
A first conversation is private, costs nothing, and commits you to nothing. It's simply a chance to ask questions and understand your options.