Our team is led by experienced operators and world-class M&A professionals. Whether it is operations, finance, or something else, we like to think we can add value while being great partners to work with.

We can be flexible in how we structure our partnership and we'll tailor it to your goals. We structure some deals as all-cash payouts. We structure other deals with an ‘equity roll’ component (i.e., you will keep minority ownership) or with an earn-out or seller-note component (i.e. you are partially paid cash upfront and then receive the remainder of proceeds over time). Further, we typically keep the current operating team in place with a more-than-fair industry compensation package. People are the heart and soul of Pineapple Pools, and we make sure our team members know that!

Absolutely! In fact, we love to work with business owners who want to stay on-board post transaction (and keep getting paid!). Of course, if you want to cash out and enjoy the margaritas, we can accommodate that as well!

Yes, non-competes and non-solicits are commonplace in any M&A transaction. As with everything we do, we try to work with the seller and be highly reasonable in our approach to these documents. If this is a sticking point for you, just let us know.

We try to keep the information requests to a minimum until we get to an agreement on valuation and key terms. Once we are aligned, we launch a quick due diligence process to validate numbers. We pride ourselves on being quick and easy to work with. If we enter a preliminary agreement with you, it means we trust you as a partner. When that is the case, we don’t sweat the small stuff!

We keep the process very transparent to avoid any fees at the first step. However, once we send over an offer, we recommend you seek legal advice to validate that we have provided you with a strong proposal.