A permanent home for the businesses that keep critical work in spec.
Proofstone Group partners with founder-owners of essential technical service businesses. We buy to hold — keeping your name, your team, and your standards, and giving the people who built it a share in what comes next.
We're owners, not a clock.
We're not buying to resell. There's no clock on our ownership and no plan that ends with your company changing hands again.
We acquire good companies and keep them. That means investing behind the people and the work for the long run, letting reputations compound rather than reset, and measuring success the way a founder does — by whether the business is healthier a decade from now.
What we promise the people we buy from.
Selling the business you built is a one-time decision with a lifetime of consequences. Here is exactly what you get from us — in writing, every time.
We buy to hold.
Your company isn't inventory waiting for a future sale. We keep what we acquire.
Your people become owners.
The team that built the business shares in what it earns as it grows.
Your name stays.
We keep the brand, the crew, and the reputation you earned. Customers see continuity, not a logo swap.
A short, plain agreement.
A simple contract and a close measured in weeks, not quarters. No process built to wear you down.
We close what we sign.
The number we put in front of you is the number we close on. No last-minute retrade, no process built to grind you down.
You choose what's next.
Stay and keep running it, mentor a successor, or hand off the keys. You decide how and when you step back.
Five steps, no theater.
A straightforward path from first call to close — designed to respect your time and your team.
A conversation
A confidential call to understand your business and what matters to you. No bankers required.
A clear offer
If it's a fit, we put a fair number and clean terms in front of you quickly — no fishing expedition.
Focused diligence
A tight, respectful review. We move fast and keep it off your team's plate.
Close
A short agreement and a clean close — on the terms we agreed, with no surprises.
You decide what's next
Stay on, transition over time, or move on. We invest behind your team either way.
If you've built something worth keeping, let's talk.
Whether you're ready now or just thinking a few years ahead, a first conversation is always confidential and never an obligation.