01 · Acquire

The people actually buying businesses in the Carolinas

Every profile below states a real range — revenue, EBITDA or cash flow — and where they will travel. No anonymous "qualified buyers."

If you are selling, read this as a market map. If you are searching, add yourself to it: a published profile with stated criteria is how the deals in this network actually find their buyer.

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How a deal moves here

  1. You join the list. Free, and your name is not published unless you ask.
  2. You meet buyers in person at a panel or an owner lunch — not over a broker's phone.
  3. When it becomes a real process, Hillandale runs it. Confidentially, with an NDA before any financials move.

Active buyer profiles

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# Buyer Type Geography Size sought Criteria
01 Riverbound Partners Independent sponsor Charlotte $2M–$10M EBITDA Faith-driven CEO, within 300 miles of Charlotte. Buy and hold.
02 Tar River Legacy Partners Search fund North Carolina $2M+ EBITDA Richard and Will. Acquire and operate a single North Carolina business.
03 New River Legacy Partners Family partnership Carolinas Operating scale Chris and Christina Boyle. Buy, operate and hold for the long term.
04 Willow Hill Capital Investment firm Charlotte High-quality platform Grace Weisiger. Charlotte investment firm acquiring one Southeast business.
05 Estuary Holdings Search fund Charlotte Owner-operated Andy Anderson. Acquiring a business to run in the Charlotte region.
06 Phillip Weinstein Independent sponsor Carolinas $10M–$50M EV Enterprise-value range at the upper end of the network.
07 Dominic Chumich Independent sponsor Carolinas $10M–$50M EV Upper-market search, industry agnostic.
08 McLean Hudson Search fund Carolinas $1M–$5M EBITDA Core lower-middle-market range.
09 Rob Belk Search fund North Carolina $5M–$15M revenue Searching to buy a single North Carolina business.
10 Nate Schwartzbauer Search fund Southeast $3M–$15M revenue Long-term stewardship and operational excellence.
11 Adam Froendt Search fund Southeast / Mid-Atlantic $750K–$1.5M SDE Growing B2B services, focused on three industries.
12 Gordon Spaugh Search fund Carolinas $0.75M–$2M cash flow Service business or trade contractor.
13 Max Kleeman Search fund Carolinas $300K–$1.5M SDE Resilient small business, hands-on operation.
14 Clayton Collins Independent sponsor Southeast Platform scale Manufacturing or processing, product-based. Industry agnostic.
15 ZMBZ Ventures Search fund Charlotte Owner-operated Keval Shah. Experienced executive acquiring and operating.
16 Clem McDavid Operator Charlotte Technology-enabled Founder and CEO of HomeLedger, a HomeMinder platform.
17 Wes Stroud Search fund Charlotte Criteria pending Profile live, acquisition criteria not yet published.
18 Aaron Caddel Search fund Charlotte Criteria pending Profile live, acquisition criteria not yet published.

Two profiles are live without published criteria and are marked as pending. Ranges are self-reported by each buyer and are a statement of appetite, not a commitment to price.

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Meet Andy Anderson of Estuary Holdings.

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👋 Meet Clayton Collins 👋

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👋 Meet Nate Schwartzbauer 👋

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👋 Meet Adam Froendt 👋

Adam is seeking to acquire a growing B2B services business generating $750k - $1.5mm of SDE located in the Southeast or Mid-Atlantic. He's focused on three primary industries…

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👋 Meet Max Kleeman 👋

Originally from Saint Louis, MO, Max is searching to acquire and operate a resilient small business generating $300K - $1.5M of SDE. He's targeting businesses with…

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Meet Tar River Legacy Partners

Meet Richard and Will of Tar River Legacy Partners. They are looking to acquire and operate a business with at least $2mm in EBITDA in NC

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👋Meet Rob Belk

Rob Belk is searching to buy a single business in North Carolina doing $5m - $15m in revenue.

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