CT Acquisitions is a boutique buy-side partner that sources founder-led businesses, off-market real estate, and accredited investor capital for private equity firms, family offices, and strategic buyers.
We exist for one side of the table: the buy-side. We work with a select group of private equity firms, family offices, and strategic buyers to uncover founder-led businesses, off-market real estate, and accredited investor capital. Whether you’re deploying capital or seeking it, we build the bridge.
We support lower and middle-market sponsors seeking thesis-aligned, founder-led opportunities they can underwrite quickly.
We act as an external origination arm for family offices pursuing direct investments but lacking an internal sourcing engine.
Selectively partnering with independent sponsors & strategic buyers.
Focused on lower middle-market businesses: large enough to matter, small enough to be flexible.
Typically $3M–$30M (flexible for strategic fit)
$500k–$10M, selectively above/below
United States, founder-owned or family-owned
We start by understanding your buy-box—size, sectors, geography, platform vs. add-on.
We run targeted outreach, speak with owners, and filter for motivation, fit, and economics.
Each opportunity comes with a CIM-lite summary detailing what the business does, why the owner is open to a deal, key numbers, risks, and value creation angles.
We coordinate introductions, early materials, and expectations so you can move efficiently toward LOI.
No retainers. No sell-side representation. Buy-side only, compensated through independent sponsor economics.
Christoph created CT Acquisitions to close the gap between serious capital allocators and overlooked opportunities—whether that’s founder-led businesses, yield-producing real estate, or projects in need of accredited capital.
After working with professional investors and operators, Christoph created CT Acquisitions to close the gap between serious buy-side demand and founders with strong businesses but no clear process for exploring a transaction. The firm operates as a boutique, hands-on partner—close enough to speak founder, structured enough to serve institutional buyers.
Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people. We have that dynamic group of peoples
Aggregated and anonymized buy-box data from 76 PE firms, family offices, search funders, and independent sponsors actively deploying capital in the U.S. lower middle market. Industry demand, EBITDA targeting, deal-structure preferences, geography.
Staffing companies typically sell for 0.3-0.6x revenue or 4-7x EBITDA. Specialty verticals (IT, healthcare, finance) and temp-to-perm models command higher multiples. Working capital intensity is the #1 deal-breaker.
Orthodontic practices command higher multiples than general dental: typically 1.0-1.5x revenue or 6-9x SDE. Patient pipeline value, retainer obligations, and DSO buyer competition (Smile Doctors, Heartland, Premier) drive the premium.
If you’re actively acquiring and want a partner to drive high-quality, founder-led deal flow into your pipeline, let’s start with a brief conversation.
*We work with a small number of capital partners at a time.
Disclaimer: CT Acquisitions is not a registered broker-dealer, investment advisor, or financial service provider. We act solely as a buy-side consultant and independent sponsor source. All information provided on this website is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or investment opportunity. We do not provide legal, tax, or accounting advice. Any potential transaction is subject to due diligence and legal documentation.
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