Market Insights

  1. Residential & Facility Services Technology – August Market Update

    In the Residential & Facility Services Technology August Market Update, we combine insights from our Technology, Consumer, and Industrial practices to highlight key trends and market activity. The report includes: Market Snapshot: M&A Activity, Public Market Trends and Performance Indicators, and Active Market Participants Entrepreneurs’ Corner: Curated Content and Valuation Scorecard About Us: Founders Advisors Overview…

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  2. Founders Advises Santie Oil Company in Acquisition by RelaDyne

    Birmingham, AL (August 19, 2025) – Founders is pleased to announce that Santie Oil Company, a premier lubricant provider servicing industrial, commercial, and automotive markets, has been acquired by RelaDyne (a portfolio company of American Industrial Partners), the nation’s largest lubricant distributor and market leader in fuel, diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), and industrial reliability services….

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  3. HCM Market Insights: Q2 2025

    In this edition of Founder’s Human Capital Management Market Insights, our team provides insights from the marketplace from Q2 of 2025. The global M&A market built off the momentum from the past few quarters posting a 13.4% year-over-year increase in deal value and an 18.6% jump in deal count in Q2 2025. Six of the last…

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  4. Founders Advises Tusco Inc. in Sale to Perimeter Solutions Group

    Birmingham, Ala. (August 14, 2025) – Founders is pleased to announce that certain principals of Founders Advisors, LLC advised Tusco Inc. (“Tusco”) in its sale to Perimeter Solutions Group (“PSG”), a portfolio company of Bertram Capital (“Bertram”). The transaction closed July 31, 2025. Founded in 1974, Tusco is a leading installer of high security perimeter…

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  5. Founders Advises Rentgrata in Sale to Opiniion

    BIRMINGHAM, AL. (August 13, 2025) – Founders is pleased to announce the sale of Rentgrata, a pioneering peer-to-peer resident engagement SaaS platform for the multifamily space, to Opiniion, a leading provider of resident satisfaction software to property managers. Together, Opiniion and Rentgrata now support over 2,000,000 units across 9,000+ communities nationwide, establishing it as a…

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  6. Are Your Revenue Types the Most Valuable Ones?

    By: Duane Donner Most companies are valued by applying a multiple to the businesses EBITDA (earnings before interest taxes, depreciation, and amortization). However, buyers will closely examine the revenue streams generating that EBITDA and assess the quality thereof. Here are a few things buyers will look for when assessing a company’s revenue streams. 1. Revenue…

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