Aperta Equity

Acquiring Underperforming Businesses.

Creating Durable Cash Flow.

Aperta Equity acquires small, distressed, and underperforming businesses with strong fundamentals. We don't flip businesses. We operate them.

What We Do

We acquire majority stakes in businesses that are operationally inefficient, under-managed, or experiencing transitional distress.

Our strategy is simple: Acquire at disciplined valuations, fix what is broken, scale revenue and margins, and hold for long-term cash flow.

2–3x

Target Revenue Growth

Long-Term

Hold Strategy

Our Investment Thesis

We believe the greatest opportunities exist where businesses are essential but poorly run, owners are tired or distracted, and operations lack structure. These businesses don’t need reinvention. They need professional management, capital discipline, and execution.

Essential Services

Businesses that serve daily, non-discretionary needs and are recession-resilient.

Fixable Operations

Companies suffering from lack of systems, SOPs, or financial clarity, not broken markets.

Enduring Value

We avoid venture-style risk and heavy R&D. We focus on boring businesses that print cash.

Target Sectors

Industries We Target

We prioritize sectors where execution, discipline, and management create outsized returns.

Gas & Convenience

Underperforming fuel sites and C-stores with opportunities to optimize margins and inventory.

Towing & Recovery

Municipal contracts, roadside assistance, and fleet-based operations with scalable routes.

Automotive Service

Mechanical repair, body shops, and specialty auto operations with fragmented ownership.

Quick-Service Food

Neighborhood food concepts with consistent traffic but inefficient operations.

Local Retail

Essential retail locations embedded in their communities with loyal customer bases.

Blue-Collar Services

Plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and maintenance businesses with stable demand.

Logistics & Industrial

Route-based, asset-backed businesses with predictable revenue and inefficiencies.

Healthcare-Adjacent

Ancillary services supporting healthcare infrastructure without clinical risk.

Deal Profile

We are comfortable stepping into complexity where others hesitate. We look for sellers motivated by retirement, burnout, or operational fatigue.

Revenue

$500K – $5MM

EBITDA

$0 – $1MM

Structure

Majority buyouts or full acquisitions

Geography

United States

We buy businesses that are:

"We are not looking for 'perfect' businesses. We are looking for fixable ones."

How We Create Value

We do not rely on financial engineering. We rely on execution.

01 Operational Reset

Clear roles & accountability
SOPs and operating systems
Cost controls & margin disciplinev

02 Revenue Expansion

Pricing optimization
Sales process refinement
Market expansion without reckless spend

03 Management Infrastructure

Installing professional leadership
Incentivizing operators properly
Building repeatable systems

04 Capital Discipline

Cash flow protected first
Growth is earned — not forced
Conservative leverage

For Business Owners

We prioritize sectors where execution, discipline, and management create outsized returns.

For Capital Partners

We partner with aligned investors seeking cash-flow-focused investments, downside protection, and institutional processes at the lower middle market level.

Acquiring Underperforming Businesses.

Creating Durable Cash Flow.

Aperta Equity acquires small, distressed, and underperforming businesses with strong fundamentals. We don't flip businesses. We operate them.

What We Do

We acquire majority stakes in businesses that are operationally inefficient, under-managed, or experiencing transitional distress.

Our strategy is simple: Acquire at disciplined valuations, fix what is broken, scale revenue and margins, and hold for long-term cash flow.

2–3x

Target Revenue Growth

Long-Term

Hold Strategy

Our Investment Thesis

We believe the greatest opportunities exist where businesses are essential but poorly run, owners are tired or distracted, and operations lack structure. These businesses don’t need reinvention. They need professional management, capital discipline, and execution.

Essential Services

Businesses that serve daily, non-discretionary needs and are recession-resilient.

Fixable Operations

Companies suffering from lack of systems, SOPs, or financial clarity, not broken markets.

Enduring Value

We avoid venture-style risk and heavy R&D. We focus on boring businesses that print cash.

Target Sectors

Industries We Target

We prioritize sectors where execution, discipline, and management create outsized returns.

Gas & Convenience

Underperforming fuel sites and C-stores with opportunities to optimize margins and inventory.

Towing & Recovery

Municipal contracts, roadside assistance, and fleet-based operations with scalable routes.

Automotive Service

Mechanical repair, body shops, and specialty auto operations with fragmented ownership.

Quick-Service Food

Neighborhood food concepts with consistent traffic but inefficient operations.

Local Retail

Essential retail locations embedded in their communities with loyal customer bases.

Blue-Collar Services

Plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and maintenance businesses with stable demand.

Logistics & Industrial

Route-based, asset-backed businesses with predictable revenue and inefficiencies.

Healthcare-Adjacent

Ancillary services supporting healthcare infrastructure without clinical risk.

Deal Profile

We are comfortable stepping into complexity where others hesitate. We look for sellers motivated by retirement, burnout, or operational fatigue.

Revenue

$500K – $5MM

EBITDA

$0 – $1MM

Structure

Majority buyouts or full acquisitions

Geography

United States

We buy businesses that are:

"We are not looking for 'perfect' businesses. We are looking for fixable ones."

How We Create Value

We do not rely on financial engineering. We rely on execution.

01

Operational Reset

02

Revenue Expansion

03

Management Infrastructure

04

Capital Discipline

For Business Owners

We prioritize sectors where execution, discipline, and management create outsized returns.

For Capital Partners

We partner with aligned investors seeking cash-flow-focused investments, downside protection, and institutional processes at the lower middle market level.

Why Aperta Equity?

Operator-Led

Not financial engineering driven. We get our hands dirty.

Long-Term Mindset

We hold for cash flow, not optics. Exits are a byproduct.

About the peoples

Giovanni Corpus

Managing Partner

Kedem Baraness

Capital Markets Partner

Mohammed Yamin

COO

Mohammed Yamin

COO

Emily Zhang

Chief Strategic Officer