We acquire and operate the businesses that keep South Florida running.
A Main Street acquisition platform built for long-term ownership.
Selling a service business?
For business owners and brokers across South Florida and the Treasure Coast. Self-funded transactions, ~60-day close from LOI, institutional diligence without the bureaucracy.
For sellers & brokers →Investing in Solstice?
For accredited investors interested in Main Street acquisition entrepreneurship. Operator-led, capital-disciplined, long-term horizon.
For investors →Bringing institutional power back to Main Street.
America's Main Street is in quiet decline. The small businesses that once anchored every community — the family cleaning service, the local home repair company, the neighborhood salon — are being consolidated, priced out, or simply closed when their owners retire without a successor. The top 1% of US firms now capture the majority of business profits, while small businesses face less institutional capital, fewer qualified buyers, and less operating sophistication than at any point in the last fifty years.
Solstice was founded to push back against that trend. We bring institutional capital, strategy, and operating discipline — the kind of rigor that runs Fortune 500 firms — to the small service businesses that keep South Florida and the Treasure Coast running. We acquire one business at a time, in our own local communities. We operate the businesses we own. And we hold them.
Our founder spent over a decade applying that discipline as a senior leader at Florida Power & Light and at other Fortune 500 energy and infrastructure firms. The thesis is simple: Main Street deserves the same institutional rigor that's been reserved for the corporate market. That's how we bring it back.
What we're looking for.
We focus on a specific segment of the South Florida and Treasure Coast small business market. Clear criteria up front saves everyone time.
(Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, Martin, St. Lucie)
Up to $1M purchase price
Speed, certainty, and respect for what you've built.
Most sellers in our segment have one transaction in them — and one chance to get it right. We've structured Solstice to be the kind of buyer that respects that.
Self-funded transactions
No SBA loan dependency. No bank financing contingencies. No risk of the deal falling apart at the lender's underwriting desk. We close on the terms we agree to.
~60 days from LOI to close
Most transactions complete diligence and signing within 60 days of a signed Letter of Intent. Roughly half the timeline of a typical SBA-financed deal.
Institutional diligence, no bureaucracy
Quality-of-earnings, legal, and operational diligence run by a small senior team — not layers of analysts. Sellers stay informed, decisions get made fast.
How a conversation turns into a transaction.
Here's exactly what to expect when you reach out.
Initial conversation
A 30-minute confidential call to understand the business, the owner's goals, and timing. No commitment, no documents required.
Indication of Interest
If there's mutual fit, we provide a written valuation range and proposed deal structure within 5–10 business days. Our typical structure includes cash at close with seller financing aligned to your transition timeline.
Diligence and signing
Under a signed Letter of Intent, we run institutional-quality financial, operational, and legal diligence. Typical timeline: ~60 days from LOI to close. No SBA underwriting, no lender re-trade.
Close and transition
We fully fund our transactions and work with sellers on a transition plan that protects employees, customers, and the legacy of the business.
Investing alongside Solstice.
Solstice is structured to partner with a focused group of accredited investors aligned with our long-term thesis. We believe Main Street service businesses across South Florida and the Treasure Coast are systemically undervalued by larger PE and strategic acquirers, and that an operator-led approach with institutional discipline can generate meaningful absolute returns over a 5–10 year horizon.
The segment is unusually attractive: tens of thousands of profitable owner-operated businesses across the region are approaching ownership transitions, with limited buyer competition at our size, favorable demographic and migration tailwinds, and recurring-revenue cash flow profiles that support disciplined capital structures.
Get in touch.
Tell us briefly who you are and what you're interested in. We respond within one business day.
Confidential, no obligation. Share as much or as little as you're comfortable with.
For accredited investors. Introductory deck and detailed terms shared under NDA, typically within 48 hours.