Annual revenue is strong enough to support a meaningful transition.
Criteria
Our criteria stay simple.
We care about underlying seller earnings, not just top-line growth.
Flexible on structure if the business and transition make sense.
An existing team in place usually makes handover easier.
Established businesses only. We are not looking for startups.
Greater Sydney, the Central Coast, Newcastle, and Wollongong.
Industries
The sectors we know best.
Trades & construction
Also in scope: fencing, painting, carpentry, flooring, insulation, garage doors.
Compliance
Home & property
Also in scope: landscaping, tree removal, irrigation, window and gutter cleaning, pressure washing, handyman.
Professional services
Accounting, bookkeeping, planning, broking, conveyancing, payroll, and similar.
Not listed? If the fundamentals are strong, we are open to adjacent recurring service businesses. Start a fit check.
Outside scope
We do not buy hospitality, franchises, startups, manufacturing, or businesses that need the owner to hold a specific licence or credential to operate.
Why sell to us
A simple process that protects confidentiality.
Start with a private discussion about the business, timing, and what you want from a transition.
If it is worth exploring, we put confidentiality in place before any meaningful disclosure.
We look at the business, the team, and how a handover would actually work.
We talk through the value range, assumptions, and the evidence behind the view.
Only if the fit remains strong do we go deeper into the documents and operating detail.
The aim is a handover that protects staff, clients, and the business you built.
Family-backed capital, adviser support, and an owner-operator mindset stay visible through the whole process.
Thinking about selling
Thinking about it is a fine place to start.
Use the fit check to see whether your business is the kind we buy.
Business fit checkAsk for a confidential valuation view if you want a clearer read on the likely range and what drives it.
Valuation viewUseful if you are still learning what buyers actually care about and how direct conversations work.
Open guidesGuides
Short reads that answer the practical questions.
The easiest ways to clean up a process before the conversation starts.
Open guideA plain-English read on the signals buyers use to assess risk and fit.
Open guideWhat seller earnings mean and where buyers usually push back.
Open guideHow the conversation changes when you deal directly with a buyer.
Open guideAbout
A family group with real capital and real intent.
Full operational focus instead of portfolio churn.
Running the business day-to-day from day one.
30+ years of M&A and executive experience behind the capital. No fund, no timeline pressure.
Josh Stephens
Founder & Owner-Operator
Josh leads Altevro day to day and steps into each acquisition as a hands-on owner-operator. He brings eight years of operations, project management, and process improvement across financial services and high-growth fintech, where he led cross-functional teams across multiple geographies and ran large-scale customer operations at scale. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics and Finance from the University of Newcastle.
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Mark Stephens
Capital & Strategic Advisor
Mark guides Altevro on capital and deal strategy, drawing on more than 30 years in M&A, corporate investment, and senior executive leadership at Arrium Mining and Materials, one of Australia's largest steel producers. He chaired the World Steel Association's Raw Materials Committee Expert Group and served on the Newcastle Art Gallery Foundation board for over 25 years, including as Chairman from 2003 to 2012.
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Viv Hayles
Capital & Strategic Advisor
Viv advises Altevro on people, risk, and organisational strategy. She spent a decade as Corporate Services Director at Samaritans Foundation, leading HR, IT, marketing, fundraising, and risk management, following senior management and project roles at NALCO and BHP Steel where she led teams of 100+ and managed multi-million-dollar contracts. She holds an MBA, a Master of Marketing, and a Bachelor of Applied Science.
LinkedInCommon questions
Questions owners ask before they call.
Who is Altevro?
Altevro is a family-backed acquisition group that buys one established service business at a time across Greater Sydney, the Central Coast, Newcastle, and Wollongong. We buy to own and run the business, not to list or flip it.
What size business does Altevro buy?
As a guide, around $1m or more in revenue, $250k or more in seller earnings (SDE), at least five staff, and a five-year-plus track record, with a typical purchase range of $500k to $2m. We stay flexible on structure when the business and transition make sense.
What happens to my staff and clients after a sale?
Keeping your team and clients is the point. Altevro buys to keep the business running, so the first conversation covers how a handover protects staff, client relationships, and day-to-day continuity.
What happens after you enquire
Low pressure, clear next steps.
Revenue band, staff count, timing, and your context shape the reply.
No public listing. No broad distribution. The discussion stays private.
Book a confidential call
Business fit check
Valuation view
Call or text 0493 716 777
Email [email protected]
Brokers and advisers are welcome. If you need a direct conversation before formal sale steps, that works too.