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A clearer view of
your next acquisition.

Connect the facts behind Florida's trades businesses.
See what matters. Know what deserves a closer look.

Discuss your acquisition focus Explore our approach

Primary-source research for focused acquisition teams.

From scattered records to a clearer pictureIllustrative brief · Fictional company
Research / Situation briefExample only

Example HVAC Company

Florida · Residential HVAC · Illustrative research

Situation brief
Licensing structureSole qualifierDBPR license record
Corporate structureOwner-operatedCorporate filings
Real estateSeparately heldProperty records

Evidence, connected

✓License holder matched to company
✓Entity and officer records reviewed
✓Property ownership assessed

The read

Concentrated ownership and licensing may warrant a succession conversation. These facts do not establish an intent to sell.

A dedicated focus on Florida's residential trades

HVACPlumbingElectrical

A more informed approach

Know the situation.
Start a better conversation.

Your market knowledge, supported by research that connects the records behind each business.

Start with your market.

Your geography, trades and acquisition criteria shape the research. Companies already on your radar are part of the picture.

Connect the evidence.

Link licensing, corporate, financing and property records to understand how a business is structured.

Get a clearer read.

A concise brief brings the facts, interpretation and unanswered questions together for your team to assess.

The Prepoint standard

Research you can
follow back to
the source.

The most useful research tells you what the evidence supports—and where it stops. Every brief is built to make that distinction clear.

Talk through our research
Inside every Situation Brief
1

Traceable facts

Findings grounded in public licensing, corporate, financing and property records.

2

Clear interpretation

Our read of the situation is labeled separately from the underlying evidence.

3

Open questions, included

Missing information, counter-signals and weaknesses are part of the brief.

A reason to investigate is not evidence of an owner's intent to sell.

What we're building next: ongoing change monitoring, starting with licensing and corporate records, to help buyers revisit known targets when the facts change.

Built around your acquisition focus

Your next conversation
starts with better context.

For holding companies, independent sponsors, small PE teams and acquisition entrepreneurs buying Florida trades businesses.

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