Sector expertise

Skilled Trades

4,4×
Avg. EBIT multiple

The skilled trades have a buyer’s market for teams: consolidators and investment firms buy businesses with staff, customer base and regional strength.

Value drivers & market context

Trade businesses have become an asset class of their own: platforms buy electrical, plumbing/HVAC and roofing firms in series — what is bought are teams, customer bases and regional brands.

Service and maintenance contracts lift the multiple markedly because they smooth project cyclicality. The master and staffing structure decides transferability.

We know the active trade consolidators and negotiate structures that carry workforce and owner alike.

  • Skilled workers & master-craftsman structure
  • Maintenance and service contracts
  • Regional market position

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