Equire Finance
Marketplace Helping Entrepreneurs Find & Acquire Traditional Small Businesses
Equire helps searchers, independent sponsors, and owners find, evaluate, finance, and close acquisitions of established small businesses.
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What We Do
Source acquisition targets
We build target lists, run owner outreach, and screen proprietary and brokered deal flow against your criteria.
Fund your acquisition
We help you structure the capital stack across SBA 7(a), seller notes, and equity, and connect you with lenders and investors to get to close.
Invest in SMB acquisitions
Accredited investors can back vetted entrepreneurs acquiring established, profitable small businesses.
Who We Serve

1) Searchers and entrepreneurs buying a business to operate
2) Search funds, from the search phase through acquisition
3) Independent sponsors executing a deal
4) Owners and PE-backed companies pursuing add-on acquisitions
5) Accredited investors backing SMB entrepreneurs
How We Work
Define
Set the acquisition criteria, budget, and capital plan.
Source
Identify and approach qualified targets.
Negotiate
Value the business, structure the deal, and sign the LOI.
Close
Coordinate diligence, financing, and legal through to closing.
Why SMBs?

10M+
Profitable, established U.S. small businesses
~35%
Historical search fund IRR (Stanford GSB)
$30T
Boomer-held assets expected to change hands over the next decade
2.3M
Boomer-owned, U.S. businesses with employees
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None of the information displayed on www.equire.co (the “website”) constitutes an offer to provide investment advice. The offering of securities is being conducted pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. There shall be no offer or sale of any securities without the delivery of confidential offering materials and related documents. Equire does not (1) advise on the merits or advisability of a particular investment or transaction, or (2) assist in the determination of fair value of any security or investment, or (3) provide legal, tax or transactional advisory services.

This website contains information concerning the small business and entrepreneurs on our platform, including a business disclosure document, that are either provided by or based upon information obtained from third parties. We have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in the business disclosure documents or information obtained from third parties. We do not endorse or adopt this information, and we do not make representations as to the accuracy, completeness, suitability or validity of any information obtained from third parties and will not be liable for any errors or omissions in this information or any damages arising from its display or use.

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EquireFinance

Marketplace Helping Entrepreneurs Find & Acquire Traditional Small Businesses

Equire helps searchers, independent sponsors, and owners source deals and raise the capital to close them, from search fund financing to $10M buyouts.

What We Do

Entrepreneurs investing in entrepreneurs. We support the full path from finding a business to owning it.

Source an acquisition target

We build target lists, run owner outreach, and screen proprietary and brokered deal flow against your criteria.

Fund your acquisition

We help you structure the capital stack across SBA 7(a), seller notes, and equity, and connect you with lenders and investors to get to close.

Invest in SMB acquisitions

Accredited investors can back vetted entrepreneurs acquiring established, profitable small businesses.

Three Ways to Raise Capital

Each raise is aggregated into a single syndicate-led vehicle, so you work with one cap table entry instead of dozens of individual checks.

Stage	Raise size	Instrument	Best fit
Search phase	$100K – $1M	Preferred, convertible note, or SAFE	Searchers funding the costs of finding a business to buy
Acquisition / buyout	$150K – $10M	Equity	Buyers in early diligence with a signed LOI, or at minimum a strong IOI
Add-on acquisition	$200K – $10M	Equity and/or debt	Owners, independent sponsors, and PE groups buying a competitor or complementary business

Who We Serve

Searchers and entrepreneurs buying a business to operate
Search funds, from the search phase through acquisition
Independent sponsors executing a deal
Owners and PE-backed companies pursuing add-on acquisitions
Accredited investors backing SMB entrepreneurs

Example Deals

Two representative structures from the platform. Live opportunities are shared only with verified accredited investors.

Search phase

Post-MBA search fund, Seattle

$150K convertible note · $15K minimum

A searcher with 10 years in management consulting, raising to fund the search for a business services company. Note holders get a discount into the eventual acquisition and first right to invest more.

Note terms25% discount, 2-year, $5M cap, pro-rata rights

Target EBITDA$2M – $5M

Target structure20–40% equity, 60–80% debt and seller note

Hold period7–10 years

Under LOI

Northeast manufacturer, $850K EBITDA

$350K preferred · $35K minimum

A buyer with 10 years in investment banking and private equity, under LOI after a 14-month search to acquire and operate a 50-year-old manufacturing company.

Preferred terms12% PIK interest, 20% ownership

Capital stack55% SBA 7(a), 20% preferred, 25% seller financing

Debt service coverage2.1x

Hold period7–10 years

Illustrative examples only. Not an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any security.

How We Work

Define

Set the acquisition criteria, budget, and capital plan.

Source

Identify and approach qualified targets.

Negotiate

Value the business, structure the deal, and sign the LOI.

Close

Coordinate diligence, financing, and legal through to closing.

The Equire Platform

A transparent structure for entrepreneurs, investors, and the syndicate leads who connect them.

Raising on Equire

To confirm your commitment to the platform, we require:

Two letters of recommendationOne from a deal syndicate
A well-defined Private Placement MemorandumPPM and investment memo templates available on request
Background verificationLinkedIn, website, and email
A signed letter of personal commitment

Investors

Accredited investors invest deal by deal. Each deal's investors are aggregated into a single syndicate-represented series LLC, and every investor is verified before seeing an offering.

Syndicates

Lead sponsors mentor the entrepreneur, lead the raise, and set the initial terms, earning 5–15% carry on the deals they bring. Investors with strong deal flow can apply to lead.

Fees

A flat administrative and legal documentation fee, plus a carry in platform deals. Every fee is disclosed upfront.

Why Small Business

Small businesses drive growth and create wealth, and a generation of owners is getting ready to sell.

10M+

Profitable, established U.S. small businesses

~35%

Historical search fund IRR (Stanford GSB)

$30T

Boomer-held assets expected to change hands over the next decade

2.3M

Boomer-owned U.S. businesses with employees, about half of all privately held employers (Project Equity)

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Disclosures

None of the information displayed on www.equire.co (the "website") constitutes an offer to provide investment advice. The offering of securities is being conducted pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. There shall be no offer or sale of any securities without the delivery of confidential offering materials and related documents. Equire does not (1) advise on the merits or advisability of a particular investment or transaction, (2) assist in the determination of fair value of any security or investment, or (3) provide legal, tax or transactional advisory services.

This website contains information concerning the small businesses and entrepreneurs on our platform, including business disclosure documents, that is either provided by or based upon information obtained from third parties. We have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of this information. We do not endorse or adopt this information, make no representations as to its accuracy, completeness, suitability or validity, and will not be liable for any errors or omissions in it or any damages arising from its display or use.

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