Private Investment Firm · Minnesota

Long-term partners for established service businesses.

LUX Capital is a private investment firm focused on the acquisition, growth, and long-term stewardship of established service-based businesses throughout the United States. We don’t just invest capital — we invest time, experience, and relationships to drive sustainable, profitable growth.

What We Look For How a Partnership Works

$1M–$3M

EBITDA

$1M–$25M

Annual Revenue

Founder /
Family

Owned

U.S.

Nationwide

Our Focus

Patient capital, built around operators

We partner with founder- and family-owned companies that have strong operating histories, talented management teams, and untapped growth potential. Everything we do falls into three commitments.

Acquisition

We acquire established service businesses with consistent cash flow and durable customer relationships, offering owners a full or partial exit on a timeline that suits them. Every structure is built around the seller’s goals rather than a rigid template.

Growth

We work closely with leadership teams to support both organic and acquisition-based growth while enhancing operational efficiency and margins — without compromising the quality that made the business worth buying.

Stewardship

We preserve company culture and customer relationships and bring disciplined, strategic financial planning to every business we hold. We measure success in years and decades, not quarters.

Industries

The sectors we know best

We concentrate on essential, service-based businesses that keep facilities, buildings, and operations running — sectors where reputation, recurring work, and skilled teams create durable value.

Technician servicing rooftop HVAC units above a commercial office building

Building Services

HVAC, commercial painting and flooring, and commercial janitorial services — the trades that keep commercial properties comfortable, safe, and presentable year-round.

Specialty Construction

Specialty construction services that support commercial and industrial projects, where craftsmanship and reliability win repeat work from general contractors and property owners.

Facilities team maintaining a bright commercial office lobby

Facilities Management

Facilities management and maintenance providers that keep properties operating reliably, often under recurring contracts with commercial and institutional clients.

Landscaping crew caring for the grounds of a corporate campus

Landscaping & Outdoor Services

Landscaping and outdoor services for commercial and institutional clients — seasonal, relationship-driven businesses with loyal accounts and visible results.

Industrial Services

Industrial services that support manufacturing, logistics, and heavy operations — specialized work where expertise and response time earn long-term customers.

Niche Professional Services

Niche professional services and other commercial service providers with defensible expertise, loyal clients, and room to grow. If your business serves other businesses and does it exceptionally well, we would like to hear about it.

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The LUX Difference

More than capital

We bring an entrepreneurial, operationally focused perspective to each investment — grounded in patient capital, flexible deal structures, and long-term partnerships.

An operator’s mindset

Our approach is shaped by hands-on experience founding, scaling, and exiting businesses — not just financing them. We understand the day-to-day realities owners face because we have faced them ourselves.

Flexible, creative structures

Every situation is different. We tailor deal structures around the seller’s goals, whether that means a full exit, a gradual transition, or continued involvement in the business you built.

A long-term horizon

We are not a short-hold financial buyer. We aim to own and improve businesses for the long term, prioritizing cash flow, capital preservation, and durable value over a quick resale.

Relationships first

We believe relationships are the cornerstone of sustainable success. Our reputation is built on trust, transparency, and a consistent ability to execute — even in complex and competitive situations.

How We Add Value

Working alongside leadership

Once we partner with a business, our work is just beginning. We roll up our sleeves alongside the existing team and focus on the levers that create lasting value.

The management teams we back know their customers and their craft better than anyone. Our role is to support them with capital, structure, and strategic perspective — not to rewrite what already works.

Support organic and acquisition-based growth
Enhance operational efficiency and margin expansion
Preserve company culture and customer relationships
Implement strategic financial planning

Two partners shaking hands across a table after agreeing a deal

A business owner handing the keys of his company to a new long-term partner

For Business Owners

A partner who thinks like an operator

Selling a company you spent years building is about more than a number. It is about what happens to the people, the customers, and the reputation you created.

Because our approach is shaped by hands-on experience founding, scaling, and exiting businesses, we understand the day-to-day realities owners face — and we structure each partnership around them rather than around a rigid financial template.

Full or partial exits, on a timeline that suits you
Flexible, creative deal structures — not a one-size-fits-all offer
A long-term home for the business, not a quick resale
Confidential conversations from the very first call

How a Partnership Begins

A straightforward, confidential process

Selling a business you built is a significant decision. We keep the process clear, respectful of your time, and confidential from the very first conversation.

Introduction

We start with a confidential, no-obligation conversation to understand your business, your goals, and your ideal timeline — whether an exit is months or years away.

Review

If there is a fit, we review recent financials and get to know the operation. We move at a pace that respects your team and avoids disruption to day-to-day business.

Structure

We propose a deal structure built around your goals — a full exit, a gradual transition, or continued involvement — using flexible, creative terms rather than a one-size-fits-all offer.

Transition & Growth

After closing, we support the leadership team through a smooth transition and focus on the levers that build lasting value, preserving the culture and relationships that made the business succeed.

Want the detail? Read the full walkthrough on Our Process.

Common Questions

What owners ask us

A few of the questions we hear most often from founders and family owners considering their next chapter. The full list lives on our FAQ page.

Are you a private equity fund?

No. LUX Capital is a private investment firm that acquires and holds businesses directly for the long term. We are not a short-hold financial buyer raising a fund to flip companies — we aim to own and improve the businesses we acquire for years to come.

What size of business do you acquire?

We typically partner with established service businesses generating roughly $1 million to $3 million in EBITDA and $1 million to $25 million in annual revenue, with consistent cash flow and loyal customers.

Do I have to sell the whole company?

Not necessarily. We offer full or partial exits and can structure a deal around your goals — whether you want to step away entirely, transition gradually, or stay involved in a business you still care about.

What happens to my team and culture?

We preserve company culture and customer relationships. Our approach protects the people and the values that built the business, while bringing disciplined financial planning and support for growth.

Is my inquiry confidential?

Always. Every conversation is confidential and without obligation, whether you are ready to move now or simply planning ahead for the future.

Considering an exit?

Let’s talk about your business

If you own an established service business and are thinking about your next chapter, we would welcome a confidential conversation — whether you are ready today or simply planning ahead.

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