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Podcasts/Acquiring Minds
Acquiring MindsMay 5, 2025

Turning a $250k Investment into $7m+

with Marvin Karlow

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LenderHawk analysis. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Acquiring Minds.

The Deal

Industry
powder-coating
State
FL
Purchase Price
$2.1M
Multiple
2.8x
Year
2011
LTV at Close
75%
Deal Source
bizbuysell

Financing Structure

SBA 7(a)
Investor Equity

Strategic Rationale

Transition to entrepreneurship; identified a fundamentally sound business with clean financials.

Post-Acquisition Performance

Grew to $3M+ EBITDA with second site; exited for $21M total.

The LenderHawk View

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P + 1.23%
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