Independent sponsor · Energy & industrial
Laventure Corp. acquires energy and industrial businesses across America's energy-producing states from owners who are ready for what's next. We pay a fair price, partner with the strong general manager already in place, and build a written path for that GM to grow significant ownership over time.
Our model
Owners want a fair price, a buyer who will close, and confidence that their people are in good hands. General managers want a real stake in the business they run. We structure every deal to deliver both, with the terms agreed in writing at closing.
At closing
The owner is paid at closing. The GM invests alongside Laventure and our co-investors and becomes an owner on day one.
Early years
Incentive units vest over time and on performance targets the GM helps set.
Later years
The GM has the right to buy more ownership of the company at a pre-agreed structure.
Long term
The GM holds a significant or controlling position, and the owners choose the next step together.
Our mission
We help owners pass on the businesses they built, and we partner with the leaders who run them to build those businesses to last.
What we believe
Our capital partners may change over time, but our commitment to each business doesn't. We work with company leadership to plan any change in ownership so the business stays steady and the leaders keep building their stake.
The people running our companies hold meaningful equity and share directly in the value they create.
That means fair value, a deal that closes, and care for the people and customers they built the business with.
How we work
Clear, regular and honest communication keeps everyone aligned.
We give leaders the authority, support and resources to lead.
Strong processes let the business run well and grow without depending on any one person.
We bring the capital and relationships that help each business grow.
We pursue new acquisitions that fit our values and complement the companies we already own.
Track record
Laventure completed its first independent sponsor transaction with the acquisition of an oilfield tool rental company. The general manager stayed on to lead the business and is actively growing it across Texas and the Northern Rockies.
For business owners
If you've built a company with a strong general manager in place, you have something most buyers can't replace. We buy the business at a fair price, partner with your GM to lead it forward, and protect what you've built: your people, your customers, and your name.
Sell all of it or part of it, and stay as involved as you like.
Talk to us about selling →We value your business on its real performance and pay a market price, backed by committed capital.
We lead the financing, diligence, and legal process, so the deal you agree to is the deal that closes.
Your team, your name, and your customer relationships stay in place under leadership they already know.
Conversations stay between you and Laventure until you decide to bring others in.
Full or partial sale, seller financing, a retained stake, and options for any real estate the business uses.
Step away at closing, stay on through a transition, or keep a board seat. We plan it around you.
Is this a fit?
For general managers
When an owner is ready to sell, the general manager is often the person best placed to carry the business forward. Most GMs don't have the capital to buy a company alone. We bring the capital and deal experience, and we build a structure that gives you a real stake.
Start a confidential conversation →We lead the equity and arrange acquisition financing with our lending relationships.
Valuation, diligence, legal, lender negotiation, and closing. We handle the process so you can keep running the company.
Co-investment, incentive equity, vesting targets, and buy-up rights are documented at closing.
Board support, a network across the energy states, and marketing help from BRND House.
What we look for in a GM
For capital partners
Laventure gives capital partners direct, deal-by-deal access to profitable energy and industrial businesses across America's energy-producing states, each led by a general manager with real ownership at stake. You review every opportunity on its own merits and choose where to participate. If that fits your mandate, we'd welcome a conversation.
Co-invest in individual transactions alongside Laventure and the general manager, with a long-term hold and aligned incentives.
Senior, unitranche, and mezzanine lenders financing lower-middle-market acquisitions of businesses with $2.5M to $10M of EBITDA.
Private equity funds, independent sponsor capital programs, and other funds looking to back or co-invest in Laventure transactions.
Investment opportunities are available only to qualified, accredited investors through formal offering documents. Nothing on this site is an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security.
Investment criteria
For owners, general managers, brokers, bankers, and advisors. If a business fits most of this, we want to hear about it.
Established, profitable operating history.
Geographic focus
A strong GM-led opportunity outside these states is still worth a call.
Brokers, bankers & advisors: Attorneys, CPAs, wealth managers, and other trusted advisors often hear about succession first. We welcome introductions, handle every one confidentially, and give you a clear answer on fit.
Make an introduction →Companies we've built
These businesses were started by Laventure. They give us firsthand operating experience, and they support the companies we back.
Energy technology
Petrospects built TracFrac, a software platform that helps oil and gas teams coordinate drilling, completion, and production activities. Building it put us inside the daily work of energy producers.
For our portfolioA working knowledge of how energy service businesses run, and the tools to modernize them.
Brand & marketing · formerly Laventure Media
BRND House is a brand, marketing, and communications company serving growing businesses.
For our portfolioBrand, websites, recruiting, and customer marketing for companies after closing, often a gap in owner-run businesses.
Leadership
Rob Lindberg
Founder & President, Laventure Corp.
Rob founded Laventure in 2006 as a public affairs and business advisory firm and has since advised more than 100 clients across twelve states. That work built long relationships with business owners, operators, and decision-makers throughout the energy economy.
He went on to found Petrospects, bringing software to oil and gas operations with TracFrac, and BRND House, which serves growing companies with brand and marketing. Today he leads Laventure Corp.'s acquisitions, including its first independent sponsor transaction in oilfield tool rentals, partnering with owners ready for their next chapter and the general managers who will lead their businesses forward.
Contact
Every conversation is confidential. Tell us a little about the business and your role, and we'll follow up directly.
Thinking about selling or planning succession? We'll walk you through how a sale works, at your pace.
Tell us about the company you run. Many of our conversations include both the owner and the GM.
Brokers, bankers, attorneys, accountants, and other advisors: send teasers, CIMs, or a confidential introduction.
Investors, lenders, and funds interested in backing or co-investing in our transactions.
info@laventurecorp.com