Roslyn Ridge Holdings is a Philadelphia firm that acquires and turns around blue-collar and skilled-trades businesses (tree service, HVAC, contractors, machine shops, trucking, and similar), typically with $750,000 to $3.5 million in adjusted EBITDA, across the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, and the Carolinas. It either buys the business outright or comes in as an operating partner in exchange for equity.
It means we come in and run the turnaround ourselves, covering operations, cash, crew, and customers, and instead of charging a fee we're paid in an ownership stake. There's no retainer and no consulting invoice. If the business doesn't recover, we don't get paid. It exists for owners who can't afford to hire help but have a business worth saving.
No. Some owners want a clean exit, and for them we buy the business outright. Others want to stay in. Those owners keep their stake while we run operations and earn ours. Once the business is healthy again you can sell to us, sell to someone else, or keep running it with a working operation underneath you.
Yes. We took over a large outdoor services business from a private equity group in a non-cash deal. It was losing roughly $500,000 a year and headed toward a million. Twelve months later it was profitable with healthy margins, and revenue had grown from $3 million to $7 million. We'll share details and references with serious counterparties under NDA.
Three managing partners: Hunter Harrison (Marine Infantry Officer, former McKinsey, private equity), Kris Peck (Army Combat Engineer; sales, business development, and M&A), and Patrick Zagarino (Marine Officer, former M&A consultant at Parthenon-EY). All three are veterans and operators. The firm is based in Philadelphia.
Almost never. If you took over a business, whether through an acquisition, an SBA-financed deal, or an inheritance, and it's underwater now, that's the call we want. The earlier you reach out, the more options stay open, including a full sale, a partial recapitalization, or a structured transition that protects you, your employees, and your personal guarantee. Waiting rarely helps anyone.
From the recovery rather than the closing. In an earn-in we're paid only in equity that vests as results come in. In a hybrid or a distressed buyout we own more of the business, but we've bought it at a distressed price, so we only come out ahead if we fix it. In every structure we set the valuation formula and your exit terms before we take operating control, so you never have to wonder whether the people running your business would rather it looked worse.
Then an earn-in doesn't work. A stake in an underwater business is worth nothing to either of us, and we'll say so. The conversation turns into a hybrid or a distressed buyout, and the first person who needs to be in the room is your lender. Lenders generally prefer a credible operator and a restructured loan to a default and a liquidation. The realistic goal is getting you out from under the personal guarantee with the business and the crew still standing.
If your business fits our criteria, or you aren't sure and want a candid read, reach out directly. No broker needed, no obligation.
