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Acquire quality businesses
We target established companies with healthy cash flow, defensible customer relationships, and clear evidence of durable demand.
Long-term ownership. Disciplined acquisition.
Building a portfolio of enduring businesses.
Cicada Capital Holdings seeks to acquire and grow essential, service-based companies with durable demand, recurring revenue, and strong local reputations.
Currently in the acquisition and capital formation stage.
What we are building
A focused holding company, not a short-term trade.
Cicada is being built to acquire established service businesses, preserve what already works, strengthen operations, and hold those companies for the long run.
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Professionalize operations
We look for practical improvements in reporting, hiring, sales discipline, pricing, customer retention, and technology.
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Compound over time
Our objective is to build a portfolio that grows through operating performance, prudent reinvestment, and selective follow-on acquisitions.
Investment thesis
Great businesses are often hidden in plain sight.
Across fragmented local service markets, many owner-operated companies have strong customer loyalty, attractive margins, and recurring demand, but lack the infrastructure required for their next stage of growth.
Cicada aims to provide that next chapter while respecting the people, reputation, and operating knowledge that made the business successful.
Read our full acquisition approach →$1M–$2.5MTarget enterprise value
$500K+Target EBITDA
10+ yearsPreferred operating history
70%+Preferred recurring revenue
Investor participation
Partner with us at the beginning.
Cicada is currently developing its investor network ahead of future acquisition opportunities. We are looking to build relationships with aligned investors who value disciplined underwriting, transparent communication, and long-term ownership.
How to participateSectors of interest
Durable, local, and difficult to displace.
Pest control
Commercial janitorial
Fire and life safety
Pool service routes
Commercial carpet care
Related essential services
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