M&A
Private Capital
Advisory

Direct investment in business acquisitions, startup growth, real estate, energy, infrastructure, lending, and more.

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01 - What we do

Independent sponsors, deal makers, advisors.

Majority and minority stakes in cash-flowing service and manufacturing businesses. Evergreen holds, roll-ups and traditional exit paths - the structure follows the situation, not the other way around.

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- Investment BankingActive

Capital Raising

Equity and debt placement for lower-middle-market companies, run through registered channels with disciplined, verified materials.

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- ConsultingComing soon

Consulting and Super Intelligence

The same systems we run our own companies on, applied to yours: operations, financial optics, growth planning, exit preparation, and super intelligence implementation.

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- Real EstateComing soon

Real Estate

Residential and commercial. Value-add, long-term cash-flowing holds, and lending positions.

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- LendingComing soon

Private Lending

Short-term transactional and bridge capital for real-estate investors, secured by the asset: earnest-money and double-close funding, and private money loans in a recorded lien position with a defined exit.

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- EnergyComing soon

Energy

Energy assets alongside aligned partners:

Mineral rights
Exploration and production (E&P) activities
Electricity brokerage
Solar production

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02 - Our Approach

Flexible position, firm principles.

We invest in businesses of all types and sizes, real estate, and other revenue producing assets. Our position in the investment is driven by the situational dynamics. We may aim for majority ownership, have a minority stake, or participate through the roles of investment sponsor or consultant.

People are at the core of every interest, which is why we seek to fully engage employees, customers, the management, investors, and other stakeholders involved with the asset. Success is best achieved when all parties are considered, communicated with, and treated with respect.

03 - Team

Managing Director

Adam Burke

Adam Burke brings over 20 years of experience including Managerial Finance, Sales Processes, Marketing Approaches, Operations structure for optimization and scalability, as well as M&A Strategy and Sourcing. Adam has served as a CEO, consultant, startup founder, salesman, and leader of troops in Afghanistan. He is a proponent of modeling success, utilizing strategies and tactics that are time tested and proven across the spectrum. Adam will identify the trends and patterns of a business, and how to implement the activities and practices needed to achieve the company's vision.

a.burke@spearmancapital.com

281-930-6958

Director of Investment Banking

Justin Gunn

Justin leads Spearman IB, the firm's investment banking practice. He runs equity and debt capital raises for lower-middle-market and growth businesses, carrying each raise from structuring through investor and lender outreach, term sheets, and close. Based in Houston, Justin brings a client-first advisory background spanning wealth management and real estate. He holds the Series 65, Series 63 and Series 82 securities licenses, is a registered representative through FNEX Capital, LLC, and is a licensed Texas real estate agent.

jgunn@spearmancapital.com

346-460-1277

Associate

Austin Wente

Austin sources and screens acquisition targets: broker relationships, the first look against our buy box, and the information requests and calls that carry a deal to an indication of interest. He also supports diligence and portfolio operations.

awente@spearmancapital.com

832-843-1054

Associate

Fritz Ritchie

Fritz runs deals from first look through underwriting: broker and seller discovery calls, information requests, the financial models behind our offers, and investor relations as a deal moves to a letter of intent and into diligence. After close he supports portfolio company operations, carrying the plan from the deal into the business.

fritchie@spearmancapital.com

346-910-9665

Senior Analyst (AI)

Matt Spearman

Matt is our AI senior analyst, working both sides of a transaction. On the buy side he screens every listing against our buy box, builds the first-look numbers, and prepares the information requests and indications of interest that carry an acquisition to a letter of intent. On the sell side he does the analysis behind our investment banking mandates and advises owners preparing a company for sale. Anything binding is handled by a person.

matt@spearmancapital.com

832-835-6802

Executive Assistant (AI)

Emily Spearman

Emily is our AI executive assistant: scheduling, inbound mail and call capture, meeting recaps and follow-ups. She keeps the team's calendars and meeting records current, prepares the first draft of correspondence and reports, and routes every request to the person who owns it. Anything binding is handled by a person.

emily@spearman.ventures

832-220-1023

Emily and Matt are AI team members. Anything binding is handled by a person.

04 - Working with us

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877-812-1215 · info@spearmancapital.com · 512 W MLK Jr Blvd, Suite 107, Austin, TX 78701

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M&APrivate CapitalAdvisory

Independent sponsors, deal makers, advisors.

Flexible position, firm principles.

Adam Burke

Justin Gunn

Austin Wente

Fritz Ritchie

Matt Spearman

Emily Spearman

Already working with us, or ready to?

Investors

Sellers and brokers

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M&A
Private Capital
Advisory