We buy lasting small businesses
in Southern California
and keep them that way.
Permanent ownership/Southern California/One business at a time
Why Ledroit Capital
What happens after the handshake.
Your name stays on the door.
You spent decades building something. We’re not going to gut it, rebrand it, or merge it into something unrecognizable. The team stays. The customers stay. We keep what works and make it stronger.
No fund. No timeline. No exit.
We’re not raising capital from investors who need returns by next quarter. There’s no pressure to strip costs or rush changes. We buy businesses to keep them. We plan in decades, not deal cycles.
We fix the back office, not the business.
Most buyers look at a business and see what’s broken. We start with what’s working, and bring the technical know-how to make it run smoother. Better scheduling, less paper.
About
Calvin Goodman
Founder, Ledroit Capital LLC
I grew up working in small businesses in Orange County.
By high school I was taking apart CNC machines and putting them back together. I got a Mechanical Engineering degree, moved to Silicon Valley, joined a few startups, then started my own company and got into one of the top accelerator programs.
Every step taught me something different. How operations actually work. How to build software that people use. How much you learn about a business when you're the one writing the checks. Now I'm back in Orange County, looking for good businesses to buy and spend years getting to know.
What We Look For
Not every business is the right fit.
Here's what we look for.
Business-to-business
Companies that sell to other companies. Distribution, maintenance, specialty trades, field services. Stickier relationships. Repeat revenue. The kind of work that doesn’t disappear when the economy dips.
Boring and essential
The business nobody talks about at dinner parties, but everyone needs. If you’ve survived two recessions and your phone still rings, we want to talk.
Successful Operations
We want companies that have been around for 10+ years - long enough to prove they work. A decade of operating history means real customers, real relationships, and a model that holds up.
Healthy Profit
Between $500K and $2M. We're looking for healthy, consistent earnings. Not revenue for revenue's sake. We care about what the business actually takes home.
Hands-on work
Trucks, tools, technicians, warehouses. Businesses where the work is physical and the complexity is real. The kind of operation that gets better with technology, not replaced by it.
Based in Southern California
We live in Orange County. We want to own businesses close enough to visit on a Tuesday. Close enough to know the team by name.
This is where we live.
These are the businesses we grew up around.
Our Edge
What we bring that
most buyers can't.
The businesses we buy have already proven themselves. Our job is to make sure they're still around in another 20 years.
Markets shift. Customers expect more. The companies that last are the ones that keep getting a little bit better without losing what made them work in the first place. We bring both the operational experience and the technical background to help make that happen.
We're not buying businesses to flip. We're building something we plan to own for decades, and we want every business in it to be stronger ten years from now than it is today.
Get in Touch
Want to talk?
Whether you're thinking about selling, just starting to explore, or you know someone who might be a good fit, reach out. No pressure. No obligations. Just a conversation.
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