The second chapter your company deserves.
I am seeking to acquire one exceptional B2B company to lead and grow — preserving your legacy while unlocking new potential.
Not a fund.
An operator.
I’m not a PE firm or an absentee investor. I’m an operator. In 2014 I founded the US arm of an industrial safety company and led it as president until I exited in 2025 — taking it from the first sale to a mid-eight-figure business and the leading position in its market.
Behind that sits more than 25 years in management across both sales and operations. I’m now looking for one company where I can put it all back to work.
With strong financial resources and an acquisition team already in place, I’m positioned to move decisively when I find the right opportunity.
Above all of it, I lead people first. Strategy matters and systems matter, but it is the people inside a business who make either one work.
Built from scratch.
Scaled to market leader.
I founded a company in Atlanta in 2014. There I proved what hands-on leadership and a clear strategy can accomplish — building it from zero to the leading position in its industry.
- 0+ Years building & scaling the US arm of an industrial safety company
- Mid-8 Figures in revenue achieved
- #1 Market leader in industrial safety
- 100% Founder-led, built from the ground up
One company. Full commitment.
This isn’t about building a portfolio. It’s about finding one great business — your business — and dedicating my full energy, experience, and resources to its future. I’m looking for an owner who cares deeply about what happens after the sale. Because I do too.
Continuing your legacy.
Elevating your business.
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Respect and preserve what works
Your team, your customers, your culture — these are assets, not line items. I build on the foundation you’ve laid, not tear it apart.
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Strategic vision
With deep commercial and operational expertise, I identify growth opportunities, expand market reach, and build systems that scale sustainably for the long term.
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People first, value based
A world-class company starts with world-class people. I invest in talent development, foster a values-based culture, and lead with transparency and trust.
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AI-powered growth
I leverage the latest AI tools — not to displace people, but to streamline operations, sharpen competitiveness, and prepare the company for the future while elevating customer and employee experience.
You didn’t build your company
to hand it to just anyone.
Dear business owner,
I have sat on your side of the table. I sold the company I spent eleven years building, so I know what the months before (and after) the actual sale feel like — the second-guessing, and the quiet worry about people who trusted you long before there was anything to trust.
So let me tell you who I hope to meet. You started with nothing and built a company with real revenue, a real team, and a product line customers specify by name because it has not let them down. Most companies never get past their first few years, and very few reach the size yours has. You carried the risk personally, reinvested when it would have been easier not to, and came through at least one downturn that took competitors with it.
You know which of your people just bought a house, and whose child is applying to college. “They will be fine” was never good enough for you, and it should not be. The name on the building is yours as well — your family’s, or one chosen at a kitchen table decades ago — and it will outlive the transaction by a long way.
And now you are ready for what comes next. Whether that means staying involved and easing off the pace, or stepping away completely for grandchildren, a boat, and a Tuesday that finally belongs to you — both work. Wanting to step back is not the same as no longer caring. Usually it is the opposite.
And who takes it over matters to you. You hope that years from now you will look back and see that the person you entrusted it to carried it forward — that the sale was never an ending, but the start of the next successful chapter for your company.
That is exactly how I think about it too.
Frank Oorreel
Is your business
the right fit?
I’m looking for a well-run business where an experienced operator-CEO can make a meaningful impact. If this sounds like your company, I’d welcome a confidential conversation.
B2B Product Company
I am looking for an established B2B company that owns and sells their own branded line of physical products. Production can be in-house or outsourced — what matters is that the company owns the brand, the design, the catalog, and the customer relationships.
- Revenue
- $5M – $25M annual revenue
- EBITDA
- $1M – $4M adjusted EBITDA
- Location
- Southeast US greater Atlanta preferred · GA, SC, FL
- Ownership
- 60% – 100% controlling shares to full acquisition
- Industry
- Open (but B2B) any B2B industry with strong growth potential
What matters
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Product & industry
Something we can genuinely get excited about. Ideally the company is already the best, or one of the best, at what it does — and leading its market outright is a realistic ambition rather than a slogan.
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Margin
Margin matters less for what it earns today than for what it allows: room to invest and grow, and enough cushion to absorb a downturn without having to cut into the business.
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Team
A team and a culture that already work. If nothing needs fixing there it is an enormous head start, and it is usually the hardest thing to build from scratch.
The business must not be at risk of replacement by AI — optimised by it, certainly; replaced by it, no.
Common questions
Who is Frank Oorreel?
Frank Oorreel — also written Franky Oorreel — is a Belgian-born business leader based in Johns Creek, Metro Atlanta. He founded the US arm of an industrial safety company in Atlanta in 2014, led it as president to a mid-eight-figure business and the leading position in its market, and exited in 2025.
What is LJMS Ventures?
LJMS Ventures is Frank Oorreel's acquisition company. It exists to buy one established B2B product company and run it for the long term, rather than to build a portfolio.
Are you a private equity firm or a business broker?
Neither. I am an individual buyer who will run the company as its CEO. There is no fund behind me expecting an exit in five years, and I am not representing anyone else.
What kind of company are you looking to buy?
An established B2B company that owns and sells its own branded line of physical products, with $5M to $25M in revenue and $1M to $4M in adjusted EBITDA. Production can be in-house or outsourced, provided the company owns the brand, the design, the catalog and the customer relationships.
Where are you looking to buy a business?
The Southeast United States, with a strong preference for Metro Atlanta and greater Georgia, along with South Carolina and Florida.
What happens to my team after the sale?
They stay. The team, the customers and the culture are the reasons a business is worth buying in the first place.
Can I stay involved after selling?
Yes, if you want to. Some owners want a clean exit; others would rather stay on and ease off the pace. Both work.
Let’s start a
conversation.
A conversation doesn’t need to be formal. Let’s just talk.
Whether you’re a business owner thinking about stepping back, a broker with a relevant opportunity, or an advisor — I’d value a confidential discussion about the future.