Investment Services Businesses for Sale.
Management fees that come in automatically, clients who stay for decades, and advisors who already manage client relationships without the founder are what make the best practices genuinely transferable.
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Cloud-Based Back-Office / Marketing Services Firm
A subscription-based cloud platform enabling financial advisors to integrate turnkey tax preparation and planning services generates recurring revenue with minimal owner involvement and a network of 100 subcontractors.
Price$960K
Revenue$517.7K
SDE$165.3K
Functional Programming Consultancy
Functional-programming software consultancy with active contracts at defense, fintech, and media companies serving industries where code correctness is non-negotiable.
Price$800K
Revenue$1.3M
SDE$337.6K
Stock Market Analysis SaaS Platform
Real-time stock market news and analysis platform delivering $700k in EBITDA on $2M revenue through a proprietary digital platform with subscription-driven recurring revenue.
Price$25M
Revenue$2M
SDE$700K
Litigation Company
Litigation firm with two distinct revenue streams — a Southwest Florida hourly practice and a nationwide contingent fee securities practice — generating consistent $325k SDE.
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Revenue$1.5M
SDE$325K
Financial Education & Trading Mentorship Business
Remote digital trading education business that generated $150k in revenue during just six months of operation in 2025, with a fully commission-based sales model and sub-$2k monthly overhead.
Price$300K
Revenue$150.2K
SDE$38.1K
Boutique Institutional Research Firm
Boutique primary research and expert network firm serving 200 institutional investors with $10M in revenue, 40 employees, and growth driven entirely by referrals over nearly two decades.
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Revenue$10M
SDE$1.4M
Investment Management Company
A veteran and minority-certified broker-dealer generating $10M in annual revenue across four institutional business lines, with partnerships managing $22B+ in assets and 60% recurring revenue tied to long-term distribution agreements.
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Revenue$10M
EBITDA$0
AI-powered Investment Platform
AI-powered investment platform with recurring SaaS revenue scaled from $50k in 2022 to $2.2M in 2025, delivering 44x growth in three years.
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Revenue$2.2M
EBITDA$0
Healthcare Real Estate Investment Firm
Healthcare real estate investment firm with $370M in total acquisitions, $240M in current AUM, and over 500 accredited investors across income-producing medical properties in multiple states.
Price$14.2M
Revenue$940.6K
SDE$499.2K
Media Finance & Entertainment Investment Firm
Private merchant bank and diversified entertainment platform generating $827k in 2025 revenue across film, television, sports media, and AI through proprietary fund structures and full-cycle investment management.
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Revenue$827.3K
SDE$350.2K
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What to Look For
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Fees that recur without selling
- Ask what percentage of annual revenue is recurring fee income versus commissions or one-time project fees, and look at how that mix has trended over the past three years.
- Management fees or subscription-style advisory fees that come in quarterly or annually without anyone needing to resell the client are the highest-quality revenue in this space.
- A firm where 80 percent or more of revenue is recurring fees is meaningfully more valuable than one where a significant portion comes from commissions or project work.
- Ask whether fee rates have been stable or whether there's been pricing pressure from clients over the past few years.
Client retention history
- Ask for a year-by-year retention rate and ask what caused any notable departures.
- Retention above 90 percent over multiple years tells you clients are satisfied and relationships are real.
- High-retention firms often get most of their new clients through referrals from existing ones. Ask directly what percentage of new clients in the past three years came through referrals.
- Client retention above 90% for three or more consecutive years is one of the strongest signals of a durable, transferable firm.
Advisors who manage client relationships
- Ask how client relationships are distributed across the advisory staff versus concentrated with the founder.
- The most transferable firms are those where licensed advisors on the team already handle client reviews, portfolio questions, and compliance reporting without the founder in every meeting.
- Find out how long each advisor has been managing their current clients and whether they're expected to stay after the sale.
- If clients mostly know and trust the team rather than only the founder, the transition will go much smoother and attrition risk drops significantly.
No single client dominating revenue
- Ask for a breakdown of revenue by client showing concentration across the top ten accounts.
- When no single client accounts for more than 10 percent of revenue, buyers have confidence that losing one relationship won't materially hurt the business.
- Heavy concentration in one or two large clients is something to understand clearly before making an offer, since those relationships deserve extra diligence.
- Ask how long the top five clients have been with the firm and whether any of those relationships are tied specifically to the founder.
Licenses, compliance, and regulatory standing
- Ask for a list of all licenses held by each team member and the status of compliance filings.
- Current registrations, a licensed backup advisor already on staff, and a compliance relationship in good standing reduce risk for buyers and speed up the regulatory transfer process.
- Ask whether any regulatory issues are currently open and what the compliance history looks like over the past three years.
- Having a second licensed advisor on staff before the sale closes significantly speeds up the registration transfer process and gives clients continuity they can see.
Valuation
What Should You Expect to Pay?
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With recurring fees, advisory team, and clients distributed across staff
Recurring fee revenue, client retention rates, and whether client relationships are distributed across the advisory team are the primary drivers of where a firm lands in this range.
What drives a premium
Management fee revenue with high client retention and documented three-year retention history
Client relationships distributed across licensed advisors rather than concentrated with the founder
Current compliance standing and licensed backup advisor already on staff
No single client making up more than 10 percent of annual revenue
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Start with the revenue quality: how much is recurring management fees versus commissions or project work? Then look at retention history and how client relationships are distributed across the advisory team. Firms where advisors other than the founder already manage the bulk of client relationships transfer much more smoothly. Compliance standing and licensing are the other critical pieces to review early. Browse investment services businesses for sale on Rejigg to see current listings.
Most advisory practices sell for 2 to 8 times annual profit. Firms with strong recurring fee revenue, high client retention, and advisors who manage relationships independently sit at the higher end. Founder-dependent practices with more variable income land lower. Use our SBA loan calculator to model financing scenarios at different purchase prices.
Ask for three years of financials with fees, commissions, and project income clearly separated. Look at year-by-year client retention and ask what caused any meaningful departures. Review the client list for concentration: a top-ten breakdown showing what percentage each client represents is a good starting point. Ask each advisor which clients they manage and how long those relationships have been active. Review all licenses and compliance documentation for gaps.
Ask what the client retention rate has been over the past three years and what drove any notable drops. Ask what percentage of total revenue comes from the top five clients. Find out how many licensed advisors are on staff beyond the founder and which clients they currently manage. Ask about the compliance filing history and whether any regulatory issues are open. Review the process for client reviews, portfolio rebalancing, and compliance reporting to understand how much depends on the founder personally.
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Most state and federal registrations require paperwork updates when ownership changes, and the timeline can range from a few weeks to several months depending on how the deal is structured. Having a second licensed advisor already on staff significantly speeds this up. Work with compliance counsel early in the process to understand exactly what filings are needed. This is one area where a little preparation before closing saves a lot of time.
In well-prepared deals, most clients stay. The transition plan matters as much as the quality of the business itself. Expect a 6 to 12 month handoff period with joint client meetings and warm introductions to the advisory team. Firms where advisors have already been managing relationships alongside the founder see significantly less client attrition than those where every client only knows the founder. Ask the seller how they plan to approach introductions before the close.