Find a managed IT business that fits how you want to operate. Compare contracted support revenue, client retention, and the team doing the work, then separate those economics from projects and hardware sales.
Rejigg lists 39 managed services businesses for sale. The median asking price is $3.0M. 3 of them were listed in the last 30 days. The states with the most managed services listings are Texas with 5 listings.
What to know about buying a managed services business
How managed services businesses are valued
Asking prices are set as a multiple of earnings: 3x–8x annual profit, depending on recurring contracts, team, and how hands-off the business runs.
Where you land in that range depends on how much of your revenue comes from contracts that renew automatically versus one-time projects or hardware sales, and whether the business runs without you.
Contracts that renew automatically
A team that handles client service without you
No single client making up too much revenue
Clean financials that match your systems
Standardized tools and good security practices
What buyers of managed services businesses look for
Companies building larger MSP businesses by combining regional providers
Other MSPs looking to expand into your market or add your client types
First-time buyers with IT backgrounds looking for their first business
IT consulting firms looking to add a base of recurring revenue
The first questions buyers ask:
Agreements. Can you show me your agreement list, and do the contracts actually survive a change of ownership?
Seat Reconciliation. Do your billed seats match reality, and how often do you true-up users and devices?
Service Economics. Are your agreements priced to the reality of your ticket volume, or is the service desk quietly underwater?
Closed deals
Rejigg managed services deals closed
Across 42 closed deals on Rejigg, the median time from first pitch to close is 177.5 days.
Practical guidance from hundreds of real acquisition conversations.
What does recurring revenue actually include?
Separate managed support contracts from software subscriptions, hardware resale, project work, and other services. A technology business is not necessarily a software business.
Ask for revenue and gross profit by service line, plus the hours spent on maintenance versus new builds. Similar revenue can require very different staffing.
Check the agreements behind recurring billing: scope, renewal dates, cancellation terms, and customer consent requirements when ownership changes.
Will the client relationships continue?
Review revenue from the largest customers across several years. Distinguish long-standing relationships from enforceable future commitments.
Ask who holds each important relationship and whether clients work with the wider team or mainly with the founder.
Review lost clients, renewal history, and any recent acquisitions separately. Do not assume combined forecasts describe an already integrated business.
Who delivers the service without the owner?
Map support coverage, escalations, sales, and technical leadership. Identify the work you would take on and the roles you would need to hire.
Review the technology stack, vendor relationships, contractor arrangements, and documentation the team uses to deliver support.
Ask about staff continuity and a practical handover. A founder willing to stay briefly is different from a permanent management team.
Are the numbers and sale expectations aligned?
Request historical and current-year financials, balance sheets, and explanations of owner and related-party compensation.
Reconcile the asking price with sustainable earnings, including the cost of replacing the owner and maintaining the service team.
Clarify what is for sale, the owner's timing, and whether they want a full exit or continuing involvement before committing to extensive diligence.
Valuation
What Should You Expect to Pay?
3x-5x
SDE
Owner-operated, mixed contract quality
5x-8x
EBITDA
With multi-year contracts and independent service team
MSP multiples are almost entirely driven by what percentage of revenue comes from signed recurring contracts versus one-time projects or hardware sales, and whether the service team operates independently or the owner is still the primary technical contact for top clients.
What drives a premium
Signed multi-year client contracts with clear renewal terms and ownership transfer language
Service manager and dedicated helpdesk that handle client relationships and escalations without the founder
Recurring managed services revenue representing 75 percent or more of total revenue
Fully standardized tool stack across clients with low client-specific exceptions
Thinking About Selling?Read our owner's guide to selling a managed services business, with valuation tips, buyer expectations, and step-by-step advice.
How do I contact the owner of a business I found on Rejigg?
Create a free Rejigg account; owners, and the brokers who run some sales, only hear from buyers through the platform. Open the listing to see the full profile: city, team size, financials, what is for sale, and the reason for selling. Sign Rejigg's standard Fee & Confidentiality Agreement for that business; it is the same form for every deal. Verify your phone, then send your pitch from the listing. Replies, meetings, and documents all run through Rejigg.
Can I email Rejigg to get introduced to an owner?
No. Rejigg does not forward emails to owners or brokers, so a note to support@ or hello@ with a listing link will not reach them. Create a free account, open the listing, sign the agreement for that business, verify your phone, and send your pitch; that reaches them in a few minutes.
Can you show me your agreement list, and do the contracts actually survive a change of ownership?
Buyers are trying to confirm your recurring revenue is contract-backed and transferable, not just “the client pays every month.” They will look for assignment and change-of-control language that forces re-signing, plus scope promises like after-hours and onsite time that quietly inflate labor costs.
Do your billed seats match reality, and how often do you true-up users and devices?
Seat-based MSPs often lose margin when user counts, endpoints, or license bundles drift away from what is billed. Buyers will sample a few large clients by comparing invoices to M365 (Microsoft 365) tenant counts, RMM (Remote Monitoring and Management) device counts, and PSA (Professional Services Automation) agreement quantities to see whether your monthly recurring revenue holds up.
Are your agreements priced to the reality of your ticket volume, or is the service desk quietly underwater?
Buyers want to know whether your managed services margin survives the reactive workload they inherit. Ticket volume per user and per client highlights underpriced unlimited-support agreements and shows whether profit comes from solid scoping or a senior engineer constantly bailing accounts out.
Have you had any security incidents, and who controls admin access across client tenants today?
Buyers inherit your risk on day one, including any sloppy access practices inside client tenants. They want a believable incident history and clear access governance, including how you avoid shared admin accounts, orphaned credentials, and undocumented permissions that can create operational and reputational damage.
Which clients would call you first if something goes wrong, and who runs QBRs (Quarterly Business Reviews) and escalations when you’re not there?
In MSPs, retention often gets tested during outages, billing disputes, and security scares. Buyers want to see that the relationship and escalation path live in roles and process, not in the owner’s phone and inbox, because that risk shows up right after close.
What tools are you using, what’s standard versus client-specific, and what vendor commitments are you locked into?
Your stack affects onboarding speed, service quality, and margin. Buyers will look for client-by-client exceptions, vendor minimums, and renewal timing that can create surprises when a client leaves or a vendor increases pricing, especially on security tools tied to endpoint counts.