Central Coast California

WE BUY, BUILD & INVEST IN LOCAL BUSINESSES.

Bearhorn Holdings acquires established businesses and invests in new local ventures across California’s Central Coast. We build and hold businesses for the long term.

Ventura•Santa Barbara•San Luis Obispo

For business owners Acquiring Businesses → For established businesses and owners considering a transition. For founders Investing & Partnering → For businesses looking for capital and a long-term partner.

⌾100% Confidential. No obligation.

Start a confidential conversation

Let’s talk about what’s next.

Selling, investing, or partnering — tell us what you’re looking to do.

How Bearhorn works

Two ways we work with businesses.

Bearhorn has two distinct approaches: acquiring established local businesses and investing in new or growing ventures. The relationship is different, but the long-term focus is the same.

01 · Acquiring Businesses

For established businesses and owners considering a transition.

We acquire owner-led businesses from owners who are ready for their next chapter. We take the time to understand the business, your goals, and what a transition could look like.

Established local businesses

Strong businesses with an existing track record.

Confidential conversations

A private first conversation with no obligation.

For owners considering a sale

Seller One-Sheet

A quick overview of what Bearhorn looks for, how we price, deal structures, and what the path to close can look like.

View Seller Guide →

Talk About Selling Your Business See seller questions →

02 · Investing & Partnering

For founders and businesses looking for capital and a long-term partner.

We back new and growing businesses with capital, operating perspective, and a long-term approach. Bearhorn can invest and partner with founders who want to build something that lasts.

Capital + operating perspective

More than capital alone.

Long-term partnership

Built around lasting growth and ownership.

Talk About Investing & Partnering See an example: TopoToppers →

Investing & Partnering in practice

TopoToppers

Central Coast operations

TopoToppers is an example of Bearhorn’s investing and partnering approach: a minority investment and lending relationship built around a long-term view.

Visit TopoToppers →

Bearhorn ownership

Minority Investor & Lender

Bearhorn is a minority owner and lender in the business.

Long-term ownership

Local roots matter

Partnered with Topo to build and hold the company for the long term.

National business

Central Coast operations

TopoToppers operates nationally with a Central Coast presence.

How it works

Start with a conversation. We’ll take it from there.

The first step is simply understanding what you’re looking to do. From there, the path depends on whether you’re selling a business or looking for an investment partner.

Acquiring a business

Start the conversation

Tell us about the business, your situation, and what you are looking to do next.

Explore the fit

We learn about the business, its history, and what a transition could look like.

Discuss the next step

If there is a fit, we discuss the acquisition and transition process.

Read the acquisition FAQs →

Investing & partnering

Tell us what you’re building

Share the business, opportunity, and the goals you are working toward.

Explore the fit

We look at the business and what kind of capital, operating support, or partnership could help.

Discuss the partnership

If there is a fit, we discuss the investment structure and working relationship.

Read the investing FAQs →

No pressure. Confidential from the start.

Questions business owners ask

A few things owners and founders want to know.

Acquiring Businesses

WHAT’S MY BUSINESS WORTH?

A valuation discussion helps us understand the business and the opportunity.

We can look at earnings, concentration, growth, owner dependence, market position, recurring revenue, and the durability of the business.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I SELL MY BUSINESS?

We buy established businesses and can explain how an acquisition process works.

We can walk through the acquisition process, what we look for, and what a transition could look like.

WHAT DOES A TRANSITION LOOK LIKE?

Every situation is different, so we start by understanding your goals and the business.

The first step is a conversation about the business, your goals, and what a transition could look like.

Investing & Partnering

CAN BEARHORN INVEST IN MY BUSINESS?

We invest in starting and growing local businesses with strong potential.

Tell us what you’re building and we can explore whether an investment partnership makes sense.

WHAT DOES AN INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP LOOK LIKE?

The relationship depends on the business, opportunity, and goals.

We start with the business and what kind of support the founder is looking for, then discuss whether Bearhorn is the right fit.

WHAT DOES BEARHORN BRING BEYOND CAPITAL?

Bearhorn brings an operator’s perspective to businesses it backs.

The goal is to build and hold businesses for the long term, not simply provide capital and step away.

Donny Hall, founder of Bearhorn Holdings

About Bearhorn

An operator who knows both sides of the table.

Bearhorn Holdings was founded by Donny Hall to buy, build, and invest in businesses across California’s Central Coast.

Donny brings an operator’s perspective to acquiring, investing in, and growing businesses for the long term.

“I’ve been in your shoes.”

Donny has built a business from his kitchen and later went through the sales process himself, working with private equity and strategic buyers. That firsthand experience shapes how Bearhorn approaches acquisitions and conversations with owners.

Donny Hall, Founder

Meet Donny →

Operator experience

We’ve built and scaled businesses.

Local focus

We live and work in the communities we serve.

Long-term approach

We invest in people, culture, and lasting success.

Confidential & respectful

Your information stays private.

Industries we work with

We know these local service businesses well.

HVAC

PLUMBING

CONCRETE

FENCING

CONSTRUCTION

OTHER LOCAL SERVICE BUSINESSES

If you’re not sure if we’re a fit, it never hurts to start a conversation.

Santa Barbara, California

What’s next for your business?

Whether you’re considering a sale or looking for an investment partner, start with a confidential conversation.

100% CONFIDENTIAL

Your information is never shared.

NO OBLIGATION

A conversation, not a commitment.

WE BUY & INVEST LOCALLY

We build and hold businesses for the long term.