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by a searcher from The University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business
in Austin, TX, USA

5mos ago

Architecture roll up

Anyone have experience in the architecture industry or with architecture firm rollups? would love to chat if you’re open to it. Cons: extreme owner dependence, limited recurring revenue, construction/interest rate exposure. want to pressure-test assumptions and understand what works irl. Appreciate any intros or perspectives.

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reply by a searcher 5mos ago
from University of Colorado at Boulder in US

Hi Kinza, I have some experience in this arena. I am also searching for companies to do a roll up, to plug in my architecture nearshore staff, as a stabilizing growth models to retain existing firm knowledge while averaging down labor costs as we scale. Send me a note, and we can get connected: redacted

reply by a lender 4mos ago
from Eastern Illinois University in 900 E Diehl Rd, Naperville, IL 60563, USA

^redacted‌ thank you for the tag. It is a good industry. There appears to be good demand for quality architects. However, there are a lot of different industries a firm can be in from single family home design to small commercial to major development and construction projects. Also, how successful a firm is can also depend on the geography they serve. Certain markets are seeing a lot more development and new construction then others. One of the key things is going to be having the technical architects and staff you need to operate the business. You will need to check with the States you are interested in working in to see if they require an Architect as an owner of the firm or not. We worked on a deal about a year ago where the owner did not need to be an architect and were able to get lenders comfortable. But in some cases no direct experience can be an issue for lenders. I hope this helps.