Essential Services · M&A Advisory

Essential Services. Enduring value.

Vaden LeBlanc specializes in the sale and acquisition of essential, recurring-revenue Healthcare and Business Services companies — businesses defined by predictable cash flow, durable demand, and scalable operations.

Focus
Healthcare & Business Services
MMXXVI
$1B+
Transaction volume
16+
Years advising
$1–20M
EBITDA focus
2
Practice groups
— Principle

We advise operators, founders, and shareholders on the confidential sale, acquisition, and succession of essential-services companies. The businesses that matter most are rarely the ones that shout.

— Practice

Two practice groups. One thesis.

I

Healthcare Services Advisory

Sell-side and buy-side advisory for provider groups, healthcare support services, and healthcare products & distribution - including home health & hospice, behavioral health, urgent care, multi-site physician practices, ambulatory surgery, imaging, laboratory services, RCM, staffing, pharmacy, DME, and healthcare technology.

II

Business Services Advisory

Sell-side and buy-side advisory for technology & IT services, professional services, commercial services, and business process outsourcing - including MSPs, cybersecurity, SaaS, accounting, insurance, staffing, facilities management, security, and payment processing.

— Team

Stewarded by few.

Samuel Vaden, Founder and Chief Executive

Samuel Vaden

Founder & Chief Executive

The businesses that endure are the ones the world quietly can't do without.

— Samuel Vaden

Samuel leads the firm's advisory work in the sale and acquisition of essential-services companies across Healthcare and Business Services. Over the course of 16+ years, he has advised on $1B+ in transactions, serving founders, operators, and shareholders of recurring-revenue businesses with $1M–$20M+ EBITDA.

His clients operate in fragmented, active-M&A markets with strong retention, regulatory barriers, and high interest from private equity, family offices, strategic acquirers, and search funds — conducted quietly and with discretion.

— Inquiry

Opportunities move differently here.

Sell-side mandates, buy-side searches, and considered introductions are welcomed. Correspondence is reviewed personally and held in confidence.