Scottsdale, Arizona
We buy Arizona businesses directly from their owners.
72 North Capital is a private acquirer, not a broker. There is no listing, no auction, and no commission coming out of your proceeds — just one buyer, one conversation, and a straight answer about what your business is worth.
No NDA required for a first conversation.
What we buy
- Revenue
- $2M to $10M
- Owner earnings
- $500K to $2M SDE
- Where
- Maricopa County and greater Arizona
- Type
- Owner-operated, private, profitable
- Sectors
- Commercial and B2B services, route-based services, light manufacturing and distribution
The difference
A broker finds you a buyer. We are the buyer.
It sounds like a small distinction. It changes almost everything about how the process runs, what it costs you, and how long it takes.
Selling through a broker
- Typically six to nine months from listing to close
- A commission of roughly 10% of the sale price
- Your business marketed to a pool of unknown buyers
- Confidentiality dependent on how many people see it
- A competitive process, which is the most reliable way to find the highest bidder
Selling to 72 North Capital
- An answer in five business days, and most closings in 60 to 90 days
- No commission — you keep the full purchase price
- One buyer, who you meet on the first call
- Nothing is listed, advertised, or shown to anyone
- One bidder, so the price is negotiated rather than discovered
Brokers are genuinely worth their fee in some situations, and we will tell you when yours is one of them. You can talk to us and still take your business to a broker afterwards — nothing about a first conversation obligates you. We wrote an honest guide to when a broker is worth 10%.
Why sell to us
Five things that are true of every deal we do
01
You deal with the buyer
No listing agreement and no commission taken off your proceeds. The person you have the first call with is the person who signs the check.
02
We hold what we buy
There is no fund clock and no five-year exit mandate. We are not assembling a platform to resell, so your company keeps its name, its crew and its customers.
03
Confidential from the first word
Your business is never listed, never advertised, and never circulated to a buyer list. Your employees and competitors do not find out from us.
04
A straight answer, quickly
You will know whether we are a buyer and roughly at what price early, not after four months of process. If the answer is no, you get the reasoning.
05
Local, and actually here
Based in Scottsdale. Arizona businesses, bought by someone who lives in the same county and can be in your office on Thursday.
How it works
Seven steps, start to finish
Most owners have never sold a business and have no idea what the next twelve months look like. Here is the whole thing.
Step 1
A conversation, not a pitch
A 30-minute call to understand your business and what you want out of an exit. No NDA required to start.
Step 2
Getting to your number
We reconstruct real owner earnings from your financials and tell you what we think the business is worth.
Step 3
A written offer you can actually read
A letter of intent with a real price, a real structure, and a real closing date — usually within two pages.
Step 4
Diligence, run quietly
We verify what we have been told. Your employees, customers and competitors do not find out.
Step 5
Financing and papers
Lender underwriting and legal documents run in parallel so the timeline does not stack.
Step 6
Closing
Funds wire, documents sign, and you are paid.
Step 7
What happens the day after
We hold and operate. No flip, no strip-out, no forced consolidation.
Who you are dealing with
Kaleb Seymour, founder
Before 72 North Capital, Kaleb advised credit unions on mergers and acquisitions at Cornerstone Advisors, a Scottsdale consulting firm to banks and credit unions — work that involved combining institutions holding billions of dollars in assets. He studied Finance at the W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University.
72 North Capital is his own firm, and his own capital is in every deal. When you call, you are talking to the person who decides.
More about Kaleb
Guides
Straight answers to the questions owners actually ask
Written by us, not licensed from a content mill. No email address required to read any of it.
Valuation
What Is My Business Worth? SDE Multiples for Arizona Businesses
How small businesses in Arizona are actually valued: what SDE is, how to calculate it, the multiple ranges by industry, and the five factors that move your number the most.
Process
Selling Your Business Without a Broker in Arizona
An honest look at when a business broker earns their 10-15% commission and when they do not, written by a buyer who works both with and without them.
Deal structure
Will My Buyer Actually Close? SBA Acquisition Financing Explained
Most small business sales that fall apart fall apart over financing. Here is how SBA 7(a) acquisition loans work, what they require from you as the seller, and how to tell early whether a buyer can really fund.
Curious what your business is worth?
Run the numbers yourself in about two minutes, or start a confidential conversation. No listing agreement, no obligation, and nothing gets shared with anyone.