If you own a commercial cleaning or janitorial company in San Antonio and have started wondering what life looks like after the handoff, Investera Holdings would like to talk. We are a Michigan family-operated company that buys service businesses and keeps them running. We are not a broker looking for a listing, and we are not a passive fund parking money and hoping. We operate. Our own portfolio includes CT Cleaners and Optimal Facility Services, so the nightly rhythm of route sheets, supply closets, floor machines, and the call that the third-shift crew is a person short is familiar territory rather than a spreadsheet abstraction. When we look at your business, we see the thing you actually built.
Why San Antonio owners are thinking about selling now
San Antonio runs on square footage that has to be cleaned every single night. Downtown’s office towers, the Class A campuses stretching up I-10 and around Loop 1604, the vast South Texas Medical Center, and the corporate footprints of USAA, Valero, and H-E-B all depend on janitorial crews that show up after hours without fail. Add the medical office buildings, the clinics feeding the Defense Health Agency’s San Antonio market, and the contractor facilities orbiting Joint Base San Antonio, and you have one of the deepest and most recession-resistant commercial cleaning markets in Texas. Buildings do not stop needing service when the economy wobbles.
At the same time, many of the owners who built these route-based businesses through the 1990s and 2000s are ready to slow down. Recurring nightly and weekly contracts are exactly what we want to protect, but they are fragile if an owner burns out or a key supervisor walks out the door. San Antonio’s tight labor market and the constant churn of janitorial staffing make that risk real. Selling now, while your contracts are renewing, your reputation with building managers is intact, and your supervisors are still in place, lets you capture the value you built instead of watching it quietly erode.
Who we buy in the San Antonio area
We are looking for established San Antonio janitorial and commercial cleaning companies with real contracts, not one-off jobs, and a crew that already runs the routes without the owner riding along every night.
- Recurring janitorial or contract cleaning revenue, not mostly one-time work
- Around $500K or more in revenue or SDE (close is fine)
- Supervisors and crews who can run the nightly routes without you
- A solid reputation with San Antonio building managers and tenants
- An owner open to a clean handoff or staying on for a while
If that sounds like your company, the size of your building portfolio matters less than the quality of your contracts and people. We would rather buy a disciplined mid-sized operation than a flashy one held together by the owner’s phone.
What makes selling to Investera different
No broker fees. We are the buyer, not a listing agent, so there is no commission skimmed off your proceeds and no middleman marketing your company around town.
A confidential process. Your crews, your clients, and your competitors hear nothing until you are ready, and our early conversations stay strictly between us under a mutual NDA.
Creative deal structures. We can shape terms around what you need, whether that is a clean exit, a phased payout, seller financing, or you keeping a stake in the next chapter with us.
Operators, not a fund. Investera is family-run and hands-on; we keep businesses and improve them, we do not flip them or answer to outside limited partners.
How the process works
The first step is a short, private conversation with no listing, no signage, and no obligation. If it feels like a fit, we sign a mutual NDA and look at a few basics: your contract roster, revenue, and how the crews are organized. From there we can usually give you an honest read on value and structure within a couple of weeks. Because we buy with our own capital and do not depend on a broker’s timeline or a lender’s approval, we move at the pace that works for you rather than the pace that works for a middleman.
We will take care of what you built
When we buy a San Antonio cleaning company, our job is to make it run better without the founder as the single point of failure. We install strong systems for scheduling, quality inspections, and supply management, and we put a dedicated general manager or put-in-charge team over the daily operation. The name and reputation you built with local building managers is an asset we protect, your good supervisors keep their jobs, and the crews that clean those downtown and Medical Center accounts keep clocking in. The business you built keeps serving the same clients, just with more back-office horsepower behind it.
Learn more about what we buy, see how we acquire commercial cleaning / janitorial businesses, or read about Investera Holdings.
Frequently asked questions
How much is my commercial cleaning business worth in San Antonio?
Every business is different, but most healthy San Antonio commercial cleaning companies trade in a range of roughly 2.5 to 4 times SDE (seller’s discretionary earnings). Recurring contracts, low customer concentration, and a team that runs the routes without you push toward the higher end. This is a typical range, not a guarantee, and we give you an honest, specific number once we understand your books.
Will this stay confidential?
Yes. We keep everything private. Your clients, crews, and competitors learn nothing until you decide the time is right, and our first conversations are always covered by a mutual NDA.
Do you charge any fees or commissions?
No. We are the buyer, not a broker. There are no listing fees, no commissions, and no closing costs skimmed off your proceeds, so the number we agree on is the number that matters to you.
Can I stay involved after the sale?
If you want to. Some owners hand off cleanly over a transition period; others stay on for a year or more or keep a minority stake. We are flexible, because keeping your knowledge in the building usually helps everyone.
How long does a sale take?
Usually a few weeks to a couple of months from first conversation to close, depending on how ready your records are. Because we use our own capital and no broker, we do not add delays.
What areas around San Antonio do you buy in?
All of the greater San Antonio and Bexar County area, plus nearby communities like New Braunfels, Schertz, Converse, Boerne, Universal City, and Live Oak. If your routes reach those suburbs, that is a plus, not a problem.
Start a confidential conversation
If you have thought about selling your San Antonio commercial cleaning business, this year or a few years out, let’s have a quiet, confidential conversation. No broker, no pressure, no obligation. Reach out to Investera Holdings and we will listen first, tell you honestly what your company might be worth, and show you what a clean handoff to a family of operators can look like.