Considering retirement or stepping away from your Painting business?
Ready to sell your Painting Business?
You’ve Built a Reputable Painting Business. What’s the Exit Plan?
You’ve grown your painting company from referrals and reputation, bidding commercial jobs, managing crews, handling compliance, and delivering clean results on time.
Now you’re thinking about stepping back, retiring, or passing the torch. But how do you ensure a successful exit — one that preserves your brand and rewards the years you’ve invested?
At Lion Business Brokers, we specialize in helping founder-led commercial painting and coatings contractors sell their businesses the right way: with clarity, confidentiality, and a deal structure that works.
Call us Today: 800.525.3542
Recently Sold Painting Companies
This business provided high-volume interior and exterior painting for commercial offices, warehouses, and institutional clients. Known for its OSHA-compliant safety protocols and dependable union-trained crews, it secured repeat work from GCs and property managers across Southeast Texas.
Gross Revenues: $4,850,000
✅ Acquired by a regional construction group expanding into self-perform services. The seller exited with a 90-day transition, and the buyer retained all key field staff and PMs.
This family-owned contractor specialized in maintenance repainting for school districts, government buildings, and nonprofit institutions. With stable, recurring contracts and well-documented project history, the business had high referral volume and strong gross margins.
Gross Revenues: $2,760,000
✅ Sold to a private buyer with military leadership experience and SBA financing. The structured handoff included 60-day on-site training and seller financing to ease the transition.
This specialty contractor installed epoxy, urethane, and polished concrete coatings for commercial kitchens, industrial warehouses, and labs. The business had an experienced crew, estimating software, and a consistent backlog of signed jobs.
Gross Revenues: $3,230,000
✅ Purchased by a specialty coatings roll-up platform. The seller remained on in a consulting role, and the deal included a performance-based earnout tied to crew retention and job margins.
Focusing on multi-family buildings and hotels, this company had invested in lifts, safety equipment, and exterior coatings training. It operated with foremen and field supervisors, reducing reliance on the owner.
Gross Revenues: $5,640,000
✅ Sold to a strategic buyer seeking geographic expansion. The transaction closed in under 90 days with an all-cash offer and retained staff under new management.
Why Buyers Want Painting Businesses, And What Makes Yours Valuable
There’s strong demand in 2025 for residential and light commercial general contractors with:
Consistent project pipeline
A reliable subcontractor network
In-house team leads or site managers
Strong local reputation and repeat clients
Systems for estimating, scheduling, and customer communication
We work with:
We represent a variety of painting-related contractors across Texas and the Southeast:
Commercial and industrial painting contractors
Epoxy and floor coatings businesses
Exterior and high-access painting companies
Government, school, and institutional painting providers
Maintenance repaint specialists with recurring contracts
Whether you’re doing large project bidding or facility maintenance painting, we understand how buyers look at revenue mix, labor structure, and recurring relationships.
Commercial Painter Buyer Network
We have an extensive list of buyers that we have successfully worked with in the past as well as pre-qualified buyers who are waiting for general construction businesses like yours in Texas
Broker Network
We are proud members of the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) and the Texas Association of Business Brokers (TABB)
Proven Success in Painting Businesses
We have done this before! We have a proven track record in getting top dollar for some great businesses and successfully selling those "hard to sell" businesses that other brokers couldn't
What’s Your Painting Business Worth?
Multiples for painting contractors vary based on owner involvement, job backlog, and crew retention. The most valuable painting companies show:
Multi-year relationships with GC clients or property managers
Foremen or project managers running jobs without the owner
A backlog of signed commercial work or MSA agreements
Clean books with job costing and margin visibility
Valuation Ranges We’re Seeing:
| Business Type | Valuation Range | Key Drivers |
|---|---|---|
| Owner-Operated Commercial Painting | 2.5x–3.5x SDE | Higher multiple if foremen manage jobs |
| Mid-Size Contractor w/ Project Managers | 3.0x–4.5x EBITDA | Premium for labor structure, bid volume, and systems |
| Specialty Coatings (Epoxy/Flooring) | 3.5x–5.0x EBITDA | Niche markets + high margins = buyer interest |
💡 You don’t need to be big to be valuable, but you do need to be prepared.
Call us Today: 800.525.3542
HOW WE HELP YOU SELL
Our Process: Exit Without the Headaches
You’ve been the estimator, the scheduler, the crew manager. Now you need a partner to manage the sale process with as much care as you’ve put into your bids.
Our team provides:
✅ A confidential business valuation
✅ Buyer outreach to contractors, investors, and strategic groups
✅ Guidance on structuring earnouts, seller notes, and team retention
✅ Hands-on support through diligence, licensing, and closing
We get deals done, and we do it without drama or disruption.
📍 Serving Commercial Painters Across Texas
We work with commercial painting business owners in:
Austin • San Antonio • Houston • DFW • Lubbock • Tyler • McAllen
Whether you run a high-rise painting crew or specialize in government and industrial projects, we can help you sell with strategy and support.
📞 Ready to Talk Exit?
If you’re starting to think about your next chapter, whether that’s semi-retirement, a new venture, or just more time with family, the best time to explore your options is now.
🎯 Schedule a Free, Confidential Exit Consultation
Client Testimonials
“I used Travis with Lion Business brokers to successfully sell my Carpet cleaning business. Travis goes above and beyond to find potential buyers and handles all of the task associated with the sale. I definitely could not of made this sale happen…
“We were seeking businesses to fuel our roll-up acquisition strategy, and Travis was instrumental in the process. He understood what mattered to sellers, educated them on reasonable terms, and ensured we avoided excessive risks. Travis is easy to work with, highly knowledgeable,…
“I hired Lion Business Brokers to sell my machine shop. I was skeptical when I first hired them because I had a bad experience with another business broker. That’s why it was important to me to find someone professional, with integrity and…
