“10/10 amazing. Very satisfied and forever grateful.”
KC
Kevin & Kayla Curtis
Orangetheory Fitness portfolio · Phoenix, AZ
Client Stories
The buyers who closed with us — in their own words.
We guide buyers from search through underwriting, financing, and close — and we don’t disappear when it gets hard. Here’s what our partners said once the deal was done.
5.0/5
Average Experience
every buyer surveyed
10/10
Would Recommend
every buyer who answered
<6 Mo
Average Buyer Close
vs. 2+ years industry avg
90%+
Deal Success Rate
once underwriting completes
From the Podcast
Seven studios, one buyer, zero prior deals.
Kevin Curtis joined us to walk through his acquisition of a seven-studio Orangetheory Fitness portfolio across metro Phoenix — a first-time buyer taking on a multi-unit franchise operation. The video opens at the point where he talks about working with Lighthouse.
Opens at 26:37, where Kevin talks about working with Lighthouse.
A Disengaged Seller Costs — Kevin Curtis Acquiring 7 Fitness Locations
“Honestly, I wouldn’t do an acquisition without you.”
“I loved working with Lighthouse. I would not have been able to make the jump and do what I did without y’all. I wouldn’t have had the confidence doing it by myself, doing something I’ve never done before. I needed a team that has done it before.”
“Anybody doing an acquisition needs a team in place to help them — but Lighthouse would be my number one recommendation. Anybody I talk to, when they start talking about that, I tell them about Lighthouse.”
Kevin Curtis
Buyer Partner · Orangetheory Fitness portfolio, Phoenix AZ
In Their Own Words
Hear it from our buyers.
Real buyers who closed real deals with Lighthouse — from an accounting-firm acquisition closed in eight months to a multi-party deal pulled off during a cross-country move.
“It’s almost like having a performance coach and a psychologist rolled into one — because no deal is without its difficult times.”
“People spend 12, 24, 36 months searching. With Lighthouse I went from first conversation to a closed business in about eight months.”
“Lighthouse kept the deal going no matter what. Every time something needed to move forward, the team was on it.”
“You guys knocked it out of the park. The creativity around every challenge was the biggest value add.”
“I had to sell my house, relocate, and buy a business in another state all at once. Lighthouse kept the deal together.”
Buyer Partners
“A genuinely great team to close an acquisition with.”
Jason Harty & Charlie Walters
Skybound Enterprises · Staged Interior
Buyer Partner
“You made the complicated parts of the acquisition simple.”
Matt Vitellaro
Food-cart manufacturer · Sandy, OR
“My investment was well worth it and I received more value than what I paid — and I didn’t end up deciding to even buy a business.”Trent TinglySearch Client · Did Not Acquire
From the Survey
More from our buyers.
Drawn from the buyer offboarding survey we send after every closed deal.
“Very satisfied — thank you guys!”
TV
Triview
Eric & Tara Fisher · CPA firm acquisition, Chicago
“Working with LCG was amazing — I couldn’t think of a thing I’d change.”
SE
Skybound Enterprises
Jason Harty & Charlie Walters · Staged Interior
“Nothing I’d change. Would definitely use them again.”
JB
Jacob Bailey
Saltwater Equity · Accounting firm acquisition
“I’m really glad I worked with Lighthouse Capital. They made all the paperwork and lender requirements much easier to understand — it kept everything moving smoothly and I’m very happy I did it.”
MV
Matt Vitellaro
Food-cart manufacturer · Sandy, OR
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Schedule a CallVideo and written recommendations drawn from Lighthouse Capital Group client interviews, the Lighthouse podcast, and the buyer offboarding survey, shared with participant permission. Quotes lightly condensed for clarity from the original recordings.