The Perfect Partnership
Our Journey Starts with One Critical Relationship
We are looking to acquire a strong operating team with a great business to kick start our nationwide expansion.
Amado's first partner will play an instrumental role in creating our operating playbook and will help us prepare for scale.
Target Criteria
We are looking for a partner
who fits the following specs
3-7
Open
Locations
$200k+
Unit EBITDA
per Location
Top 40
United States
Metro Area
★★★★★
Highly Rated
Provider of Choice
∞
Ambition to Build
Something Special
Win - Win - Win
Together, we will create a category-defining brand, a fulfilling place to work and a business that maximizes outcomes for everyone involved.
Every decision we make at Amado is governed by these stakeholder alignment principles.
Partners
Legacy. Trust. Alignment.
We honor our partners’ legacy, make decisions that benefit everyone, and treat every partner as an equal. Through transparency and collaboration, we maximize value for all stakeholders.
Teammates
Respect. Opportunity. Fulfillment.
Our workplace is built on respect, providing employees with opportunities to thrive. We empower our team to care for their families, learn new skills, and achieve their full potential.
Clients
Empathy. Dignity. Care.
We approach every client interaction with empathy, ensuring their needs are met with responsiveness and care. Pets are treated with the dignity and respect of a beloved family member.
Meet Our Founder
Brendan is an experienced operator and investor with a passion for building great companies that maximize value for partners, employees, customers and investors. He has deep M&A experience as a buyer, seller and investor (40+ transactions) and has advised several startups through eight- and nine-figure exits.
As an operator, he’s worked in hyper-scaling companies where he hired hundreds of people, raised $200m+ from investors, and led teams ranging from 10-120 people across disciplines and industries including hospitality operations, real estate, e-commerce, M&A, investor relations, technology, data analytics and revenue optimization.
