Operator-Led Private Equity

Blue-Collar Private Equity.
Institutional Discipline.
Built to Last.

A long-term home for the businesses that build, make, and move America.

Our ApproachAcquisition Criteria →
Target EBITDA$500K – $3M
The PlatformFour Pillars
Hold HorizonLong-Term
ApproachOperator-Led
The Firm
Who We Are

Blue Haven is an operator-led acquisition firm. We buy lower-middle-market businesses and hold them for the long term — builders, not financial engineers, with discipline earned on the floor, not in a classroom.

A haven is built to last: a long-term home for good companies and the people who spent a lifetime building them. We leave every business stronger than we found it.

Our Focus
What We Acquire
Essential, cash-generative businesses in fragmented industrial markets — bought to hold, not to flip.
Criteria
EBITDA$500K – $3M
Revenue$3M – $20M
GeographyIntermountain West & Southeast
ProfileOwner-operated, succession-ready
The Platform — Make → Move → Maintain
Make
Manufacturing
Companies that make, machine, fabricate, or assemble physical products.
Move
Distribution
Distributors and suppliers that move essential products to market.
Maintain
Services
Recurring, contract-based services businesses depend on to operate.
Foundation
Real Estate
The facilities our companies operate from, plus select standalone property.
The Filter — every target clears the same bar
Essential, non-discretionary demandRecurring revenueTangible assetsSuccession gapLow tech-disruption riskDefensible niches
What Sets Us Apart
Operator DNA
“We buy businesses that matter, put our hands on them, and hold them for the long haul. That is the Blue Haven way.”

Operator Credibility

Our founders have built, fixed, and grown businesses from the ground up — with our own hands.

Long-Term Stewardship

We acquire to hold, not to flip. We measure success in decades, not quarters.

Grit & Discipline

Blue-collar work ethic meets institutional underwriting. Every dollar defended.

Hold Philosophy
Buy. Improve. Hold. Develop.
Patient, operator-led capital — built to last, not to flip.
01

Acquire

We buy established, cash-flowing businesses from owners ready for the right transition.

02

Improve

We add operating discipline — systems, margins, and team — without breaking what works.

03

Hold

No flip, no fire sale. We hold for the long term and let steady compounding do the work.

04

Develop

We reinvest to strengthen the platform and build durable value that lasts.

Leadership
Meet the Founders
Dalton Wayne
Founder & Managing Partner

Turnaround operator, financial engineer, Fortune 50 CEO mentee. Built Virginia’s largest and most diversified beef company from the ground up.

Shop Floor → PresidentTurnaround OperatorShark Tank Style Competition WinnerSchool of Hard Knocks Graduate
Devan Mosser
Co-Founder & Creative Director

Entrepreneur, designer, and the creative force behind Blue Haven — shaping the firm’s brand, look, and creative direction. Loving wife, mother, homemaker and the spark that keeps our family going!

Serial EntrepreneurDesign EyeBusiness Owner
In Their Words
What Investors Say

“Communication was first class, and the quarterly distributions were better than expected.”

Early Investor

“A smaller boutique firm is great — I know exactly what my investment is doing every step of the way.”

Long-Term Investor

“The hands-on, old-school approach is why my wife and I keep investing with Blue Haven.”

Active Investor
Get in Touch
Start a Conversation
Two paths, one destination — a direct conversation with Dalton.
I’m an Investor

Partner with an operator.

A long-term partner who treats your capital with the same care as their own — with the track record to back it up.

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I’m a Business Owner

Give your legacy a home.

We buy businesses to hold, honor, and grow — not to strip and flip. We want to hear your story.

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