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Will Schryver

Founder & Managing Partner at Schryver & Co.

Tampa, Florida, USA

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Why they matter

A trades-focused dealmaker who talks daily with HVAC, plumbing, and electrical owners weighing a sale — a direct line into off-market deal flow for PE buyers.

Background

Will Schryver is the Founder and Managing Partner of Schryver & Co., a Tampa-based boutique M&A advisory firm launched in June 2026 that works exclusively with HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, and windows & doors businesses. He built his career in investment banking and private equity before pursuing entrepreneurship through acquisition, taking on direct operating experience in a residential trades business that now informs his advisory practice. He frames the firm's mission around the idea that trades owners and the private equity community have 'collided' and owners need an advisor fluent in both worlds.

Notable deals

  • 2026
    Founded and launched Schryver & Co., a boutique M&A advisory firm built exclusively for the trades (HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, windows & doors), offering sell-side/buy-side advisory, valuations, and succession planning
  • 2026
    Firm launch covered by national trade press as a dedicated M&A advisory model built specifically for skilled-trades business owners navigating PE buyer interest

Call-prep brief

Background

  • Founder & Managing Partner of Schryver & Co., a Tampa-based boutique M&A advisory firm launched June 2026, built exclusively for HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, and windows & doors businesses.
  • Career background in investment banking and private equity; left banking to pursue entrepreneurship through acquisition, taking on direct operating experience in a residential trades business before founding the firm.

Current Focus

  • Building Schryver & Co.'s sell-side and buy-side advisory practice: business sales, acquisitions, valuations, and succession planning for trades owners nationwide.
  • Positioning the firm as the translator between trades operators and the wave of institutional capital now targeting the sector.

What He Cares About

  • Owner-first outcomes — his pitch centers on protecting trades owners from being outmatched by sophisticated PE buyers in negotiations.
  • Sector specialization over generalist M&A coverage, betting deep trades knowledge beats a broad industrial practice.

Recent Moves

  • Officially launched Schryver & Co. on June 1, 2026, announced via PR Newswire and picked up by trade press including *Roofing Contractor*.
  • Actively building market visibility, publicly tracking and commenting on PE-backed HVAC/plumbing platform deals and valuation multiples.

Sensitivities

  • Firm is only ~2 months old — no confirmed closed transactions under the Schryver & Co. banner yet; don't assume an established deal track record.
  • May be protective of relationships/deal detail from his prior banking career — approach references to past transactions carefully.

Questions to Ask

  1. Which trades sub-sectors (HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing) are seeing the most active PE demand right now, and where are multiples compressing?
  2. Do you have sell-side mandates in process where a platform buyer conversation would be timely?
  3. How are you advising owners to think about rollover equity given current PE deal structures in home services?

Outreach draft

Subject
Trades M&A landscape — quick intro call?
Will, Congrats on launching Schryver & Co. — a trades-exclusive M&A shop is exactly what this market needs as PE keeps pushing multiples up in HVAC, plumbing, and electrical roll-ups. I'm on the deal team at [Firm], and we're actively looking for platform and add-on opportunities in home services. Given your seat advising owners across HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, and windows & doors, I'd love 20 minutes to hear what you're seeing on valuations and deal flow right now, and to explore whether there's a fit between what your clients are building and what we're looking to back. Would you have time this week or next? Best, [Your Name]

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