James Devine

The professional-services industry is broken—antiquated, fragmented, no succession. Queen & Capital is fixing it, one acquisition at a time. Founder.

[James Devine @JimmyDevineIII]

Most earn-outs fail because sellers bet on projections they won't control. We tie 30% to actual cash flow, 70% to operational milestones they execute. Alignment without gambling.

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The cost to deliver legal, accounting, tax work just dropped 50-70%. Every firm pretending this isn't happening is already dead—they just don't know it yet.

[James Devine @JimmyDevineIII]

The cost to deliver legal work just dropped 70%. Your $400/hr partner is now a $120/hr liability. The firms that own this math win. The ones that don't—cease to exist.

[James Devine @JimmyDevineIII]

The best deals never hit the market. Off-market businesses come from relationships, data, and knowing where to look. Most buyers never develop the discipline to build this muscle. That's the edge.

[James Devine @JimmyDevineIII]

The future of SMB acquisitions isn't about who has the most capital—it's about who can identify and close deals faster. AI changes the game. Speed wins.

[James Devine @JimmyDevineIII]

The best deals never hit the market. Off-market businesses are found through relationships, data patterns, and knowing where founders go when they're quietly ready to sell. Most buyers never look there.

[James Devine @JimmyDevineIII]

Revenue is a vanity metric. Cash flow is what actually keeps the lights on—and determines what you're really buying. A business can look profitable on paper and still be broke. That's the deal killer most overlook.

[James Devine @JimmyDevineIII]

First-time acquirers overpay for growth, underpay for integration, and ignore culture fit entirely. The math looks good on a spreadsheet. Reality hits different.

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Success for an athlete is reliant on 3 factors:

1. Their Thinking (Attitude)
2. Their Choices (decision making)
3. Their Actions (habits)

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No one is really going to help you or give you direction. In fact, the odds are against you.

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Dame a real one for this🙏🏻

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Max it out.

"The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder."
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