DonRise buys established commercial vehicle repair businesses in Dublin and the surrounding counties. We keep the management, keep the staff, and bring the funding and systems to take the business further than one owner can on his own.
The garages we look for have spent twenty or thirty years building a reputation, a loyal customer base, and a team that runs the place without the owner on the floor. The business works. It just needs what one owner alone cannot give it: time, money, and a plan for what comes next.
We buy those businesses and keep them running the way they always have: same management, same staff, same customers. What changes is what we add: funding for new equipment and premises, tighter systems, and the time to go after bigger contracts.
Where we are looking: Commercial vehicle maintenance and repair in Dublin and the surrounding counties. Vans, trucks, and fleets, with work that comes back year after year.
The people who run the business today keep running it. That is the whole point.
Customers who come back year after year: fleet operators, utilities, insurers.
Money for better equipment, more bays, more staff, bigger contracts.
We buy to hold and run well, not to sell on. What we buy, we look after.
Years of early starts and late finishes is real wealth. But most of it sits inside the business, tied up in vans, equipment and premises. It only becomes money you can actually spend when the business changes hands. That is usually the point where an owner starts thinking about what comes next.
This is the main one. You have spent decades putting value into this business, and most of it is locked up in the vans, the equipment and the building. It only becomes money in your hand when the business changes hands. Sell, and you get your value back while you are still young enough to enjoy it, rather than watching it sit in the yard.
Step back from the quotes, the payroll and the phone calls at seven in the morning. On your terms, and on a date that suits you, not us.
If no son or daughter is stepping in, the realistic choice is often a buyer like us, or a competitor down the road.
Family, grandkids, travel, a bit of fishing, or simply not being the person everyone calls when something goes wrong.
After twenty or thirty years, who ends up running the place matters as much as the price. It matters to us too.
A simple, three-phase approach. No surprises for you, your staff, or your customers.
We are looking for profitable, well-run garages with solid customers and an owner who is ready to step back. We fund the purchase with a mix of our investors' money and seller financing, so the deal is structured around what suits you.
Existing management and staff stay on. We do not parachute in a new team. We bring in senior operational support so the people who do the work can get on with it, and we handle the growth.
Better equipment, more bays, bigger fleet contracts, and eventually buying other garages like yours. Each addition makes the group stronger than the businesses would be on their own.
We move fast when the fit is right. Here's our ideal acquisition profile.
Consistent contracts with fleet operators, insurers, or utility companies, not reliant on walk-in trade.
The business does not depend on you being there every day.
Ten years or more of trading, with a reputation built on repeat customers and word of mouth.
Trading profitably for years, with a team and contracts already in place.
Targeting Dublin and surrounding counties. Commutable for oversight, with deep local market knowledge.
More capacity, more contracts, or services you have not had time to chase.
We buy well-run commercial vehicle garages in Dublin and the surrounding counties. If that is your business, and you have started to wonder what comes next, a short conversation costs you nothing.
We will tell you what the business is worth to us, how the purchase would work and how it would be paid, and what we would do with it afterwards. You get a straight answer quickly, and you stay in control of every step. Nothing goes any further without your say-so.
Well-established garages with fleet contracts, management already in place, and room to grow.
We will also look at businesses outside vehicle repair that share the same shape: essential services, steady repeat customers, and a team that runs the day-to-day.
DonRise is a team, not one person. Alongside our own people we work with operators and advisers who know this sector from the inside.
Leads the search, the negotiation and the funding. Your first point of contact throughout.
Experienced operators who take on the day-to-day running, so your existing team keeps doing what they do best.
Connected to one of Ireland's largest insurers, with deep insight into the repair claims ecosystem and how repairers are paid.
Yes. The team is the business. If they weren't any good, we wouldn't be buying.
That's your call, not ours. Some owners want it kept. Some would rather it changed after they go. We'll do whatever you prefer.
No. Same people, same standards, same phone number.
As long as you want to, and not a day longer. Most owners stay on for a handover, to introduce us to the customers and the team. Some stay longer. Some hand over the keys and go fishing. Your retirement, your rules.
How the money works is a straightforward conversation. We will show you where the funding is coming from and put it in writing before you commit to anything. If it suits you better to be paid over time, we can structure it that way.
Whether you own a garage and you are thinking about what comes next, or you are a broker or adviser acting for someone who is, we would like to hear from you. Every conversation is confidential, and nothing goes any further without your say-so.
neil@donrise.ie
Neil Kenny, Founder · DonRise Limited · Registered in Ireland No. 822052
13 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2, D02 P950