Marina acquisitions, with operators on your side of the table.
We represent buyers — family offices, funds, strategics, and individuals — on East Coast marina acquisitions. We also acquire selectively for our own account. In either case, the work is the same: find the right asset, underwrite it the way an operator would, and own the diligence.
End-to-end advisory, or any single phase.
Most clients engage us across the full lifecycle. Some bring us in just for operational diligence on a deal they've sourced themselves, or for sourcing into a specific micro-geography. Both work.
Mandate definition
Geography, slip-count and revenue bands, lease vs fee, fuel exposure, operating model. We codify what you want before we start looking.
Off-market sourcing
We work the operator network directly. Many of the most interesting marina opportunities never make it to a public process — they move between operators who know each other. That's the network we plug you into.
Underwriting
Operator-grade financial model: realistic occupancy paths, fuel margin assumptions tied to supply contracts, capex schedule based on a physical inspection, sensitivity around lease terms.
Operational diligence
We walk the property, sit with the dockmaster, read the customer agreements, review the permits, and tell you what the seller's CIM is glossing over.
Negotiation support
Working alongside your counsel on LOI structure, purchase agreement terms, and key reps and warranties. Marina-specific provisions where they matter.
Post-close transition
Optional management engagement or transition support to take operational responsibility from day one without disrupting the property.
A market that finally has institutional money — and institutional discipline.
Over the last cycle, marina ownership on the East Coast has shifted decisively toward institutional capital. There are now more than a dozen active platforms with marina mandates, plus a deeper bench of family-office and individual buyers. Cap rates have compressed, but spreads remain across geographies and operating quality.
That's good news and bad news for buyers. Good news: there's real liquidity and exit optionality. Bad news: most sellers and brokers have learned to run a real process, which means winning a deal requires conviction grounded in operational understanding — not just balance-sheet capacity.
That's where we work.
Common questions
- Do you broker deals or invest yourselves?
- Both. We represent buy-side clients on a fee basis (search, underwriting, diligence, negotiation) and also acquire selectively on our own account. We're upfront about which role we're playing in any conversation.
- What does buy-side advisory cost?
- Engagement structures vary by mandate. Typical arrangements include a modest monthly retainer credited against a success fee at close, with the success fee benchmarked to a percentage of purchase price below standard brokerage rates because we're representing the buyer.
- What kind of marinas do you look for?
- Single-property and multi-property opportunities along the East Coast with stable cash flows, defensible permits, and clear paths to operational improvement or revenue expansion. We work across the size range — what matters more than headline scale is whether the operating thesis is real.
- Can you help with operations after we close?
- Yes. Many acquisition clients move into a management engagement post-close, but it's not a condition of representation.
Tell us about your mandate.
Buy-box, capital available, timing. We'll respond within one business day.