About · MB Systems Group

Built through experience.

The insights behind MB Systems Group were shaped through founding, scaling, selling, transitioning, and operating businesses through multiple ownership structures.

See the track record

Selected operating results.

From founder-led growth to private equity ownership, international platform transition, operational improvement, and capital project execution, the experience behind MB Systems Group was earned through direct accountability and real-world results.

$20M
Revenue At majority share sale, 2020
19%
EBITDA margin At majority share sale
72%
Return on invested capital At majority share sale
90
Employees led Construction, service & technical operations

Experience that shaped MB Systems Group.

Founder-led growth, a majority sale, private equity ownership, an international platform, sixteen years of direct accountability, ending where the advisory begins.

  1. 2010

    MSB Founded

    Built a commercial mechanical business from the ground up.

  2. 2020

    Majority Share Sale

    Company sold; Managing Partner continued through the transition.

  3. 2020–2023

    DXSS Founded

    A specialized technical services business.

  4. 2020–2024

    PE Stage One

    Operating a ~$30M revenue platform under private equity.

  5. 2024–2025

    PE Stage Two

    President.

  6. 2025

    International Platform

    Director & President of an international platform.

  7. 2026

    MB Systems Founded

    The advisory platform launched, operator experience, made available.

Built by an operator.
Not a career consultant.

Mathew Black Founder, MB Systems Group

The value of experience is not in the transaction itself. It comes from understanding what creates risk, what creates value, and what separates scalable businesses from founder-dependent businesses.

MB Systems Group helps clients apply those lessons to growth initiatives, operational improvements, transactions, and capital projects.

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Operator to owner