Perpetuo buyer-window signal capture

Evidence

• Bauer announced on April 6, 2026 that Michael Auletta, who joined in 2015 and led global sales and marketing, was promoted to president of Bauer.
• Hartford Business's September 8, 2025 C-suite profile names Lou Auletta CEO and principal owner of Bauer, with $36M of revenue and 110 employees.
• Hartford Business's May 5, 2025 profile of Bauer, a Q and A with Lou Auletta in his 42nd year at the company, lists annual revenue of $35 million and 110 employees.
• In the same May 2025 profile Lou Auletta says Bauer has grown about 10% a year for the past 10 years.
• In August 2025 Michael Auletta, then 34 and senior vice president of sales, marketing and services with 11 years at Bauer, described himself as an owner.
• The Connecticut business registry lists Louis Auletta, Jr. and Michael Auletta as principals of Bauer Holdings, LLC, a Bristol company organized on 2025-09-19.
• The Connecticut registry shows Bauer, Inc. filed annual report BF-0013787529 on 2026-10-13, after annual reports every year since at least 2022.

Practical opening

“Lou Auletta is CEO and principal owner of Bauer. In April 2026 Bauer promoted Michael Auletta to president. In September 2025 a family holding company was registered with Lou and Michael as principals. That suggests the family is organizing ownership while the next generation runs it. We could write to Lou and Michael Auletta about a partner that keeps the family running it.”

Claim boundaryDo not say the family is selling. The holding company's purpose is not public; the general manager hired in July 2025 previously led Proton OnSite through its acquisition, and the exclusive service partner since October 2025, Ascential Technologies, is owned by AEA Investors. Ask, do not assume.

Size sits toward the top of the box: $36 million of revenue and 110 employees in September 2025, still growing

Decision ownerLou Auletta, CEO and principal owner · Named on: https://hartfordbusiness.com/honoree/2025-c-suite-honoree-lou-auletta/

Evidence

• Braman's team page says president Jerry Lazarus is the third generation of his family to own and operate Braman, with his three sons in the business: Jacob Lazarus as VP Operations, Josh Lazarus as VP of Finance and a third son in sales.
• The same page says the Bloomfield, Connecticut branch manager oversees four supervisors and 20 service technicians, one of several branches across Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and parts of New Hampshire, Vermont and New York.
• Braman acquired SWAT Pest Protection, a residential and commercial pest-control company in Marlborough, Connecticut; the two family-owned companies began operating as one on September 1, 2026 and SWAT's owner is not staying.
• Braman acquired Springfield-based Fusion Pest Management effective August 1, 2025, expanding its residential footprint by an estimated 10 percent.
• In October 2026 Braman named Tim Husen, an entomologist with 28 years in pest management including Rollins, general manager, announced by VP Operations Jacob Lazarus.
• The Connecticut business registry lists Gerald Lazarus as the only principal of Braman Chemical Enterprises, Inc., which filed its annual report on 2025-12-08.

Practical opening

“In September 2026 Braman folded in SWAT Pest Protection, a Connecticut pest-control company. Third-generation owner Jerry Lazarus runs Braman with his three sons in the business. That suggests a family building the business to keep running it. We could write to Jerry and Josh Lazarus about a partner that keeps the family running it.”

Claim boundaryDo not say the family is selling or building to sell. Pest control is being consolidated by private-equity platforms, but the general manager was announced by the family's VP of operations and nothing public names a banker or investor; ask.

No headcount or revenue is published; one branch alone runs four supervisors and 20 technicians, so total staff may approach 150

Decision ownerJerry Lazarus, President and third-generation owner · Named on: https://bramanpest.com/team/

Evidence

• Rochester Business Journal's June 27, 2025 family-business profile says Randy White, the founder's son, is owner and CEO, with his wife, son, daughter and son-in-law in administration, sales, onboarding and quality roles.
• In the same profile the owner says JN White has acquired four companies and will continue to pursue acquisitions and growth.
• JN White's July 3, 2025 post says that under Randy White and his family it has expanded to 120 employees, growing through new products and acquisitions.
• A December 12, 2024 company post names Jason Aymerich president of JN White.
• On September 9, 2026 JN White announced that its NY THRIVE project with Rochester Institute of Technology on screen-printed electronics was approved.
• As of November 17, 2025 JN White says it implemented all 110 NIST SP 800-171 security requirements for its DoD-related operations.
• New York's active corporations dataset lists J. N. White Associates, Inc., first filed 1976-07-08, with Randall M White as chairman.

Practical opening

“In September 2026 JN White announced an approved printed-electronics project with RIT. Founder's son Randy White owns and runs JN White with his family. That suggests an owner investing to grow who will need capital to keep acquiring. We could write to Randy White about growth capital that keeps his team running it.”

Claim boundaryDo not present it as clearing the margin floor: custom user-interface work built to customer drawings can run job-shop margins, and the defense share is not public. Nothing public says the family is selling.

Build-to-print work for OEMs: 120 staff sits above the range where this kind of business most often clears a 15 percent margin

Decision ownerRandy White, Owner and CEO · Named on: https://rbj.net/2025/06/27/jn-white/