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What SugarTime Does: Capital Raising and M&A in Miami

SugarTime is a capital raising and M&A advisory firm in Miami. We work with founders at the moments that define a company. The moment you raise capital to grow. The moment you merge with another business. The moment you buy one. Below is a plain explanation of what we do and how we do it.

Who we are

The firm was founded by David Sugarman, who spent thirty years on Wall Street at firms including Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch. The idea behind SugarTime is to take the rigor of the biggest firms and remove the distance that usually comes with it. We sit on the founder's side of the table and give direct answers instead of polished ones.

We are based in Miami and we work with founders who have real businesses, genuine growth, and a legitimate reason to act now. If you prefer a partner over a vendor, and a straight answer over comfortable ambiguity, that is exactly how we operate.

RAISE: capital to grow

The first thing many founders come to us for is capital. Not just any capital, and not just any check. The right capital, positioned properly, introduced to the right decision-makers.

Raising money well is about more than finding someone willing to write a check. It is about how your business is framed, who you are put in front of, and whether the terms make sense for where you are headed. A good raise can accelerate everything you are building. A rushed one can cost you control and flexibility you will wish you had kept.

We help founders position the business, get in front of the right people, and work through the process from the first conversation to funded. If you want the detail on how this works, our capital raising in Miami page walks through it.

MERGE: combining two companies

A merger is one of the most complex things a founder will ever do. Two companies, two cultures, two cap tables, and a hundred details that decide whether the combined business is stronger or weaker than the parts.

We help founders navigate that process from the initial conversation all the way through closing. That means understanding what each side actually wants, structuring a deal that holds up, and keeping the process moving without losing sight of the terms that matter most.

If you are thinking about selling your business or combining it with another, our sell your business in Miami page explains how we approach it and what to expect.

ACQUIRE: buying with leverage intact

Sometimes the smartest growth move is not raising money or selling. It is buying. Acquiring another business can add customers, talent, technology, or market position faster than building it yourself.

The risk is that buy-side processes often tilt toward the seller, and founders end up overpaying or taking on problems they did not see. Our job is to keep your leverage intact. That means sourcing the right targets, running real diligence, and negotiating from a position of strength rather than eagerness.

How the process works

We keep the process simple and honest. It moves through four stages.

First call. We talk through where you are, what you want, and whether acting now makes sense. Sometimes the honest answer is to wait, and we will tell you that.

Positioning. We frame the business and the opportunity so the right people understand it clearly.

The room. We get you in front of the decision-makers who matter and manage the conversations that follow.

Funded, merged, or closed. We work the deal through to completion, and we do not disappear at the finish line. Post-close support is part of the job.

What makes us different

The industry has a habit of keeping founders at a distance. Lots of process, lots of polish, not many straight answers. We do the opposite. We treat the relationship as a partnership, we give direct answers even when they are uncomfortable, and we bring the experience of watching thousands of deals to a founder who may be doing this for the first time.

That gap in experience, between the people who do deals every day and the founder doing one for the first time, is where a lot of value gets lost. Closing that gap is the entire point of the firm.

Talk to us

If you are a founder in Miami or beyond weighing a raise, a merger, or an acquisition, and you want a direct conversation about it, book a first call. We will tell you honestly whether the move makes sense and how to do it well.