Preserving Legacy While Building the Next Chapter
DELMA Holdings was formed to acquire and steward durable businesses built on strong fundamentals, loyal customers, and committed employees.
Our mission is simple: preserve what works, strengthen what matters, and position the company for sustainable, long-term success.
We are not a financial buyer seeking a quick exit. We are a long-term owner focused on continuity, disciplined growth, and responsible capital allocation.
Our Story: Preserving Small Business Legacies
DELMA Holdings, LLC was founded on the principle that a lifetime of work deserves a sophisticated transition. We operate at the intersection of small business grit and corporate excellence, providing owners with a discrete, high-standard exit strategy. Our mission is to honor the culture you built while professionalizing operations for future generations.
Respect for Legacy
We understand that many small businesses represent decades of hard work and personal sacrifice. Our goal is to honor that legacy—not erase it.
Thoughtful Modernization
We invest selectively in systems, data visibility, and process improvement—modernizing where it strengthens the foundation, not where it creates unnecessary risk .
Financial Clarity & Discipline
With over 70 years of combined experience in strategy, sales, operations, and financial governance, we bring structured performance management, clear metrics, and disciplined capital allocation.
Empower Existing Leadership
We seek businesses with capable management in place and intend to retain and empower them. We believe in allowing the experts to lead the way.
Continuity First
We prioritize preserving what the seller has built—employee culture, customer relationships, and operational discipline. Growth should never introduce fragility.
Vision & Philosophy
Our vision is to build a portfolio of enduring businesses that generate reliable cash flow, create meaningful employment, and serve their communities with integrity for decades to come.
DELMA Holdings is guided by a long-term hold philosophy. We are not pursuing roll-ups, rapid expansion strategies, or short-term financial engineering. Our focus is stability, stewardship, and steady value creation.
Guided Transition: Our Process
01
Initial Engagement
We start with a confidential call to understand your vision, business health, and long-term goals for the transition.
02
Strategic Review
Our team reviews financials and operations to ensure alignment between your business legacy and our acquisition focus.
03
Letter of Intent
We provide a clear proposal outlining valuation, deal structure, and a transparent roadmap to a successful acquisition.
04
Due Diligence
A deep-dive into business operations. We prioritize sensitivity and speed to ensure minimal disruption during the process.
05
Final Closing
Funding and finalization. We ensure a seamless transfer of ownership that protects your workforce and reputation.
06
Integration
Handover and operational support. We integrate our resources while preserving the culture that built your success.
Our Leadership Team
Delmary Amabile
Founder & Managing Principal
Delmary brings over 18 years of experience leading complex business initiatives with full accountability for financial performance, team leadership, and execution. Over the course of her consulting career, she delivered more than 50 projects, managing budgets, profitability targets, client relationships, and teams of up to 20 professionals while overseeing more than 100 team members over time.
Her work focused on strengthening cost structures, improving pricing discipline, enhancing financial visibility, and implementing operational changes that delivered measurable results. She has led the deployment of new business capabilities — including data management, integrated business planning, and pricing — ensuring that improvements moved from strategy into sustained execution.
Throughout her career, she has worked closely with operational and frontline teams to translate strategy into practical, day-to-day processes that improve performance without disrupting what already works.
After nearly two decades advising Fortune 500 companies, Delmary is pursuing long-term small business ownership to apply that same financial rigor, operational discipline, and hands-on leadership in a focused setting.
Ines Salcedo
Investor & Advisory Board - Finance
Inés brings over 29 years of experience in financial leadership, budgeting, auditing, and operational oversight across complex public-sector organizations. As a Certified Public Accountant with executive-level responsibility for enterprise budgeting and resource management, she has overseen large-scale financial planning, contract administration, performance reporting, and internal control frameworks.
Throughout her career, Inés has led programming, planning, budgeting, and execution processes, modernized financial reporting systems, and strengthened governance structures to improve transparency, accountability, and strategic resource allocation. Her background includes audit and inspector general experience, providing deep expertise in compliance, risk management, and financial integrity.
As Finance Advisor to DELMA Holdings, she provides guidance on capital allocation, financial controls, budgeting discipline, and long-term financial stewardship. She brings a rigorous, measured approach to financial oversight, ensuring that growth initiatives are supported by strong internal controls and sustainable cash flow management.
In addition to her professional career, she is deeply engaged in community service giving support to a local foodbank and organizing efforts to help underserved children and the homeless.
Doel Salcedo
Investor & Advisory Board - Operations
Doel brings over 35 years of experience in sales and operations leadership across highly regulated and relationship-driven industries. Throughout his career, he has led business development initiatives, negotiated complex contracts, and managed corporate accounts at the executive level, consistently driving revenue growth while strengthening client retention and long-term partnerships.
He has extensive experience building and leading high-performing teams, developing consultative sales strategies, and aligning operational execution with commercial objectives. His background spans healthcare services, healthcare IT, long-term care, and institutional sales environments where disciplined processes, regulatory awareness, and trust-based relationships are critical to success.
As an advisor to DELMA Holdings, Doel provides guidance on revenue strategy, pricing discipline, customer acquisition, and operational scalability. He brings a practical, field-tested perspective to growth initiatives, with an emphasis on measurable results and sustainable performance.
In addition to his professional career, he actively volunteers with veteran-led and nonprofit organizations, reflecting his commitment to service, mentorship, and community leadership.
Secure the Future of Your Small Business
Whether you're planning your retirement or looking for the right partner to take your company to the next level, DELMA Holdings, LLC provides the credibility and acquisition expertise you need. Reach out today for a confidential, no-obligation discussion about your transition goals.
Long-Term Ownership. Thoughtful Stewardship. Enduring Businesses.