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             - Peter F. Drucker

Preserve & grow your legacy

Founder Buyout

In an ideal world your business would stay in your family for 385 years, just like Zildjian symbol.  The decision to sell your company is among life's most difficult.  As you review your options please consider the following characteristics, which distinguish Equity Corps among prospective acquirers.

Family Business Heritage  –  We know first hand what it means to put sweat and blood into a company.  Equity Corps' founder, Steve Ely, began his career in his family's business in downtown Washington, DC at age eleven.  Steve and Equity Corps' other team members have dedicated decades of their careers to helping family and closely held businesses grow.  Because we know what it takes to build a company, your business is much more to us than just a P&L statement.  We understand and respect the importance of preserving the culture and legacy you have worked so hard to build.  1.

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Partnerships to Build Exit Value & Upgrade Retirement     If you cannot sell your business for enough today, we can partner with you to build mutual value through a staged acquisition.  We bring the management muscle, capital and relationships necessary to grow your business.  You retain a significant ownership stake while we work together to grow the business pursuant to an exit.

Experienced & Committed Management     Effective management is the master key for success in any business.  Sellers who wish to continue to participate in the upside in their business will want to know that the acquirer can run their company and deliver cash returns.  The quality of the Seller's retirement may depend upon it.  Equity Corps is in the effective management business.  Consequently,  we can not only quickly close any leadership gaps at your company, but we also have a deep management bench from which to draw as we grow your business.

1.Real World Growth Plan + Cash Infusion     We are experienced, conservative operators who understand the resources success requires.  We will work with you to build a Growth Plan for your business that is reality-based.  Then we will fund it.  Consequently, there is a high probability we will actually deliver the returns we forecast; and a good chance we can outperform.

Equity Corps Expertise & Relationships    Equity Corps' team of operating veterans combines Family Business roots with Private Equity discipline and Fortune 100 experience to offer your business just-in-time access to critical management expertise, relationships and capital often unavailable to mid and small-cap companies.  For example,

  • Kevin Deutsch  –  Sales & Revenue Advisor  –  15+ Years Major Account Sales & Channel Management; Relationships with Motorola, HP, Sun, Cisco, and NCR

  • Tom Nagle  –  CMO On-Demand  –  10+ years leading got milk?; 10+ years ad agency experience

Labor Friendly     Because we understand that your people are more than an operating expense to be eliminated, and because, as an industry outsider, we are typically not in a position to consolidate operations across multiple companies, we can often be more labor-friendly than either private equity firms or competitors.

Commitment to Metro DC Community     Equity Corps team members and financial partners are permanent residents of the Washington DC Metro area, and committed members of the local business and philanthropic communities.

4Equity Corps Acquisition Process

4Equity Corps Investment Criteria

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