A Family of Companies Investing in Family-Held Companies
A Family of Companies
Investing in Family-Held Companies
A Family of Companies Investing in Family-Held Companies
A Family of Companies
Investing in Family-Held Companies
The Latest
Resources
The Messy Marketplace Podcast
An annotated audiobook, expanding on transaction nuance through discussion
Instant Appraisal Tool
Access the open source tool to assess a value range for a company
The Messy Marketplace
A reference book for potential sellers on how transactions actually close
The Middle Ground
An open legal resource on negotiating Purchase Agreements for deal professionals
WRITINGS
Introducing
The Messy Marketplace Podcast
The story behind the audiobook-podcast
Investors and Operators
Lessons I’ve Learned From Both Worlds
Looking For Love
Spring 2019 Update
Introducing Instant Appraisal
The story behind our open source resource for business owners and deal pros alike
Serving the Six-Sided Teeter Totter
2018 Annual Letter
Ways to Connect
Intermediary Introduction
Represent deals? Please introduce yourself.
Owner Introduction
Own and/or operate a business we should know? Please introduce yourself.
The Orbit
Career opportunities and events for people passionate about small private businesses
Scout Network
Deal referral network for professionals who know great businesses
Seller Resources
we invest with no intention of selling
Seller Resources
we invest with no intention of selling
For Business Owners
(And Their Advisors)
Evaluate Potential Investment
If your company earns between $2.5 million and $14 million in net annual owner earnings and you are considering recapitalization, strategic partnership, or planning your transition out of the company, we invite you to evaluate whether adventur.es may be the right investor for your firm.
Learn About
Selling
For most owners, selling a business is a once-in-a-lifetime event. Our objective is to demystify what some peers try to present as a complicated process. It’s nuanced and hard to sell a company, but it isn’t rocket science. The resources below should be helpful to you whether you choose to sell to us or anyone else.
Get to Know
adventur.es
Our Midwest-based firm invests with no intention of selling in family-built companies with durable value propositions, strong leadership, and ambition for the future. Our operating philosophy is oriented around long-term sustainability and success, not short-term scale. In the private equity world, we’re weird — and content with it.
Operator Resources
we recognize the adventure is in
doing hard work alongside great people
Operator Resources
we recognize the adventure is in
doing hard work alongside great people
For Those IN the trenches
(Us Included)
The Weekly
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