Independent Buyer
Sell your business, preserve and protect your people.
We are a people-first alternative to Private Equity.
We acquire one private business to own and operate day-to-day.
We offer owners fair market value for their life’s work.
What makes us unique
We invest in your people.
We offer employee ownership and career advancement opportunities.
Our approach is preservation, doubling down on what already works. We don’t do quick flips.
We are 100% dedicated to you.
We run your company day-to-day and industry CEOs join the board.
Our horizon is 5-10+ years to incentivize thoughtful, sustainable growth.
We know how to grow businesses.
As a 3x business builder, we offer your existing leadership team a unique perspective on customer-focused growth and implementing systems to scale.
We understand cash flow from leading finance during a critical $3B growth period prior to IPO.
Benefits to employees
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Growth creates jobs, and we value your team’s expertise. We celebrate internal promotions to preserve your unique right to win and the company’s culture.
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We offer employee ownership to motivate the team to win together.
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We step in as CEO, giving your team consistent, day-to-day leadership with a clear strategy from Day 1. There are no quick flips. It doesn’t work.
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We invest in technology to make adding customers seamless and to keep them exceptionally happy. We learned this firsthand from our experience growing $1 to $10 billion in 5 years before starting Next Haven Group.
Learn about our why.
“Our patient capital allows for organic growth, preserving what makes the business unique while taking care of employees.”
“More time with family or warmer weather, we work together on your transition.”
We build to preserve, not change to flip.
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Private Equity |
Competitor |
| Business Goals |
Sustainable growth | Short-term profits | Consolidation and standardization |
Who you'll work with |
Christine and exited CEOs | Investors who are financial engineers | Varies |
| Buyer commitment |
100% focused on your business | One of many investments | One of many divisions or geographies |
Employees' future |
Treated respectfully and critical | Subject to cost-cutting | Often redundant, subject to cost-cutting |
| Time horizon |
10+ years | Short-term (3-5 years) | Varies |