The hard facts are less than 30% of businesses that want to sell do.
We want you to have the exit of your choice having worked tirelessly for decades, sacrificing time and risking a lot. There comes a time when you’re thinking, ‘what’s next?’ Maybe you have some tread left on your cleats; maybe you’d like to take some chips off the table, enjoy what you’ve produced and fully embrace your next chapter.
Most business owners, like yourself, who want to sell their business won’t be able to do so*. Take disability, death, divorce and disputes off the table and you find that business owners aren’t prepared to sell. Today’s buyer – be it an investor, a strategic buyer or private equity – is laser focused on achieving synergies with acquisition targets like yours. Our approach is to secure the base removing operational pain points so you as the seller have the most attractive opportunity in market.
We’re not investment bankers and we’re not brokers. We prefer to work between $10MM – $150MM revenues with an EBITDA floor of $1MM up to $20MM. We will entertain special situations outside those parameters occasionally. Whatever you decide, we come alongside you with an unrelenting focus on strategy, operational execution, customer ecosystem and financial capability development. We help you grow smart and to sell smart!
We confidentially create focused demand possible through our access to the universe of buyers looking for a business like yours. There’s only one business like yours! Working with JSP is working with the Senior Executives – a team dedicated to personalizing your business case during each stage of our proven 4-step methodology.
JSP represents business owners and their families in the sale of their businesses. Many of our clients are 55+, maybe nearing retirement and looking for a way to secure the wealth from their business they’ve built up over decades of sweat equity. Many of our clients lead manufacturing, distribution, industrial, business or consumer services with revenues between $5 – 50 million.
Most of our clients have never sold a business – we have. We bring our Fortune 500 experiences, our own entrepreneurial experiences and M&A experiences to bear for business owners professional advice not normally accessible to small business owners. This is your journey and we’re here to align your path with your goals and objectives to the universe of buyers in the market. Selling your business is incredibly important to you and your family. Our commitment to you is to ensure each step helps you achieve those goals.
To craft an effective business sale strategy, we must be crystal clear and aligned with you to ensure the best possible outcome for you. Our comprehensive sell-side playbook ensures every aspect of the process is well executed. Keep in mind, selling price is not equal to businesses value. Together, we prepare and position your business most favorably for the market attracting the right buyer at the right time.
Time is your greatest currency and selling ‘your baby’ is likely the largest transaction you will take on. We provide proven Build-to-Exit services for companies aspiring to achieve a substantial sale now or in the future. We collaborate with our clients to personalize and co-create a successful growth roadmap, designed to facilitate an exit within your timeframe. With over 25 years of successful delivery in buy-and-build strategies, combining long-term relationships with capital providers uniquely positions us to support your success story.
We provide M&A advisory services to strategics, private equity firms, and family offices seeking investments supporting acquisition mandates. Our extensive transactional, industry, and valuation expertise delivers a proven process tailored to your objectives. Utilizing our proprietary data asset tool, we accelerate the process to LOI minimizing due diligence time and resources saving you capital. We’ve built our reputation navigating transaction negotiations with certainty to close culminating in a well-defined integration implementation. Download our Deal Origination Services here.
Simply get in touch today and we will guide you through the process.
Our initial conversation is complimentary, confidential and we’re not going to sell you anything. You need an impartial sounding board regardless whether you invite us to help you or not. We will listen intently, give you an honest answer of what your business may be worth, why we believe that, what you can expect from a sales process to achieve your goals and objectives.
Your first step is to simply ask us. Thank you for considering JScott Partners.
"I was pretty sure we were in good position to sell. After several conversations with Scott, we made a couple adjustments which realized several hundred thousand dollar uplift."
Owner-Operator, Specialty Distribution