we invest with no intention of selling
adventur.es is now Permanent Equity
WRITINGS
What To Expect If Permanent Equity Buys Your Business
Putting the “Permanent” in PE
About Our Name and Approach
Table Stakes
Unblock Your Business
New Fund, New Partners, Same Old Strategy
2019 Annual Letter
Introducing The Messy Marketplace Podcast
The story behind the audiobook-podcast
RESOURCES
The Messy Marketplace Podcast
An annotated audiobook and podcast series on deal-making and operating small businesses
Instant Appraisal Tool
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
CONNECT
Share An Opportunity
Know a business we should know? Please introduce yourself.
Intermediary Introduction
Represent deals? Please introduce yourself.
The Orbit
Career opportunities and events for people passionate about small private businesses
Scout Network
Deal referral network for those who know great businesses
deals can close without debt
For Business Owners
(and their advisors)
EVALUATE INVESTMENT
If a company earns between $2.5 million and $15 million in net annual owner earnings and the owner(s) is considering recapitalization, strategic partnership, or planning a transition out of the company, evaluate whether Permanent Equity may be the right investor.
LEARN ABOUT SELLING
For most owners, selling a business is a once-in-a-lifetime event. Our objective is to demystify what some 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 no matter if or to whom you choose to sell.
GET TO KNOW US
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.
do what you love in a place you enjoy with people you admire
For Those IN the trenches
(us included)
THE WEEKLY
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THE ORBIT
The Orbit is our version of a talent network. For those interested in career opportunities in small businesses now or in the future, or interested in connecting others with opportunities, please join.
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