Thesis Capital Long term perspective + mountains

Thesis Capital Partners With Exceptional Entrepreneurs to Invest in Family Owned Companies for The Long Term

We buy great businesses.

For nearly a decade, we’ve been partnering with founders to give them exits that protect the team and culture they’ve built and keep their businesses operating long term.

Selling your company can be difficult…

After months of back and forth, you’re usually left with no deal and a bunch of legal fees.
If you are lucky and your sale closes, adding some zeros to your bank account … then you get to watch the new owners destroy the business you worked so hard to build.
We’ve been through terrible sales processes ourselves, so we started Thesis to become the buyer we wish we had.
That means a transparent, deeply researched transaction, designed to keep the company thriving whether you decide to stay or go.

Why sell to Thesis?

Venture Capital

✔ Huge valuation

✖ 6+ month black box process

✖ Sellers locked in for 5+ years

✖ Terms could make your equity worthless

✖ Incentive to take risk to 10–100X returns

✖ No cash to founders, just growth money

Private Equity

✔ Full or partial cash out

✖ 6+ month black box process

✖ Unachievable earnout structure

✖ Terms could make your equity worthless

✖ Intervene and change your culture

✖ Use maximum amount of debt

✖ Typically flip your company in 3–5 years

Thesis

✔ Full or partial cash out

✔ Deal size ranging from $1M-$200M

✔ Transparent process as short as 30 days

✔ We’re flexible if sellers want to stay or go

✔ No changes to culture

✔ Simple deals focused on cash generation

✔ Hold companies longterm

Our process is transparent, friendly, and simple

✔ Simple diligence process focused on what matters

✔ No handcuffs — founders can stay or go

✔ A quick yes or no

✔ No jerks

We like to buy businesses that have:

A unique advantage

Business model, strong microeconomics

High margins

Healthy and maintainable

A simple business model

You can explain it to your kids

A high-quality team

A great team with a winning culture

Ethical Operations

No figuratively leaky faucets

Healthy Profit

From $500K to $25MM

Successful operations

Three plus years

Companies we buy usually fit into a few buckets:

Growing and Profitable

You’ve built your business with real customers and revenue. It’s profitable ($500k-$25MM), but you’re thinking about handing the reins to someone else or partnering for the next phase of growth and you need a partner that has gone on the growth journey before to help you along the path.

Co-Founder/ Employee Buyout

You’ve built a good business with a great team and some generated some profit, but maybe some of your partners need an exit, and you need to re-tool for the next phase of growth while completing a transaction that doesn’t overburden the company in its next phase of life.

Retirement

You’ve been successfully running your business for a long time and now it is time to get ready for the next phase of life. You need a reputable partner with the team with the experience and capabilities to guide the business into the next decade with continued success for your employees and customers.

If you’re not sure your business is a fit, contact us anyway. We’ll let you know quickly.

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When You Are Ready To Sell Your Business This Is Our Commitment To You

Frank & Fair Dealings

Being transparent and honest throughout the acquisition process. This means providing the seller with all the information they need to make an informed decision, and not hiding any relevant information.

Stewardship

Acting in the best interests of all stakeholders. This means considering the needs of all stakeholders, including employees, customers, suppliers, and investors.

The ability to create long-term value for the business ensures that the acquisition is successful in the long run.

Move Fast

The ability to close the deal quickly can give you a competitive advantage and allow you to take advantage of market opportunities.

We have closed transactions in as few as 30 days.