Business Owners
“Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago”
— Warren Buffett
It takes hard work and time to build a successful business and each owner’s journey is completely unique. We want to hear your story. How you built the business, who and what makes it special, and the steps you would take to safeguard its ongoing success.
Whether you exit the business entirely or not is up to you. We’re happy to partner with owners who want some money off the table while they keep running their passion, but also understand that many owners sell because they want to retire or do something else.
Prioritising your transaction objectives and aligning them with what an investor can offer is key to a successful transaction. Our unique permanent ownership strategy enables us to commit to some outcomes that others cannot. We buy businesses because we want to own them for the long term – like you have.
Secure the future for employees
Your people are your greatest asset. Joining Stonehouse puts them with another long-term owner who cares about them, and we want to keep our best people working with us for as long as possible. We work hard on management succession and development because they are the foundation of all great businesses.
Preserve your legacy
You’ve built a business and a brand to withstand the tests of time. The last thing you want to see is that turned over to a competitor or quickly sold onto another owner. We want to see your success story continue. Post-acquisition we are involved, but we strive to be unobtrusive so that the business can focus on the business. All our subsidiaries remain autonomous and independent.
Privacy and certainty
We prefer our subsidiaries enjoy the limelight for their accomplishments and don’t believe in crowing from the rooftops about our acquisitions. If you want a certain deal that will stay private during and after, well that’s what we want too.
Grow your business
Growing your business can be hard with limited resources and capital. We understand these challenges and can provide you with resources and capital to help take your business to the next level. Our difference, we invest for long-term growth and are patient to see the results.
Achieve your personal and professional goals
It’s your decision whether you want to stay with the business or move onto other passions. We’re totally flexible either way and are focused on what’s best for the business.
