Direct acquisitions, sourced and vetted to institutional standard.
Direct deals let a family office own quality without fund fees, if the sourcing and diligence are right. We bring proprietary, fit-screened companies and the institutional rigour to acquire them well.
For family offices acquiring directly, LePrince Group sources quality mid-market companies off-market and applies institutional-grade diligence and structuring.
Direct, without the missteps.
Direct acquisition offers control and economics, and exposes a family office to risks a fund would absorb. These are the ones we manage.
We bring a family office the companies and the truth, with the patience a long horizon allows.
Institutional rigour, on your terms.
Sourcing and diligence to fund standard, structured for a family's horizon.
Define the mandate
Sectors, ValuesWe translate your objectives, sectors, and values into a clear acquisition mandate.
Source off-market
Origination, OutreachDiscreet outreach to quality companies that fit, including those not for sale.
Diligence to standard
Commercial, FinancialInstitutional-grade diligence so you commit on facts, not a story.
Structure and close
Terms, HorizonDeal structured for your control, horizon, and risk appetite.
What rigour adds to a direct deal.
The economics of going direct only work if the sourcing and diligence are right.
Off-market quality
Proprietary origination of companies that fit your mandate and values.
Institutional diligence
Fund-grade rigour on what you are buying, before you commit capital.
Patient structuring
Deals shaped for a long horizon and real control, not a fund's exit clock.
Own quality, without the fund fees.
Off-market sourcing and institutional rigour, structured for a long horizon and real control.
Built for a different horizon.
A family office is not a fund. The structural choices that matter are different, and we treat them that way.
Control and governance
How much control you want shapes the deal. We structure ownership and governance to match.
Time horizon
Without an exit clock, value can be built patiently. We factor that into what is worth paying.
Sector fit and values
Direct ownership is personal. We screen for the companies and sectors a family wants to own.
Operating involvement
From passive to hands-on, the right structure depends on how involved the family intends to be.
We turn down mandates we do not believe in. A family office's capital deserves conviction, not volume.
You won't find our deals online. That is the point.
We do not publicise mandates, name clients, or announce transactions. The best outcomes are reached quietly, and confidentiality protects the seller, the process, and the price.
Confidential by default
A sale is the client's business, not our marketing. The market learns only what serves the client.
Selective by mandate
We take a limited number of companies and turn the rest down. Selectivity is the product, not a constraint on it.
Vetted and verified
If we represent a company, it is proven to be one of the best in its category, with a clear opportunity for the right buyer.
Questions family offices ask us.
Do you source off-market companies?
Yes. We originate quality mid-market companies off-market, screened to your mandate, sectors, and values.
Can you bring fund-grade diligence to a direct deal?
Yes. We apply institutional commercial and financial diligence so a family office acquires on facts, not a narrative.
Do you structure for a long horizon?
Yes. Without a fund's exit clock, we structure for control, patience, and the family's risk appetite.
Which sectors do you cover?
Business services and B2B, industrials and essential services, healthcare services, and consumer, in the mid-market.
What are your fees?
Outcome-based pricing, tied to completed acquisitions rather than billed hourly.
Where to go next.
Acquiring directly into the family office?
Every conversation starts with the LePrince Read: our honest, evidence-based view of what a company is worth, whether it would sell, and what would change the number. Confidential, and yours to keep whatever you decide.
We take a limited number of mandates. Request a conversation if:
- The company is in the $10m to $100m+ enterprise value range
- It operates in or adjacent to our four sectors
- You want an honest read, not a flattering one