Buying the right company, at the right terms.
You have the capital and the conviction to own and run a company. The risk is buying the wrong one, or the right one on the wrong terms. We bring the sourcing, diligence, and structure to get it right.
For search funds and individual acquirers with committed capital, LePrince Group sources the right company, diligences it honestly, and structures the acquisition to hold.
One company. It has to be the right one.
An individual acquirer carries concentration a fund never does. These are the risks we help you manage.
We take a buy-side mandate we believe in and run it with you, with the rigour a single, concentrated bet deserves.
From mandate to a company you can run.
Sourcing, diligence, and structuring for the one acquisition that matters.
Set the mandate
Skills, Sectors, CapitalWe match the search to your skills, capital, and the sectors you can run well.
Source the company
Origination, OutreachOutreach to quality companies that fit, including those not on the market.
Diligence honestly
Commercial, FinancialInstitutional-grade diligence so a first-time owner buys on facts.
Structure and close
Terms, FundingPrice, structure, and funding negotiated so the deal is survivable and fair.
What an advisor changes for an acquirer.
Buying alone, off listed deals, is the most exposed way to make a once-in-a-career acquisition.
Better companies
Access to quality, fit-screened companies beyond the brokered listings everyone sees.
Honest diligence
The risks surfaced before you sign, so concentration does not become a trap.
Fair, survivable terms
Price and structure negotiated so a leveraged, single acquisition holds.
One company. The right one.
We help you buy the company your skills improve, on terms a single, leveraged deal can hold.
The questions a first-time owner should ask.
Concentration and inexperience are the real risks. The structural questions we help answer:
Does it fit what I can run?
The best target for you is one your skills improve. We screen for fit, not just financials.
How much owner dependence is there?
A company that runs on the departing owner is a risk. We assess how transferable the business really is.
Is the price survivable with leverage?
Structure and debt have to leave room to operate. We model the deal as a company you must run, not just buy.
What does the transition look like?
A clean handover protects the value. We build it into the terms.
If a company is the wrong buy, we will tell you. Walking away from the wrong deal is part of the value.
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 acquirers ask us.
Do you work with search funds?
Yes. We work with search funds and individual acquirers who have committed capital and the conviction to own and run a company.
Can you help me find an off-market company?
Yes. We source quality companies that fit your skills and capital, including those not publicly listed for sale.
How do you reduce first-time-buyer risk?
Institutional-grade diligence that tests the numbers and the risks before you sign, and structuring that keeps a leveraged deal survivable.
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 the completed acquisition rather than billed hourly.
Where to go next.
Ready to buy the right company?
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