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I created Kinship after building rapport with family owners to help them successfully transition their legacies across 15 acquisitions in my corporate career.
Now I want to apply my experience as an owner-operator.
Over a decade, I’ve built a foundation to become an owner-operator: six years executing 15 M&A transactions from first conversation through closing and integration ($1B+ in retail, tech, services), plus four years in operational roles spanning business development, product development and pricing strategy. I’ve built rapport with family owners to negotiate complex deals and drive successful ownership transitions. Now I want to apply my experience as an owner-operator.
Your objectives drive the deal structure.
Whether you’re focused on legacy, tax efficiency, employee security, or family matters, I’ve navigated these conversations with sellers before. I know that the best deals happen when the seller’s priorities are genuinely understood and addressed.
I’ve closed 15 acquisitions—I know how to get deals done.
My financing partners are aligned before I make an offer, my due diligence process is thorough but bounded, and I don’t re-trade agreed terms. When family business owners choose to work with me, they’re choosing certainty.
I’m committed to operating the business as CEO after closing.
Whether you want to exit shortly after closing or stay on for a period of time to ensure continuity, we’ll design the transition around what gives you confidence.
I’m excited to acquire an exceptional business in the continental United States, with a preference for the Southeast.
Established businesses with proven market fit, sustainable operations, and the infrastructure to support growth during and after ownership transition.
Consistent profitability demonstrates sound fundamentals, effective management, and operations that aren’t dependent on extraordinary circumstances.
A distributed customer base reduces risk and signals strong market positioning, repeatable processes, and transferable value beyond personal relationships.
Industries with stable or growing fundamentals where the business isn’t fighting structural headwinds. Essential services, proven demand patterns, and demographic tailwinds preferred.
The acquisition process can take 3-6 months from initial discussions through closing. Together, we’ll work together through the information review, site visit, Letter of Intent, and confirmatory due diligence together—with clear communication at every step to structure a transition that achieves your objectives and ensures your business is in good hands.
Our initial conversations are confidential and low-pressure—no commitments. We'll discuss business, your motivations, objectives, and valuation expectations when considering a transition. I'll share my background, answer your questions, and explain how I approach ownership transitions. This is mutual discovery: you're evaluating me as much as I'm learning about you and your business.
If there's mutual interest in moving forward, you'll confidentially share some financial, operational, and customer information; I'll review this information to understand your business model, assess valuation, and prepare thoughtful questions that will support a potential Letter of Intent (LOI) for the purchase of your business.
If mutual interest continues, we'll meet at your location to see the operations and potentially meet some of your team to understand what makes your business successful. This is your opportunity to assess whether I'm someone you'd trust with what you've built, and my chance to ask questions that will support a formal Letter of Intent.
Once we're aligned on valuation and fit, I'll submit a Letter of Intent outlining purchase price, deal structure, and key terms. The LOI includes a short exclusivity period (typically 60-90 days) for completing due diligence and finalizing transaction details. The terms in the LOI represent our agreement—we won't deviate from them unless due diligence reveals material information that significantly changes the assumptions used to structure the deal.
Due diligence is used to validate the information you've provided—including a quality of earnings review, contracts, legal matters, operations, and key relationships. I conduct an efficient, organized process (typically 60-90 days) to minimize disruption to your business. Simultaneously, our attorneys draft the purchase agreement that formalizes the terms we agreed to in the LOI.
At closing, we finalize documents, transfer ownership, and fund the transaction. You receive your proceeds, and we begin our transition. I step in as CEO, and you move forward knowing your business is in good hands.
4-6 weeks
12 weeks (90 days)