Why Exit Now?

Over the next decade an estimated 70% of all domestic mid-sized businesses will change hands through a looming retirement wave. An estimated 10,000 baby boomers are retiring every day. With capital gains tax and interest rates rising, now is the perfect time to start a dialogue with us about your plans.   

Why Harwick Partners?

We are operators and partners first. Our investors provide the liquidity to close transactions quickly and the resources required to grow for the long term. They are also entrepreneurs who will serve as board advisors. They identify the next generation of business leaders with executive experience managing teams in a variety of industries to assume full P&L responsibility of your company, if needed.

What Differentiates you?

Our goals are unencumbered by the typical financial and short term pressures that encourage the use of excess debt to fund acquisitions. Harwick Partners takes a long term perspective and does not have any requirements to return capital within a short predetermined time frame. We avoid financing acquisitions with debt so we can support the full liquidity required for the financial health of our portfolio companies. 

We do not have the "red tape" that often limits the flexibility of private equity buyers when structuring transaction terms given their strict requirements to adhere to contractual agreements with their limited partners. We can customize deals to meet the seller's terms and goals for the company after the sale.

Lastly, our advisory boards consist of investment executives with entrepreneurial skills, direct experiences in both small and large companies, and direct involvement versus Private Equity funds that typically retain passive advisors with institutional backgrounds. Our entrepreneurial spirit is a key source of energy, enthusiasm, support, and stability for our businesses as they navigate their unique challenges.

How Much is my Business Worth?

Harwick Partners will first look at your financials and take into account its historical and projected revenues, expenses, growth rates, customer base, employees, and assets. Harwick Partners is fully capable of exceeding the industry range for the right business. Not every business can be valued the same way as their are nuances that may increase or decrease the risk and return of the future enterprise. 

How will you Pay for my Business?

Harwick Partners will typically offer our sellers two deal structures. The first structure will consist of a cash payment at closing. The second structure will offer a higher total valuation and will consist of an up-front cash payment at closing plus future payments based on an agreed upon Earnout formula. This flexible, unique, and creative deal structure that we typically offer allows our selling partners to enjoy a "second bite" that provides them an ability to continue participating in the future growth of the company.

What Industries do you Consider?

We are focused on the Food & Beverage sector with a focus on Markets, Food Packaging, and Food Distribution. We can acquire companies of all sizes in the sector given our team's decades of experience advising, investing, and managing both middle market and large global companies. Our expertise spans the following verticals: 

• Supermarkets, Grocery Stores, Food Retail
• Specialty Packaging including Manufacturing, Warehousing, Distribution
• Beverage Bottling and Canning
• Temporary & Permanent POP Displays and Retail Fixtures
• Food Distribution
• Contract Packaging

How will you Grow my Business?

We operate with unique guidelines and principles to grow profitably based on decades of proven experience with operational improvement initiatives. We plan to run your business and hold it for the long term. We focus on investing our liquidity to grow Revenues, not cutting expenses. Typical areas of investment include our proven business development initiatives, systems & technology, and new hires. 

Strong cultural alignment is a central component of our strategy as we believe a company’s culture ultimately leads to better execution. We will dedicate a significant amount of time harnessing the existing culture of the team, and we will spend the time required to listen, observe, and learn during the first few months of the transition.