Business Owners

SUSTAIN AND EXTEND YOUR LEGACY

A Different Approach

Many founders have sold their life's work to investment firms and then watched finance professionals reengineer the firm to extract all the value and quickly sell it off, often at the expense of employees and other stakeholders.

A111 takes an entirely different approach. We start with a long-run vision for growing the business and creating value for all stakeholders (employees, customers, and shareholders). The first step we take is to get to know your employees and your customers. These stakeholders offer an abundance of perspective that we use to craft long-term strategies for building a thriving enterprise, one that builds upon your legacy and values.

Succession Partners

Continue the Legacy You Created

A111 connects highly-skilled, values-driven leaders with enterprises seeking to grow while preserving their core values and impact. Our team brings proven leadership experience and expertise across management disciplines, allowing them to quickly understand the key drivers of success in your business and ensure your legacy is both sustained and expanded.

Additionally, our leaders benefit from A111's extensive network of subject matter experts across industries and functions. This access enables us to mitigate risks and make well-informed decisions that create value for shareholders, customers, and employees alike.

Additionally, our leaders benefit from A11's extensive network of subject matter experts across industries and functions. This access enables us to mitigate risks and make well-informed decisions that create value for shareholders, customers, and employees alike.d equity. Every seller has a unique situation and we partner to ensure transitions are a success for all parties.

Common Scenarios

A111 participates in a variety of deal scenarios. Sellers may exit their business entirely, or they may choose to stay involved. We work with three common scenarios.

Sellers Who Exit Entirely

Some sellers want to leave the business entirely, and in some cases, lack a clear succession plan. We can provide an exit to these sellers so they can shift their focus to other priorities.

Retiring/Partial-Exit Sellers

We can partner with sellers who want to be inactive (while retaining some equity) as well as those who want to stay involved in the business as advisors or board members.

Partial-Exit Sellers Who Stay Full-Time

We meet many founders who have created a great business and they are ready for additional support to help them take their business to a new level of success. We start by gaining a clear understanding of the seller’s long-term view for their life as well as their business. This vision is foundational to the development of our partnership.

Our Approach

In all of these scenarios, we prioritize key elements of a seller’s ideal path forward.

New Roles

A111 will work with the seller to define their ideal long-term role in the business (or out of the business), one that matches their activities to their strengths and passions.

Leadership Talent

A111 will provide talent in the form of operators and advisors to support the sustainable growth of the company, removing administrative activities and many other functions from the seller’s plate.

Seller/Founder Liquidity

A111 will enable a significant windfall for the seller.

Long-Term Partnership

A111 will also allow sellers/founders to retain equity and participate in the long-term growth of their company. Our objective is to provide a “second bite of the apple” that is more significant that the first.

Community

We believe in enjoying work and having fun. Our community of operators and advisors brings a breadth and depth of skills and values that enable us to enjoy the ride while we work together to create firms that leave an impact.

Reinvestment Opportunity

As sellers become more involved in our community and experience our approach, we can offer opportunities for them to diversify and invest directly in firms experiencing a similar journey.

Your business is like a family member. We will be wise stewards of your legacy.