For owners · Your role after
Stay, ease out, or hand over the keys.
Your call, set in writing before close, so buyer and seller never imagine different jobs for you.
Three ways it goes
Your call, written down before close.
1
Stay and lead
You keep running it, with a stake in what comes next. We set the reporting rhythm together and stay out of the day-to-day.
Usually with a majority sale and a retained stake. Founder-led platforms →
2
A defined handoff
An agreed period — often six to eighteen months — with your authority and your time written down, then you go.
The useful questions are what you'd actually want to do during it, and what you'd rather not.
3
Leave at close
The wire, a handoff of the keys, and your seasons back.
You don't need a successor lined up; we find the right person with you, and we'd rather start that before close than after.
What it pays.
A role after close is a job with a salary and a written scope, separate from the price of the business. It isn't a way to move purchase price into wages, and it isn't a way to keep you working for free. What it pays, for how long, and what it asks of you are in the LOI.
Thinking about which one is yours?
Tell us where you'd want to land after close. It reaches the person who decides, and you'll hear back either way.
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What to expect
Then, if it might fit:
- A short call with the person who decides
- A written offer after basic financials, not a range
- A timeline set before you commit, and a call from us if it moves
- No contact with your people or customers without your say-so