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Echo Point Capital

We provide capital and expertise to grow exceptional businesses, helping owners start their next chapter while securing the future for their companies and their team.

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Introduction

Who We Are

We are a small passionate team of entrepreneurs and builders focused on getting deals done and helping companies realize their next stage of growth.

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Our Mission

Lead Exceptional Small Businesses Through Their Next
Stage Of Growth

Founders First

We want to help founders and owners achieve their personal financial, professional and lifestyle goals. We prioritize our relationship with you throughout the process, offer reasonable prices and use flexible deal structures to meet everyone's goals.

Foster Growth

We build on strong foundations already in place by tapping our networks, leveraging technology where appropriate and deploying the knowledge we've gained from working with dozens of companies over the past two decades.

Honesty & Integrity

We're straightforward, fair and flexible. We believe the best outcomes are achieved by treating people well - employees, customers, vendors and the owners we partner with on a transition.

Hard work, late nights and tough decisions allowed you to build something amazing.

Enjoy the next chapter of life knowing that we'll protect your legacy.

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Selling your
Business 

  

OUR CRITERIA

What We Look For

A great business

  • Customers who are repeat buyers and employees that never want to leave
  • A culture that we are excited to be a part of. Culture is the foundation of the business and something we want to continue to foster
  • Products or services with a clear competitive advantage

An opportunity to add value

  • A business with untapped opportunities for growth that would benefit from our experience in marketing, product development or process optimization
  • Businesses in industries we know well: Differentiated B2B tech-enabled product or service businesses,  mission-critical component manufacturers and healthcare

A history of profitability

  • Stable/growing EBITDA of $2-10M
  • At least 3 consecutive years of profitability and 15%+  EBITDA margins

An owner that's looking for a change

  • A founder looking to sell a majority stake in the business and partner with us to achieve the next stage of growth or
  • An owner that is ready to exit the business and wants to sell to someone that will protect their legacy

Our Process

PARTNERS

Luther Gatewood

Dachshund dad, Oklahoma native, and tinned fish connoisseur. Enjoys sci-fi novels almost as much as closing deals.

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PARTNERS

Derick Stace-Naughton

Father, husband, two-time trivia night champion. Bruce Springsteen enthusiast. Put on this earth to find and grow great companies.

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About Us

  • We have led teams, founded and grown businesses
    and have a network of experts and advisors to support the growth of the business.
  • We bring energy and experience but we know that
    we don't know everything. We respect the complexities
    of small businesses and value the team you
    have assembled.
  • We're in this for the long term. We're focused on
    sustainable, long term growth, which means that we're
    not looking for a  to slash costs or overburden the
    business with debt.
  • We're easy to work with: we can move fast, conduct
    fair and transparent negotiations and work toward
    outcomes that leave everyone feeling good about the
    process and what comes next.
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MANAGING PARTNER

Matt Meyers

Minnesota native with Midwestern values, athlete, avid reader and outdoor enthusiast. Enjoys a day on the water almost as much as growing businesses.

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OUR PROCESS

Introducing ourselves - 30 minutes

  • Initial call to get to know each other, learn more about your business and see if there is a mutual fit (30 minutes)

NDA and Initial Valuation - 48 hours

  • Sign confidentiality agreement
  • Review basic financial information
  • Discuss preliminary valuation and potential structure

Exploring the opportunity together & Letter of Intent (LOI) - 2-3 weeks

  • We will use the next few weeks to work with you to build a growth and transition plan that meets your personal and financial goals and sets the company on a path for continued growth
  • We will also use this time to get to know each other and discuss joint objectives to ensure alignment. We're not a private equity firm that has to do things a certain way.  If you want to retain a steady income stream through a seller note or continue to participate in the upside of the business by retaining some equity, we're flexible.
  • This stage will culminate in the delivery of a Letter of Intent (LOI) where we align on the price and terms of our deal

Due Diligence & Preparing to transition 60-90 days

  • We will go to work on due diligence, verifying business details and financials through a Quality of Earnings (QoE).
  • This is an important time to plan a smooth handoff to ensure a bright future
  • Once we've completed confirmatory diligence and finalized the transaction agreement, we will deliver a final purchase agreement

Close Deal and Transition to Echo Point

  • Sign the final purchase agreement, wire funds to your account and celebrate together!
  • Transition day-to-day leadership responsibilities
  • Echo Point will work with your employees to continue growing the business you've built

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Let’s Connect

Thinking of selling or know someone we should meet?  

Send us a message (matt@echopointcapital.com) or give us a ring at 612-758-0450, and we’d be delighted to speak with you.