We Buy and Align with
Wonderful businesses
straightforward exits that protect their team
and culture and keep their businesses
operating for the longterm.
Selling your company can be brutal…
After months of negotiation you’re usually left with a bunch of legal fees and no deal.
If you’re really lucky and your deal closes, your bank balance gets a whole lot bigger… then you get to watch the new owners wreck the business you spent your life building.
After going through it way too many times ourselves, AEG strives to become the buyer we wish we could have sold to.
That means fair, fast, and founder friendly deals.
After months of negotiation you’re usually left with a bunch of legal fees and no deal.
If you’re really lucky and your deal closes, your bank balance gets a whole lot bigger… then you get to watch the new owners wreck the business you spent your life building.
After going through it way too many times ourselves, AEG strives to become the buyer we wish we could have sold to.
That means fair, fast, and founder friendly deals.
WHO WE ARE
We like to buy businesses that have:
HIGH MARGINS
Healthy and sustainable
SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS
Of three years or longer
A SIMPLE BUSINESS MODEL
You can explain it to your parents
A HIGH QUALITY TEAM
A great team with a positive culture
HEALTHY PROFIT
From $500K to $30MM
A ETHICAL APPROACH
No sketchy stuff
Why AEG?
Venture Capital
Huge valuation
3–6 month process
Founders committed to 5+ years
Terms could make your equity worthless
Pressure to provide 10–100X returns
No cash to founders, just money to grow
Private Equity
Full or partial cash out
3–6 month process
Founders locked in with earn-out structure
Terms could make your equity worthless
Intervene and change your culture
Typically flip your company in 3–5 years
AEG
Full or partial cash out
Deal size ranging from $1M-$300M
30-day process
Founders can stay or go, we’re flexible
Simple structure with cash upfront
Operate as-is with no culture change
Holds companies for the longterm
- Easy 15-day diligence process focused on what matters
- No golden handcuffs — founders can stay or go
- Straightforward all cash payments
- No in-person meeting
- Easy 15-day diligence process focused on what matters
- No golden handcuffs — founders can stay or go
- Straightforward all cash payments
- No in-person meeting
The companies we buy usually look like this:
Growing and Profitable
You've scaled your business with real customers and revenue. It's profitable ($500k-$50MM), but you're thinking about your next chapter: either handing the reins to someone else, or partnering for the next phase.
Investor Buyout
You've raised some money and built an awesome business with serious revenue and profit, but you can't achieve the scale. Your investors need a soft landing, and you want to sell to someone who will treat you & your company right. WE ARE YOUR SAFE PAIR OF HANDS.