Owner buy out

You have built a valuable company, and most of your wealth is locked inside it. An owner buy-out lets you take a substantial part of that value out in cash, while staying in charge of the business and holding a meaningful stake in what it becomes next.

What's in it for you?

Liquidity without leaving: You convert a large part of your shareholding into cash now. Your wealth stops being a single undiversified bet - which, in our experience, makes owners bolder about the growth decisions in front of them.

A partner in the business, not on the board: We work alongside your team on what actually decides the next phase: management, structure, processes and technology. We have taken businesses from 20 to 250 employees doing exactly this.

Acquisitions you could not do alone: Buying a complementary business takes capital, deal experience and bandwidth an owner-managed company rarely has spare. We bring all three, having led more than 30 M&A transactions.

Reinvestment in the community: You can co-invest alongside Pillar in its other deals, so the proceeds go back to work in attractive businesses rather than sitting in cash.

What it looks like

  • Current situation

    Most of your wealth sits in shares of one company. That concentration is uncomfortable, and it quietly makes you more cautious about the very growth the business needs.

  • Transaction

    Pillar structures a leveraged buy-out. You take significant cash off the table, stay in charge, and keep a meaningful shareholding. We come on board as an active partner.

  • Post transaction

    We grow the company together, organically and through acquisitions. The aim is simple: the stake you keep ends up worth more than the one you sold

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