Built for founders, by founders.
Achieve the exit you deserve with Samson Partners Group's Exit Value Realization System
Trusted advisors. Proven achievers.
We partner with privately held businesses preparing for sale to private investors, delivering strategic guidance, superior execution and optimal outcomes.
Samson Partners Group is dedicated exclusively to helping founders, owners and management teams of privately held companies achieve superior outcomes in transactions with private investors. With decades of proven experience and billions of dollars in deal value to our credit, we bring deep sector insight, a hands-on process and the market credibility it takes to transform your vision into reality. We're from the arena, not the stands, and no other firm understands the journey you're on better than us. Our passion is to help you achieve the goals you've set for yourself, and it's an honor to stand by you on this journey and guide you to the right outcome. End markets we serve include the legal, blue collar, AEC, environmental, facility services and finance and accounting industries.
$5 billion
value created through our support
150+
deals
completed
200
PE groups we've worked with
20+
industries
served
What is EVRS?
To sell at the highest price and with the most favorable terms, you need to look at things from the buyer’s perspective. We should know. We’ve done it hundreds of times, so we understand exactly what makes buyers jump at an opportunity – and what makes them walk away. Our EVRS shows you how to position your business to make it as appealing as possible and get the most satisfying exit you could hope for.
How to envision selling your company
Just like real estate, there are multiple factors that drive the valuation of a business. EVRS is designed to help you understand which of those factors are worth working on and what degree of investment makes sense for you to realize the exit you want.
We start with three basic questions: Where are you now? Where do you want to go? And what’s the best way to get there? Most owners already have the answers to the first two. It’s the third question that trips them up – and that’s where EVRS comes in.
$250,000 Home Value
What moves your value?
The EVRS Levers.
Foundations → Vision
Roof → Leadership
Kitchen → Operational Excellence
Windows → Financials
Electrical → Revenue
Plumbing → Tech, Data & Marketing
Additions → M&A
$600,000 Home Value
$250,000 Business Value
$2.5 Million Business Value
The 7 Levers of Exit Value Realization
Buyers understand that there are certain factors that make companies great, and there are seven in particular that they'll be looking for. These are common characteristics of businesses that perform well above their peers and that can be counted on to generate real, meaningful returns over the long term.
Evaluating where your company stands in relation to these levels can be a challenge - especially for the first-time seller - but we've created an assessment form that simplifies the process and gives you a clear sense of where you're excelling and where there's work to be done. Click below to download your free assessment form today.
Vision & Strategy
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High Value Companies are...
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Widely known and fully supported
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Driven by a strong, consistent vision
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Emulated by their competition
Operational Excellence
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High Value Companies prioritize...
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Cost efficiency, reallocating spending on higher return opportunities
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Asset efficiency, optimizing their balance sheet and capital expenditures
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Functional excellence, driving superior performance in all areas that matter
M&A
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High Value Companies...
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Pursue and complete acquisitions that are strategic and additive
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Strongly integrate acquisitions, with demonstrated growth post close
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Maintain a pipeline with actionable deal flow that can be taken advantage of post close
Succession, Leadership & People
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High Value Companies...
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Attract, building a great team that will operate well with the next owner
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Develop, investing in succession and strong leadership across essential roles
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Reduce risk, minimizing dependence on key personnel in all critical functions
Quality of Revenue & Growth
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High Value Companies...
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Drive core growth, outgrowing the end market
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Reduce concentration, avoiding reliance on just a handful of clients
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Reduce dependency, driving revenue and growth with a complete sales organization, not just the founder
Quality of Financials
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High Value Companies...
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Generate robust reporting by broad variables based on an investor’s view
Optimize cash across the entire company
Capture historical data and current trends
Tech, Data & Marketing
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High Value Companies...
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Are driven by quantifiable data, not guesswork or tradition
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Thoroughly use tech to their advantage, including ERP, CRM & other enterprise tools
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Build and implement measurable efficiency advantages
Nobody Knows Private Equity Like Us. Use that knowledge to your advantage.
200+
PE firms we've worked with
Getting started...
Get your copy of The Owner's Manual today, and explore our EVRS page to learn more about how to use our Exit Value Realization System. If you'd like to speak with us in person, fill out the form to start a conversation about how we can help you maximize your exit value.
