Operators on your side of the table
ClearSky Equity Advisors helps founder-led companies sell for full value and helps investors build platforms. We run the process the way people who have operated these companies would run it.
AQUISITIONS
More than 50 acquisitions our partners have been part of
50+
TRANSACTIONS
The range of transaction enterprise value ensures a quality transaction
$2M - $150M
EBITDA
The EBITDA range for the businesses we represent
$1M - $15M
Built by people who have run the business, not just sold it
With over four decades of combined experience, we specialize in helping business owners exit successfully. ClearSky's tailored approach ensures expert guidance and a smooth process aligned with your goals.
TWO PRACTICES, ONE STANDARD
For owners of businesses with $1M to $15M in EBITDA. We handle preparation, positioning, buyer outreach, negotiation, and closing, so you can keep running the company.
An operator-led buy-side service for family offices and small-to-midsize PE firms. We take you from investment thesis to platform acquisition and stay on for the add-ons that follow.
SELL SIDE ADVISORY
CLEARSKY PLATFORM PARTNERS
CLEARSKY EQUITY ADVISORS
SALE OF THE BUSINESS
A full, confidential sale process: valuation, marketing materials, targeted outreach to strategic and financial buyers, negotiating LOIs, and managing diligence through close.
Your exit is one of the biggest financial events of your life. Run it with care.
Most owners sell a business once. Our partners have been through more than fifty transactions from both sides of the table. We use that experience to find the right buyer, set the right terms, and protect the value you've built.
EXIT READINESS
For owners one to three years from a sale. We find what could lower your multiple, like owner dependence, customer concentration, or messy financials, and help you fix it before buyers see it.
Who we typically serve
- Founder- and family-owned companies
- $1M–$15M in EBITDA
- Home services, business services, restoration, IT, engineering, and manufacturing
BUSINESS VALUATION
A market-based view of what your business is worth today, how buyers are likely to see it, and which levers matter most.
QUALITY OF EARNINGS PREP
We get your financials ready for buyer scrutiny. That means normalized EBITDA, supportable add-backs, and a clean data room, so diligence doesn't cost you value late in the deal.
The Concierge Selling Process
From thesis to exit, with operators in the room.
Small-to-midsize PE firms
You want direct ownership but lack the operating-partner capacity to source and oversee several platforms at once.
Family Offices
Many investors have the capital to buy a platform, but not the operating bench to build one. Platform Partners pairs you with an advisor who has been a CEO and CFO of PE-backed companies. That advisor stays with you from the first industry screen through the add-ons that follow.
You have committed capital and a thesis, but your team is stretched too thin to run a smaller platform the way it deserves.
CLEARSKY EQUITY PARTNERS
Engagement details, including structure and terms, are shared under NDA.
Clear lines between the buy side and the sell side.
- Strategic guidance focused on unlocking full value and finding qualified buyers.
- Industry separation. We don't accept a buy-side engagement in an industry where we have an active sell-side engagement.
- Written pass rule. A buy-side target goes to our sell-side group only after the buy-side client passes on it in writing.
Sectors Where Our Partners
have Led Companies
We build lasting relationships prioritizing your trust, confidentiality, and success.
Contact Us
Telephone: 404-547-9996
E-mail: Contact@clearskyea.com