Elevate Operating Companies

Here at Elevate, we buy businesses from owners looking to retire, to take some money off the table, or to start their next chapter. We work collaboratively to design the right transition – while ensuring the legacy they've built is preserved. We aren’t backed by traditional private equity or investors looking to cut budgets, replace talent, and flip the business in 7-10 years. We also aren’t “flash in the pan” venture investors looking for growth at any cost. Instead, we are backed by patient, private capital. We are long-term holders and operators of solid, profitable businesses that deliver the critical goods and services necessary for a healthy society. *Elevate for Owners* If you have built, led, or inherited a business and are looking to exit, we can partner with you to structure a transaction that meets your needs. Our long-term time horizon enables us to think creatively around tax efficient structures and to approach growth in thoughtful ways that won't disrupt business operations or adversely impact employees or customers. Like you, we consider ourselves business owners rather than purely investors. We understand the grit and hard work that goes into building a business, because we’ve done it ourselves and we partner closely with sellers to craft the solution that fits their needs. *Elevate for Investors* At Elevate, we work exclusively with generationally minded, patient, family capital. We have extensive experience working with preeminent family offices around the globe and are careful to select only partners that are values and timeline aligned. If you are more focused on multiples rather than IRRs, on compound growth and cash flows rather than taxable exits, and on elevating the communities that family and founder led businesses operate in – we may be a fit for you.