I've spent the last couple years searching for a business to buy and doing advisory work on the side — helping owners think through growth and exits.
I've enjoyed the advisory side more than expected and I'm now actively exploring whether acquiring an existing practice makes more sense than continuing the search.
Curious if anyone here has thought about transitioning out, or knows someone who has. A few things on my mind:
- How do these typically get structured? Earn-out tied to deal flow, royalty on closed transactions, straight asset purchase? Probably not a clean SBA deal but curious what's actually been done
- What makes a practice transferable vs. not? is it the brand, the pipeline, the relationships?
Would love to hear perspectives and ideas on how to approach this.