Business acquisitions, built for owners.
Today
A fair price, a less risky spread of your wealth, and the freedom to keep running your business your way.
Tomorrow
You choose when to step back, you share in the upside, and your business has a secure future.
For owners of South African businesses, big or small.
If you own a business and can’t answer “what comes next?”, or you want a partner to share your risk, speak to us.
We built a deal for owners who want fair value for what they’ve built, control over how it happens, and a secure future for their business.
You’ve built a wonderful business. We’ll buy half now, and the other half whenever you’re ready.
In the meantime you keep running it as you do, with no interference from us. We agree only that the business is run professionally, and how its free cash flow is used.
Our pricing is simple and open. We pay five times the free cash flow we expect the business to make in a year — a 20% yield. Fair for you, and fair for our investors.
When you’re ready to sell the other half — and that can be on day one — we find the management team to take your place, and what you receive for the second half is tied directly to how well the business does during the handover.
After the handover, your business is run by a talented new generation who can take it forward and make sure your legacy continues.
Is your business a fit?
We look for wonderful businesses, of any size. The stranger, the more niche, the more boring, the better. Whether yours is a fit comes down to three things.
- 01
Could we make decisions together on a handshake?
We are deal professionals, and the legal side of every deal is done with excellence. But the best check we can make is on the person we buy from. Is there trust, admiration and respect between us? If yes, then yes.
- 02
Does your business have a moat?
We look for businesses so good at what they do that a competitor could undercut them on price and they still would not lose customers. If yes, then yes.
- 03
Is your business resilient?
It works in an industry that faces no threat to its existence, and it can weather the storm of an economic downturn.
Our process
Five steps, at your pace.
We’re building business acquisition from the ground up: a deal that works for owners, and creates returns and impact for investors.
What the deal looks like:
A fair and open price on day one for half of your business.
Control over when you leave.
You stay the boss of your own company.
The chance to make more money as the business grows.
Knowing your business has the best possible chance to grow and thrive after you’ve gone.
Owners are right to worry about what happens to their business after them.
- Does selling mean I lose the freedom to run it as I know best?
No. You keep running it day to day, with no interference from us.
- Will I know how much my business is worth?
Yes. We price every business the same way — five times the free cash flow we expect it to make in a year — and show you our working.
- Can I still share in the upside of building a better business?
Yes. You keep half, and what you receive for the second half is tied to how well the business does during the handover.
- Does securing its future mean stepping out entirely?
Not until you choose. You decide when to sell the other half, on day one or years from now.
A conversation with us comes with no obligation.
Even if you’re not looking to sell now, it can be useful to hear how we would value your business and where we see its opportunities. And who knows — in a couple of years, Teiken may be the right partner.
What comes after?
Our deal lets you realise some of what you’ve built, keep running and growing the business, share in the upside of that growth, and rest easy knowing your business has the best possible chance of thriving when you step away.
After you, we hire new talent — there is wonderful talent in South Africa — and give the business a new lease of life that can open a new chapter of growth.
A better product, more jobs, a bigger impact on our community.