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Sell once, or take multiple equity events?
Going alone means one sale, one payout, at whatever the market gives you that year. Partnering means cash at close, equity events along the way, and a stake in something larger. Set the sliders to your business and compare both paths.
Go alone
$16.4M
One sale in year 10 at 5.5×. Nothing before it.
Stronger together
$19.8M
$2.1M at close, 3 equity events, plus the stake you still hold.
Difference
+$3.4M
1.21× the go-alone outcome.
Illustrative only — not a projection, offer, or guarantee of return. The uplift is your assumption: set it to zero and both paths grow at exactly the rate you entered, so the difference shown comes from deal structure alone — a standalone business modeled at 5.5× versus expansion toward 9× inside the platform, with recapitalizations every 3 years. Real terms depend on diligence, and multiples move with the market.
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