Acquire
Selling the business you built.
We buy established companies and keep them. No repackaging, no resale timeline, and no plan that depends on stripping out what made the business work.
Philosophy
We are buying to keep.
Most acquirers are, in the end, temporary. A fund buys a company because it intends to sell it again, and that intention shapes every decision in between — what gets cut, what gets deferred, and how the business is dressed up for the next buyer.
We are structured differently. Auguste Ventures is a privately owned holding company investing its own capital, so there is no fund life forcing a sale and no mandate requiring one. When we buy a company, the plan is to still own it in ten years.
For a seller, that changes what the transaction actually means. The question stops being what is the highest number and starts including what happens to the thing I spent years building. We think both questions deserve a straight answer, and we would rather have that conversation early than discover a mismatch at the end of a process.
We also try to be direct about fit. If a business is not right for us, we will say so quickly and tell you why, rather than leaving an enquiry unanswered.
What we look for
The characteristics that matter to us.
These are guidelines rather than filters. If your business meets most of them, it is worth a conversation — and if you are not sure, send it anyway.
Established and operating
A real trading history with real customers. We are buying a business that already works, not a plan for one.
Profitable, or clearly close
The company should fund itself, or be near enough that the path is obvious and does not depend on outside capital.
A team that can run it
We are looking for businesses that do not depend entirely on the departing owner. Where they do, we plan the transition honestly and slowly.
Understandable economics
We should be able to explain how the business makes money in a couple of sentences. Complexity we cannot follow is a reason for us to pass, not for you to explain harder.
An owner who cares what happens next
Sellers who want the company, the staff, and the customers to be looked after tend to be the ones we work best with.
Industry-agnostic
We have no sector requirement. Unglamorous businesses with honest economics are of genuine interest.
What happens next
After you submit.
- We read it ourselves. Enquiries are not screened by an intermediary. Everything you send is treated as confidential.
- We respond either way. If it is not a fit, we will tell you and explain why. If it is, we will suggest a call.
- An initial conversation. Informal and without obligation — mostly us listening to how the business actually works.
- Only then, detail. Financials and diligence come after both sides think there is something here, not before.
Enquiry
Tell us about your business.
Nothing here commits you to anything. Fill in what you are comfortable sharing — we can cover the rest in conversation.