Acquiring Entrepreneurs / For business owners
A transition is more than a transaction. Sift & Winn is looking for established product businesses where the existing team, customer relationships, and hard-earned operating knowledge matter.
Start a conversationA practical transition
The primary fit is an owner who is ready to retire and wants to retain the existing team, with new ideas and capital supporting the transition. Businesses that need help refining the portfolio, manufacturing processes, or go-to-market approach also play to the partners' strengths.
Owner-side fit
Sift & Winn's owner-side search remains focused on established, specialized product businesses and the teams that make them run.
The partners
Both partners were leaders in small businesses before graduate school and later led and grew businesses inside larger organizations.
Operations, finance & product
Eric brings fifteen years of experience across finance, operations and product development to the decisions behind profitable growth. His depth includes lean manufacturing, process improvement, sourcing, and the Toyota Kata method of continuous improvement.
Commercial, marketing & M&A
Michael brings nearly twenty years across operations, mergers and acquisitions, product management, and marketing. His work has included leading product introductions, entering a new market, gaining share, and helping teams decide where to focus.
Start a conversation
If you are considering retirement, succession, or the next stage for your business, share enough context for us to understand what matters to you.
We'll treat what you share as confidential.
