Investing in Founder & Family-Owned Businesses
Garden City Equity is a people-first holding company that buys, grows & holds exceptional businesses.
Selling your business can be simple.
5,000 subscribers and growing…
Sign up for our bi-weekly newsletter where we curate the best articles around business, finance, culture, and technology.
Why partner with Garden City?
Do Nothing
Remaining independent misses out on all the benefits of a strategic and financial partnership.
- Protect Team
- Protect Culture
- No Liquidity
- Little/No Financial Diversification
- Stuck in the Operations
- Carry Home Stress
- Maintain Risk
Private Equity
Not all investors or buyers for your business are created equal. To many, it’s just a transaction.
- Provides Liquidity
- “Second Bite” at the Apple
- Rip & Replace Team & Culture
- Flips Your Company in 3-5 years
- Terms Could Make Equity Worthless
- Focused on Value Protection
Garden City
We work with founders to protect the culture and legacy of their organization while providing peace of mind.
- Protects your Team
- Protects your Culture
- Provides Liquidity
- “Second Bite” at the Apple
- Flexible Deal Structure
- Forever Home for your Business
- May Become a Chairman & Advisor
- Focused on Value Creation
Our process is proven.
We acquire extraordinary businesses.
Strong Profits
We seek $3-10M EBITDA.
Competitive Edge
A uniqueness that sets you apart.
Solid Team
Strong non-owner management team.
Enduring operations
5+ years of profitable operations.
Healthy Margins
10%+ margins are required.
High integrity
Reputation for being honest & fair.
We are 50+ families partnering as one.
Dan Cathy
Chairman, Chick-fil-A
Pat Gelsinger
CEO, Intel
Horst Schulze
Founder, Ritz Carlton
Cheryl Bachelder
Former CEO, Popeyes & KFC
Governor Bill Haslam
Pilot Flying J & Nashville Predators
Maggie Wilderotter
Board of DocuSign, Lyft, Costco, HPE, & Tanium
Drew Brees
Professional Athlete & Entrepreneur
Governor Jeb Bush
Former Governor of Florida
Dale Jones
Board Director, Chick-Fil-A & Northwestern Mutual
John Maxwell
NYT Best Selling Author & Entrepreneur
Tim Tebow
Professional Athlete & Entrepreneur
Pat Russo
Board Member, General Motors, HPE, KKR, Merck
Donald Miller
Author & CEO, Storybrand
John Ingram
Chairman, Ingram Industries, Inc.
Dennis Muilenburg
Former CEO, Boeing
Rick Smith
Former CEO, Equifax
Chris Tomlin
Music Artist & Entrepreneur
David McCormick
Former CEO of Bridgewater Associates
Mike Fisher
Former NHL Player & Entrepreneur
Colt McCoy
Professional Athlete and Entreprenuer
Scott Sperling
CEO, THL Partners
Terry Looper
CEO, Texon
Bear Rinehart
Lead Singer, NEEDTOBREATHE
Webb Simpson
Professional Golfer
Shay Mooney
Lead Vocalist, Dan + Shay
CJ Fitzgerald
Former Managing Director, Summit Partners
Bud Brigham
Oil & Energy Entrepreneur
Matt Holliday
MLB World Series Champion
Greg Lernihan
Cofounder of Convergint Technologies
Derek Carr
NFL Professional Athlete
Thomas Rhett
Singer & Songwriter
Mark Ingram
Heisman Trophy Winner & NFL Professional Athlete
Rob Cousins
Managing Partner, JP Morgan Private Equity
Paul Allen
Founder, Embark
Demario Davis
NFL Professional Athlete
Nick Ayers
Formerly Chief of Staff to U.S. Vice President
Refer us a deal
Scout a deal for us and we'll make it worth your while! We pay referral rewards of $125,000 – all you have to do is intro us!
