We buy great small businesses and position them for long-term success.
Who We Are
Experienced buyer of small businesses.
We help small business owners develop a succession plan and achieve their goals. To date, we’ve completed five small business acquisitions across the U.S.
Hands-on operator.
We know what it’s like to build a team, serve customers, and grow a business. We bring resources and a roll-up-our-sleeves mentality to make sure your customers and team continue to have a great experience.
Long-term investor.
We own businesses indefinitely, and make investments to ensure long-term success. Whether it’s investing in people, processes or systems, we do so because we want to keep your business thriving for decades to come.
About The Founder
Kevin founded Outstand after his successful tenure as the CEO of Prevail, a leading provider of professional services for small business owners. Kevin founded Prevail in his dorm room while in graduate school and started by acquiring a small, family-run business. Kevin and his team completed four more acquisitions across the country, expanded the employee base from 12 to 90 professionals, and grew the company by 500%. Today, Kevin continues to be a significant stakeholder in Prevail, and is looking for his next business to acquire and grow.
Earlier in his career, Kevin was an investor at Leonard Green & Partners, a multi-billion dollar investment firm, where he worked on acquisitions and growth initiatives for companies in the business services, industrial services and consumer sectors. Kevin has also held operational roles at a national provider of business technology services, as well as at a fast-growing food company.
Kevin earned his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and his B.S. in Business Administration and B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley. Kevin grew up in San Diego, CA but now lives in the Greater Boston area with his wife and son. Outside of work, Kevin enjoys participating in church activities, cheering on the Boston Celtics, playing guitar, dabbling in golf, and spending time with family.
Business Owners Who Have Worked With Us
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"Out of the offers received, we chose Kevin's company because we were attracted to their plans for transitioning clients, retaining our employees, and working to meet our needs and timing goals. We were also impressed by their professionalism and their understanding of our industry."
Becky W.
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"Our team has stayed 100% intact and the whole process has been virtually free of any disruption to the normal day-to-day operations. I am confident that the days ahead will continue as smoothly as this whole process has been from the start, and that our clients will continue to be served with the culture and service that we have been known for."
Jerry L.
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"When I saw how closely Kevin's values matched my business’s values, including customer service, I knew that I had found a buyer. My employees were involved in the process and felt comfortable in the transition. Kevin's team was both professional & easy to work with. They did everything they said they would do. They helped me exit my business confident that my vision would continue under their leadership."
Bob C.
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"Not only did they have the resources and experience to ensure that our clients would be in good hands, they were also committed to retaining our staff, and providing them with a great culture and workplace."
Bob W.
Have a Business to Refer?
We work closely with business intermediaries, brokers, accountants, lenders, attorneys and other advisors. We value your time, input and partnership.
If you introduce us to a business that we invest in, we are happy to pay an industry standard referral fee.
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We will provide timely and thoughtful feedback for your client.
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As small business owners ourselves, we can communicate effectively with your clients about their concerns and challenges and describe how we’ve solved similar problems.
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We use our own personal capital, providing certainty of closing.
We require no outside or third-party approvals in order to complete an acquisition.
Contact Us
Want more information? Know a great small business that we could buy? Send us a message and we will respond within 24 hours.