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Agile Labs

Acquisitions

The next Agile Labs business may already exist.

We build businesses from zero. We also understand that great businesses can take decades to create. Sometimes acquiring or partnering with an existing business makes considerably more sense than attempting to recreate its products, knowledge, customers and reputation from the beginning.

Agile Labs is open to confidential conversations with owners considering what comes next.

Who this is for

Built for owners thinking beyond the next year.

You may be:
  • Considering retirement or succession
  • Looking for a long-term owner
  • Seeking capital to grow
  • Wanting additional operating capability
  • Looking for help expanding internationally
  • Considering reducing your involvement
  • Exploring a majority or complete sale
  • Sitting on a strong product or brand that has outgrown its current infrastructure

There does not need to be a formal sale process underway. Some of the best conversations begin years before a transaction.

Our approach

We are operators first.

If Agile Labs acquires a business, the objective is not to immediately cut it apart and prepare it for resale.

We first want to understand what made the business valuable.

  • The product.
  • The people.
  • The customer.
  • The brand.
  • The knowledge.
  • The relationships.

Then we determine what should be protected, what can be improved and where additional capability or capital can unlock the next stage.

Where we may have an edge

Businesses we understand.

We are particularly interested in businesses involving:
  • Automotive aftermarket
  • Engineering
  • Specialist manufacturing
  • Proprietary physical products
  • E-commerce
  • Software
  • Marketplaces
  • Distribution
  • Adventure and outdoor markets
  • Property-backed operating businesses
  • Valuable intellectual property
  • Strong enthusiast or specialist brands

A compelling business does not need to fit perfectly inside an existing category. The more important question is whether Agile Labs can contribute something meaningful beyond money.

Structures

Flexible structures.

Depending on the business and the owner’s objectives, potential structures may include:
  • Full acquisition
  • Majority investment
  • Minority strategic investment
  • Founder transition
  • Earn-out
  • Joint venture
  • Asset acquisition
  • Intellectual property acquisition
  • Strategic commercial partnership

Confidential

Confidential from the beginning.

We understand that conversations about ownership, succession and capital can be sensitive. Initial discussions can be confidential and without obligation.