Sell Your Business to Employee Owned Brands
A Long-Term Home for Your Business
Selling a business is about more than completing a transaction. It means deciding who will carry forward the work you began and what the next chapter will look like for the people who helped build it.
Employee Owned Brands offers established companies the opportunity to join a diversified, 100% employee-owned organization built for lasting growth.
Why EOB
A Different Kind of Next Chapter
The right buyer should understand that a business is more than a financial asset. It reflects years of work and the contributions of the people who helped it succeed.
As a 100% employee-owned organization, Employee Owned Brands takes a long-term approach to growth. Companies joining EOB become part of an established ESOP with the resources to move forward while building on what already works.
Long-Term Outlook
EOB focuses on building lasting value across its family of companies. Decisions are made with the future of the business and its employees in mind.
Employee Ownership
Our ESOP structure gives employees a meaningful connection to the organization’s continued success and the value they help create.
Room to Grow
Companies can draw on the experience and resources of a larger organization as they pursue new opportunities and prepare for what comes next.
Respect for the Business
We take the time to understand what has made each company successful before determining how EOB can support its future.
Acquisition Criteria
Could Your Company Be a Good Fit?
EOB is interested in established companies with a history of strong performance and the potential for continued growth. While every opportunity is considered individually, several qualities can indicate a good fit.
We operate in four key industry verticals:
- Commercial Laundry
- Rugged Computing
- Stainless Tanks and Vessels
- Commercial Refrigeration
While we are always interested in businesses that operate in these areas, we are certainly open to new industries. This is how we grew from being purely in the commercial laundry space to being a diversified industrials group.
In terms of size we look for profitable businesses with annual revenues ranging from less than $50M to $250M+ which can be generated in just North America, or across multiple countries and continents.
Established Performance
A profitable business supported by reliable financial reporting and consistent cash flow.
Strong Market Position
Products or services that fill a clear need and have earned a dependable place within their market.
Experienced Leadership
A capable leadership team with a strong understanding of the company and its operations.
Shared Values
A company that values its workforce and believes in responsible, long-term growth.
Growth Potential
Opportunities to expand the company’s reach, strengthen its capabilities, or enter new markets.
Industry Alignment
Businesses that complement EOB’s experience in manufacturing, technology, retail, or commercial services.
Not every strong opportunity fits neatly within a checklist.
If you believe your company could complement EOB, we welcome an initial conversation.
Where We Operate
EOB has operations principally in the American Midwest across IA, IL, IN, MI, MO, OH, WI. We are open to ownership across all 50 States and are comfortable operating satellite facilities and employees internationally.
Built for the Long Term
EOB’s roots reach back to Dexter’s founding in 1894. Since then, the organization has grown to include eight companies serving distinct industries and markets. That experience provides a strong foundation for welcoming established businesses into an employee-owned organization.
01.
Confidential Introduction
We begin with a private conversation about your company and what you hope to accomplish through a sale.
100%Employee-Owned
EOB Headquarters
Fairfield, Iowa
8 Operating
Companies
1894Beginning of Our Story
03.
Understand the Business
If there is mutual interest, we learn more about the company’s operations and the proposed transaction.
02.
Explore the Fit
Our team considers how the business could complement EOB’s current companies and long-term direction.
04.
Plan What Comes Next
Together, we establish a path for the ownership transition and the company’s future within EOB.
Start the Conversation
Let’s Talk About What’s Next
If you are considering the future of your business, we would welcome the opportunity to learn more about what you have built and what matters to you moving forward. An initial conversation is confidential and does not commit you to a transaction.
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