Do you want to scale?

Since 2016 we've been working with the world’s best founder-led companies to scale to $100M+ revenue and exit for up to $1.75BN.

Now we're looking for more great companies who want to scale, multiply enterprise value, and exit or IPO successfully.

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Trusted by the best

Trusted by the best

$
1
BN+

Enterprise value created

$
250
M+

Revenue added

500
+

New jobs created

4
x

Average return on equity

What We Offer

Everything you need to build, scale and exit

Get unstuck. Play a bigger game. Avoid losing control. Founders and investors choose Open Equity because we have built, scaled, and exited companies ourselves.

Operating partners to help scale

World-class marketing capability

Tech & AI talent to grow profits

Founder-friendly board level support

Institutional capital to fuel growth

M&A specialists to get deals done

Hands-on help to exit or IPO successfully

Build

Build towards a bigger vision. Perfect your model. Fix operations. Free up your time. Hire top-tier leadership to own the next phase of growth.

Scale

Scale to your full potential with breakthrough marketing, strategic M&A, global expansion, and tech and AI to multiply revenues, profits and enterprise value.

Exit

Exit or go public on the best terms. Get support through the complexities of a successful transition.
From maximising value to connecting with the right acquirers or investors, we secure superior outcomes.

Track Record

Real stories, real results

Backing a business services firm to PE exit.

We helped digitally transform the business, bolt-on 18 companies, and exit for $1.75BN to a large global buyout firm.

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$1.75BN
Exit Value
There is no way on earth we could have done this alone.

Backing a growth-stage consulting firm to 4x profits.

We helped grow revenues from $8M to $25M, acquire 3 companies, and build the management team ahead of a trade sale.

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$20M+
Revenue added
Helped us 3x revenue, 4x profits, and support my transition from Founder to CEO.

Backing a mid-market technology company to IPO.

We helped add $100M+ cumulative revenue, expand internationally, acquire 3 companies, and prepare for an IPO.

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$100M+
Revenue added
“Fantastic support and help to build our business and take it to the next level.

Building a new tech & AI regional leader in the Gulf

We are building a new tech & AI leader via acquisition. Planned IPO in 2027.

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$1BN+
Target Valuation
A visionary buy and build project, creating a new regional leader from idea to IPO.
Proven Playbooks

Faster. Smarter. Simpler.

Win bigger with our proven playbooks built for today’s winner-take-all economy. We help you save years - and avoid getting left behind.

Build Demand

We build brands, simplify digital experiences, and accelerate organic growth.

Buy Market Share

We buy companies and do strategic M&A deals to accelerate market leadership.

Scale With AI

We apply AI and automation to transform operations, drive efficiency and create exponential value.

We Work With

Is this right for you?

We work with growth-stage and mid-market companies (typically, $10M+ revenue) run by ambitious Founders and CEOs looking to scale into market leaders.

Please note: We do not work with start-ups or invest in pre-seed/seed rounds.

Big Markets

We love large, global, growing markets where fragmentation, weak competition and technological disruption creates outsized opportunity.

Great Companies

We look for simple, proven models where we can add value through operational improvements - even if issues or short-term challenges exist today.

Good People

We look for Founders, CEOs and key people who think big, care about excellence, with high level of honesty and integrity.

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Why Open Equity

Unlike any other

Others deploy capital and add controls, seeking to load your business with debt and flip it. We offer so much more.

Private Equity
The old way
Run by Bankers 
3-6 month process
Rigid deal structures, complex terms
Founders locked in with earnout structure
Focused on financial engineering
Typically add-debt and flip in 3-5 years
Open Equity
The new way
Run by Builders
Potential 30 day process
Collaborative deal-making, simple terms
Founders empowered and supported
Focused on building long-term success
Partnerships to exit or IPO with aligned goals
Get Started

Refreshingly simple

No pitch deck required. Start with an open conversation. Create a blank-sheet partnership. Get the capital, capability and confidence to build a top 1% company together.

Apply

Simply click below and answer a few simple questions. We check we’re a good fit, and arrange an intro call.

Call

We discuss your vision, what’s working, what’s not yet, and what we could build together.

Create

We open a doc and co-create the outcomes, timescales and terms to make it happen.

Let’s build something great together