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Acquiring Entrepreneurs / For business owners

Your business deserves a capable next owner.

A transition is more than a transaction. Sift & Winn is looking for established product businesses where the existing team, customer relationships, and hard-earned operating knowledge matter.

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A practical transition

Continuity where it matters. New energy where it helps.

The primary fit is an owner who is ready to retire and wants to retain the existing team, with new ideas and capital supporting the transition. Businesses that need help refining the portfolio, manufacturing processes, or go-to-market approach also play to the principals' strengths.

What we seek

A clear fit beats a broad funnel.

Sift & Winn's owner-side search remains focused on established, specialized product businesses and the teams that make them run.

Strong fit

  • B2B product manufacturers
  • Located in Southeastern Wisconsin or relocatable
  • Niche, specialized, or generally complex
  • Established and profitable
  • Supported by tenured, experienced professional staff

Not the focus

  • Job shops or fabricators
  • A job disguised as a business
  • Franchising

The principals

Complementary experience, shared accountability.

Both principals led small businesses before graduate school and later led and grew businesses inside larger organizations.

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Eric

Operations, finance & product

Eric brings ten years of financial and product experience, with depth in lean manufacturing, process improvement, sourcing, and the Toyota Kata method of continuous improvement. His large-firm work has centered on simplification and new product development.

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Michael

Commercial, marketing & M&A

Michael brings nearly twenty years across operations, mergers and acquisitions, product management, and marketing. His work has included leading product introductions, entering a new market, gaining share, and helping teams decide where to focus.

Start a conversation

A good first conversation is simply an honest one.

If you are considering retirement, succession, or the next stage for your business, share enough context for us to understand what matters to you.

An introductory video call or meeting is the usual place to begin.