Another option, for the founders who need one.
Exit Forward is a founder-first equity growth partner. We come in alongside business owners who've built something good but aren't a clean fit for a traditional sale.
Got a listing that fits one of these?
Not quite saleable.
Solid business, sound financials. But the seller is too involved, or the buyer pool keeps stalling at the same wall.
Saleable,
but not at any cost.
The founder wants to move on, but they also care about what happens next. The team, the customers, the name on the door.
For some founders, a clean sale isn't the only answer. They want to step back, take some pressure off, and know the business goes somewhere good. That's the gap we sit in.
We buy in,
not out.
We buy in, so the founder can take some cash off the table and breathe for a minute. We work together using a proven growth engine.
Owners get liquidity without losing identity, structure without losing control, and a partner instead of a transaction.
What we're looking
for right now.
Beyond our broader interest in founder-led SMEs, we're actively looking to acquire businesses in two verticals to bolt onto existing portfolio companies.
Trades.
Painting, electrical, plumbing, and adjacent service businesses. Revenue typically $1M to $5M. Sound book of work, capable team in place.
Tourism.
Experience operators, tour businesses, regional WA preferred. Established operations with a recognisable brand.
Two operators.
Based in Fremantle.
Exit Forward is led by Bodie Czeladka and Tom Parker. The left brain and the right brain.
Bodie founded Dilate in 2012. Tom (ex-CPA) joined in 2018. Together they grew it to over 80 people and worked alongside hundreds of small businesses across Australia.
Bodie on LinkedIn · Tom on LinkedIn
Got someone in mind?
No pitch, no process. A short conversation to see if there's a fit worth exploring.