Your Partners in Growth

We buy one company and run it for good.

We've led and grown companies, and we take over the operator's seat after close.

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Backed By

Backed by the investors behind Asurion and $250M+ in committed capital.

Our Investors

Backed by people who've built and run companies.

The team behind Asurion, the most successful acquisition in search-fund history.

One of the most established institutional backers of operator-CEOs.

The fund of David Dodson, who helped create the model and has run six companies as CEO.

Backs operator-CEOs acquiring profitable lower-middle-market companies.

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What We Do

A different type of partnership.

Listen First

We start by understanding your business, your people, and what you've built, long before we ever talk about a deal.

Chart the Path Ahead

Together we map a thoughtful path for ownership, continuity, and growth that honors the foundation you've laid.

Acquire & Stay

We acquire to operate. We step in, lead day-to-day, and commit to the business for the long term, never a quick flip.

Know Your Options

Every path has tradeoffs. Here's the honest version.

Traditional PE

Strategic Buyer

Libre Equity

What they buy

Several companies at once

A piece to fold into their business

One company, to run for the long term

Who runs it

Often a new management team

Absorbed into their org chart

Sam or Ross, in the operator's seat

Your brand & team

Often absorbed; roles cut

Frequently merged or retired

Kept intact, name and people

Time horizon

Sold again in three to five years

Held inside a larger company

Held for the long term, not flipped

Driven by

Returning capital to fund investors

Synergies and cost savings

Your transition, on your timeline

Traditional PE

Buys several companies at once.

Often brings in new management.

Holds three to five years, then sells.

Built to return capital to fund investors.

May offer the highest price.

Strategic Buyer

Buys you to fold into their operation.

Your brand usually disappears.

Overlapping roles often get cut.

Decisions move to corporate, often remote.

The Libre Way

One company, bought to run for the long term.

Sam or Ross steps in as operator.

Your team and name stay.

The transition runs on your timeline.

We're buying to keep, not to flip.

Our Story

Entrepreneurs acquiring and operating one enduring business.

Libre Equity Partners is led by entrepreneurs seeking to acquire, operate, and grow one enduring business. We aim to honor the foundation built by the current owner while bringing hands-on leadership, operational experience, and the backing of seasoned investors and operators to support the company's next chapter.

Founded by Sam Lamson and Ross Hickey, former consultants and operators, Libre is built on the belief that enduring businesses come from strong customer relationships, empowered employees, and disciplined operational execution.

“Enduring businesses are built through trust, relationships, and disciplined execution.”

What Guides Us

Our philosophy

Long-term ownership over short-term financial engineering.

Operator-led stewardship rather than passive investing.

Enduring businesses built through trust, relationships, and disciplined execution.

Preserving what makes a business special while strengthening it for the future.

Long-term ownership over short-term financial engineering.

Operator-led stewardship rather than passive investing.

Enduring businesses built through trust, relationships, and disciplined execution.

Preserving what makes a business special while strengthening it for the future.