You've built something valuable.
You know your business inside and out—what works, what doesn't, where the real value lies, and what keeps you up at night. But you're deciding whether to keep carrying it or walk away. Minslow Partners buys established businesses from owners ready for a different conversation.
I’ve been where you are.
I built specialist businesses in Africa for nearly 30 years. At 55, I walked away—not because the business failed, but because my kids' future mattered more.
I moved my family to the US with almost no network and started over.
I evaluate acquisitions the same way I evaluated expansion opportunities: Is this something I want to run personally for a decade? If the answer isn't a clear yes, I pass.
What Minslow is.
Minslow Partners is a direct buyer. We're not brokers. We're not consultants. We're not a PE firm managing other people's capital.
We are operators who invest—not investors who pretend to operate.
I acquire businesses I'm willing to take operational responsibility for in the long term. Conversations are confidential by default.
My name is Deon Botes.
After 30 years of building and operating businesses across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, I'm now acquiring established, profitable companies in the US that I'll run personally for the next 10-15 years.
I've already built and walked away from success once. I'm not desperate for deal flow. I'm not trying to prove myself. I'm not flipping for IRR.
I can hold through cycles because I don't have investor pressure. I can keep productive teams intact because I'm operating, not optimizing for a sale. I make decisions based on 10-year thinking because that's the timeline I'm operating on.
Minslow exists because I've been on your side of this conversation.
A conversation isn't a commitment.
If your business might be a fit, let's talk. If it's not, we'll both know quickly and part ways. No pressure. No games.