For Brokers, Advisors, and Sellers
This page is for three audiences. Brokers and M&A intermediaries looking for a reliable buyer. CPAs, attorneys, and wealth advisors with clients considering a transition. And owners who are thinking about selling and haven't yet engaged a broker.
The short version: I'm a direct buyer with my own capital, one point of contact, and a 48-hour turnaround on every CIM.
What Minslow is
Minslow Partners is a holding company. One principal — Deon Botes. No investment committee. No investors to report to. No fund lifecycle forcing a timeline.
I buy established, profitable, owner-operated businesses in industrial services, light manufacturing, distribution, and essential services.
Revenue $2.5M–$4M. Texas and surrounding states. Long-term hold.
Full acquisition criteria: What We Look For →
Why I'm worth your time
Capital certainty. Equity is mine, not syndicated. Acquisition debt arranged per transaction, typically through SBA lending appropriate for the deal size. No outside investors to convince, no committee, no last-minute financing surprises.
Decision speed. I respond to every CIM within 48 hours with a clear yes, no, or the specific questions I need answered to say yes or no. Brokers tell me this alone puts me ahead of most of their buyer list.
One point of contact. You deal directly with me. Every call, every email, every decision. No junior associate screening your outreach. No handoffs during diligence.
Operator credibility. 30 years building and operating specialist businesses across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. I understand how these companies actually run, which means I can evaluate them faster and with fewer misplaced questions.
I don't retrade. Once we agree on terms at LOI, the number doesn't move unless diligence surfaces something materially different from what was represented. If you've worked with buyers who find a reason to shave 10% at the finish line, I'm not that.
Broker engagements honored per standard industry practice.
Where I am in the track record
Direct: Minslow is my first US platform acquisition. My prior deals — buying, building, and exiting businesses — were on another continent over three decades. That operational track record is real and defensible, but it won't show up on a US M&A database.
Here's what that means for you as an intermediary:
I'm not a repeat US closer you can pattern-match to. You're taking a small leg of professional risk by putting me in front of a client.
In exchange, you get a buyer with full capital certainty, faster decisions than most, no committee, and who treats intermediaries like partners rather than overhead.
I'm the kind of buyer who rewards a first-time introduction with a clean close and a second deal later.
I'd rather name this directly than have you wonder.
How a conversation works
Initial call — 20 minutes. You or your client tells me about the business. I tell you whether it's a fit in plain language. If it's not, we part cleanly.
CIM review — 48 hours. Send the CIM. You get yes, no, or a focused list of questions within two business days.
LOI — 2 to 3 weeks from getting the information I need to build a valuation.
Diligence and close — typically 60 to 90 days from signed LOI, depending on the business.
Confidentiality is the default at every stage. Nothing about an opportunity leaves our conversations unless we both agree on next steps.
For unrepresented sellers
If you're an owner considering a sale and you haven't engaged a broker, you can still reach out.
My preference — and usually the seller's advantage — is to have a broker involved. A good broker sets realistic expectations on valuation, manages the process professionally, and protects you from the emotional complexity of selling a business you've spent decades building. I'd rather pay market for a well-represented business than get a discount on a deal that falls apart at diligence because nobody was holding the process together.
If you call and there's a fit, I'll introduce you to a broker I know and trust in your industry or region. They represent you, not me. You decide whether to engage them.
No gatekeeping — just a faster path to a professional, clean process for both of us.
Start a conversation
Brokers, intermediaries, advisors, and sellers:
Every inquiry is read and answered personally. Confidentiality is the default.