Strategy · about 4 min
Sell once, or take multiple equity events?
Compare a single sale against a partnership with staged liquidity, over 5, 10, or 15 years.
- Both outcomes
- Year-by-year table
- The difference
Go alone
$16.4M
One sale in year 10 at 5.5×. Nothing before it.
Stronger together
$14.3M
$2.1M at close, 3 equity events, plus the stake you still hold.
Difference
$-2.1M
0.87× the go-alone outcome.
Illustrative only — not a projection, offer, or guarantee of return. With the uplift at zero, both paths grow at exactly the rate you entered, so the difference shown comes from deal structure alone: a standalone business modelled at 5.5× versus expansion toward 9× inside the platform, with recapitalisations every 3 years. Real terms depend on diligence, and multiples move with the market.
These figures are planning estimates, not a valuation, quote, or financial advice. Every business is different — use the output to frame the conversation, then check it against your own books.