The PE sponsors, family offices and strategic buyers we know — and who may be relevant when you sell your business.
Why our buyer network matters when you sell your $5M–$100M Charlotte or Carolinas business
Hillandale's M&A practice advises owners of $5M–$100M enterprise-value businesses across the Carolinas — above what a typical business broker handles, below the size a bulge-bracket bank will return your call for. This is the network we call when it's time to sell: the private equity sponsors, family offices, and strategic buyers we know personally, not a subscription database every other advisor pays for too.
Network spans the Carolinas. This is a working sample, not the complete list.
How the network is built
Twenty-five years of investing in the Carolinas gave us a seat at the table. Ten years of follow-through turned that seat into relationships with the private equity sponsors, family offices, and strategic buyers who actually write checks for $5M–$100M businesses — not the mass buyer list a broker rents or the short strategics roster a bulge-bracket bank already has on file. Every firm below is one we have a real relationship with, not a name pulled from a database.
Recent relationships
The full network
The network, by the numbers
If you're a business owner
- Introductions to the sponsors, family offices, and strategic buyers actively acquiring $5M–$100M businesses in your industry
- A competitive process instead of a single buyer
- Confidential from the first conversation
If you're raising capital or sourcing deals
- Direct access to Carolina business owners exploring a sale
- Proprietary relationships you won't find in a database
- A local partner who has built, run, and sold companies
Common questions
Would you like access to the network?
Tell us who you are. Matt Hultquist will reply personally, usually within one business day. We sign an NDA before you share anything sensitive.
Prefer to reach out directly? matt@hillandaleadvisors.com · 704-574-5659 · 429 East Blvd, Charlotte, NC