Should You Sell Your Construction Company to Private Equity?

Should you sell your construction company to private equity? It depends on what you want the sale to accomplish. Private equity is one of several exit paths, alongside a competitor, an ESOP, family, or your own management team, and the right one comes down to your goals and the specific terms. If you are an owner a few years from retirement with no heir or internal buyer, or you have already taken a call from an investor group, the useful question is which path fits, not whether private equity is good or bad. In this episode, Greg Gorman, Adam Cooper, and Jeff Robertson respond to the questions a private equity clip raised on TikTok, covering debt, legacy, client relationships, and what changes after closing. They explain who you actually negotiate with, why investors plan around a hold period and a future exit, and how private equity is influencing the way construction companies are run and valued. They close with how to set a sale up to succeed: decide what matters most, diligence the buyer as carefully as they diligence you, bring in a sell-side advisor who knows construction, and get your numbers and systems ready before you go to market. Weighing an exit? Get the owner's field guide: https://ascentconsults.com/construction-private-equity-exit-guide