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Lasting Legacy
Build a Better World through Your Extraordinary Exit™
As a long-term passion of our Founder & Chairman, Rob Follows, changing the world for the better is a key aspect of STS’s approach. We believe the real success of a business sale is not just measured in financial return, but in what that return allows you to create next. Legacy planning gives you the opportunity to stay connected to a deeper purpose, to transform capital into meaningful impact, and to channel your values into the world beyond the business itself. Whether through philanthropy, innovation, community work, or mentorship, we can help you leave a lasting legacy.
YOUR EXTRAORDINARY EXIT ISN’T JUST THE END OF A CHAPTER, IT’S THE BEGINNING OF YOUR LEGACY
A Renewed Sense of Purpose Beyond the Business
Stepping away from a company you’ve built can leave a void. Legacy planning gives you a new mission – one grounded in your passions, values, and vision for the future.
Turning Proceeds Into Personal Meaning
You’ve created extraordinary value. Legacy planning ensures those proceeds don’t sit idle but are channeled into causes and projects that bring fulfillment, purpose, and help make the world a better place.
Empowering the Next Generation
Whether you’re preparing your children to inherit wealth, empowering them to lead purpose-driven lives, or creating structures to support future generations, we can help you think long-term. Together, we ensure your values are passed on, not just your assets.
FROM EXIT TO IMPACT
Discover how your Extraordinary Exit can drive meaningful change through the Success to Significance™ program and strategic philanthropic partnerships, advancing our mission to create billions of dollars in new philanthropic and impact capital through M&A.
From Success to Significance™: A Founder’s Legacy Exit
Hear from a client 10 years after STS sold his business and see what happens when thoughtful exit planning goes far beyond the transaction itself.
In this reflection, he shares how a strategically structured Roll-Up-to-Sell strategy with STS Capital, combining strategic acquisitions with long-term planning to maximize value at exit. A decade later, he reflects on how the transaction became a turning point, from building financial success to creating lasting significance through meaningful philanthropic impact. Alongside financial outcomes of achieving 700% over the expected value, the client reveals how he moved from Success to Significance™.
Watch the full testimonial to see how strategic planning today can shape wealth, impact and leave a lasting legacy.
MAXIMIZE YOUR LEGACY
As a client of STS, you will have access to philanthropic coaches and advisory services to help you define your legacy on the journey to your Extraordinary Exit.
Here are a few of the organizations we’ve partnered with:
5th Element Group partners with founders, entrepreneurs, corporate and family office leaders to attract and retain the ‘right fit, culture add’ talent, to achieve and amplify sustainable economic and social impact.
ARC is a 501c3 organization of former military, intelligence, and law enforcement officers dedicated to recovering missing, exploited, and sex-trafficked American children at no cost to guardians, with a 100% success rate.
Proof of Impact provides technology to track, measure, and evaluate impact investments through technological innovations to make impact investing tangible, transparent, and verifiable.
BGCAZ offers affordable, award-winning programs for 12,000+ young people in Arizona, focusing on academics, social development, & leadership skills, creating equity & opportunity through connections.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAN FOR YOUR EXTRAORDINARY EXIT?
Talk to us about building a legacy that reflects your values and vision.
SELL-SIDE ADVISORY
Expert guidance and divestiture services to help you sell to strategic buyers, maximize valuation, and manage the full exit process with confidence.
SELLING TO STRATEGICS
Sell to the right buyers who understand your business and will pay maximum value for its full potential.
PRE-EMPTIVE OFFERS
If you receive an unsolicited offer, we can help you assess it and negotiate a strategic deal on your terms.
ALTERNATIVE EXIT TYPES
From ESOPs to IPOs, explore exit alternatives – and why Selling to Strategics delivers greater value.
REAL STORIES OF EXTRAORDINARY EXITS
We help entrepreneurs and private business owners turn Success to Significance™ through Selling to Strategics™. With proven success across various industries, from telecom and tech to financial services and beyond, our team delivers tailored strategies that drive real results.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Driving up our client’s expected value by 700% through our Roll Up to Sell program.
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IT CONSULTING & SERVICES
Achieving 200% of our client’s stretch objective by bringing strategic buyers to the table.