A 100% EMPLOYEE-OWNED ESOP HOLDING COMPANY

We buy and grow 
healthy businesses.


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Different companies.
Same dream.

OwnersEdge is a 100% employee-owned ESOP holding company focused on acquiring and growing healthy mid-market businesses in the Midwest. We provide business owners with a long-term succession option designed to preserve their company's culture and legacy, create opportunities for employees through ownership, and support continued business growth. 

Everything we do delivers value to our collective employee owners, so they have a pathway to their American Dream.

Our family of 
operating companies

OwnersEdge is a diversified employee-owned organization made up of established operating companies across multiple locations.

 

Be part of something bigger.

When we invest in a business, we provide the edge needed for growth while empowering employee owners to achieve their American Dream.

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ESOP Holding Company FAQs

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What is an ESOP Holding Company?

An ESOP holding company owns multiple operating businesses through an established employee stock ownership plan.

OwnersEdge is a 100% employee-owned holding company providing business owners with a ready-made ESOP structure as a succession option.

Companies that join OwnersEdge become part of a diversified employee-owned organization while continuing to operate as distinct businesses with access to shared resources and long-term growth support.

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How does the OwnersEdge model work?

OwnersEdge acquires healthy businesses and brings them into a diversified, 100% employee-owned ESOP holding company. Operating companies maintain the strengths, leadership, and culture that made them successful while gaining access to OwnersEdge resources and expertise to support continued growth. OwnersEdge follows an Invest. Grow. Hold. philosophy focused on creating long-term value for employee owners.

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What is a ready-made ESOP?

A ready-made ESOP is an alternative to establishing a standalone ESOP. Instead, a business is acquired by an organization with an existing employee stock ownership plan, allowing eligible employees to become part of an established employee-ownership structure.

OwnersEdge uses this model to acquire healthy businesses and support their long-term growth.

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We Are Helping Each Other Win

Hear from business leaders and employee owners who have experienced the OwnersEdge model firsthand.

“Executives leading our companies find that the OwnersEdge ESOP holding company structure affords them winning advantages. They are empowered to focus on their leadership skills and utilize their industry knowledge to drive business growth.”

Lisa Reardon, Executive Chair

"OwnersEdge stood apart from other acquirers because of the gift of employee ownership it provided my employees. Post-acquisition, OwnersEdge provided support in helping grow the business, and has allowed me the opportunity to lead other businesses in our portfolio."

Rob Dillon, CEO and former business owner of an OwnersEdge-aquired company

"Selling to the OwnersEdge family means you are leaving the legacy of your business in the hands of the people who helped you build it and allows them to continue to evolve and prosper."

Christine Adee, Former CEO

"We have an incredible story to tell. If everyone truly understood our unique business model, the diversified ESOP benefit, and the vision for the future, they would be knocking down our doors to work at any of our companies."

Angi Krueger, CMO

Explore What Comes Next

If employee ownership could be the right next step for your business, OwnersEdge offers an established path forward. Confidentially contact our team about our acquisition approach and what it means to join a 100% employee-owned ESOP holding company.

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