Contemplating a Private Equity Funded Exit: The Story of Dr. Ken Krivacic, OD

Hello, and welcome to this episode of 20/20 Money! My guest on today’s show is Dr. Ken Krivacic. I believe my conversation with Ken will resonate with a number of listeners because Ken found himself on both sides of the private equity equation: first publicly opposed to it (even going so far as to author a number of articles written for Review of Optometric Business on why he WASN’T going to sell but then ultimately agreeing to sell his practice to a private equity firm. During this conversation, we discuss why he didn’t decide to sell to his current owner. He talks about the current metrics of his practice and what tipping point in gross revenue can be used to estimate a higher-than-average EBITDA valuation for your practice. We also talk about why he’s benefited so much from having a broker and representation throughout this process as well as his timeline throughout the process. Ken also shares how many offers he was made by the firms and the structure of the deals that were made to him and how he determined what his buyout options were?   As a reminder, you can get all the information discussed in today’s conversation by visiting our website at integratedpwm.com and clicking on the Learning Center. While there, you can also set up a 15min pre-discovery conversation to learn a little bit more about what it means to work with our firm or check out any number of additional free resources like our eBooks and on-demand webinars. In addition, the success and growth of this show doesn’t happen without you, the listener, and we appreciate all of your support. If you’ve learned from this show, then chances are some of your colleagues and friends can learn as well, so please share the show and leave us a review on iTunes. And with that introduction, I hope you enjoy my conversation with Dr. Ken Krivacic. Enlightment Now Why I Won’t Be Selling My Practice to a Private Equity Firm Private Equity Revisisted: What I’ve Learned & Why I Still Don’t Want to Sell to PE —————————————————————————————————— Please rate and subscribe to 20/20 Money on these platforms Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Play Stitcher  —————————————————————————————————— For past episodes of 20/20 Money with full companion show notes, please check out our episode archive here!