We've walked in your shoes.

After most recently acquiring, operating, and transforming Revive Med Spa into the aesthetics leader across California, we know what it takes to preserve what founders build while unlocking new growth. Now we're looking for our next partnership with a founder ready for their next chapter.

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Build for the Future

Build for the Future

What Makes Us Different

  • We're operators who invest, not investors who operate. We've spent years making payroll, managing teams, navigating regulations, and driving growth in the businesses we've acquired. That operational lens shapes every conversation we have and every decision we make.

  • We're backed by patient capital that measures success in decades, not quarters. That fundamentally changes how we operate. At Revive Med Spa, we invested heavily in our team and operational systems in year one—investments that pressured short-term margins but compounded over the years into sustainable competitive advantages.

    We're building businesses to own and operate for the long haul.

  • We've acquired and operated three businesses. Revive Med Spa scaled from 3 to 8 locations across California, becoming a leading aesthetics practice in the state. Our pediatrics investment contributed to building one of the largest national pediatrics groups in the country.

    We've lived through challenges as well: navigating regulatory changes, managing difficult employee situations, adapting when COVID shut down our business overnight. That operating scar tissue informs how we evaluate opportunities and support businesses post-acquisition.

  • Before we acquired Revive, we spent months understanding the aesthetics industry: attending conferences, shadowing practitioners, interviewing patients, mapping competitive dynamics. We became students of aesthetics before we bought an aesthetics business.

    This approach repeats with every opportunity we evaluate. For sectors we're exploring now, we're conducting dozens of expert calls with operators, suppliers, and industry veterans. We're reading trade publications, analyzing regulatory trends, understanding what keeps owners up at night. By the time we approach a business owner, we've already done our homework.

    This depth serves you as a seller. We ask better questions. We understand your challenges.

  • Integrity Over Expediency

    We've walked away from deals where the numbers worked but something felt off. At Revive, we inherited systems and processes that did not produce the best outcomes. We made changes that cost more in the short-term but produced long-term gains.

    People Build Businesses

    Every business we've operated succeeded or struggled based on its people. We invest in training, promote from within, and create clear career paths. Several Revive location managers started as front-desk staff.

    Transparency in All Directions

    We communicate openly with employees about business performance and challenges. We're equally transparent with sellers during diligence. If we find something concerning, we discuss it directly rather than using it as leverage later.

    Stewardship, Not Ownership

    You built something meaningful. Our job is to steward your business to the next chapter. That means respecting what works, being thoughtful about change, and recognizing we're temporary custodians of something bigger than ourselves.

  • We add value before any deal is signed. Whether you're exploring options or years away from a decision, we're happy to be a resource.

    Market Insights

    We share industry research, competitive intelligence, and market data we've gathered from our deep-dive work. This includes trends we're seeing from comparable industries, valuation benchmarks, and insights from our network of operators and investors.

    Financial Analysis

    We can help you understand your business through a buyer's lens. Simple analyses like revenue growth decomposition (price vs. volume), customer cohort behavior, or unit economics benchmarking often surface insights that inform your strategy—regardless of whether we ever partner together.

  • Operational Experts

    We work with specialists in sales infrastructure, customer success, accounting systems, and HR practices. When a business needs to professionalize a function—whether it's implementing proper financial controls or building a scalable sales process—we bring in people who've solved that exact problem.

    Strategic Advisors

    Our network includes advisors who focus on data-driven operations: headcount planning, workforce analytics, GTM strategy, and RevOps optimization.

  • We don’t take ourselves too seriously—we choose to have fun in everything we do. That energy extends to our team and partners, because life’s too short not to enjoy the journey.

Our Story

We began our entrepreneurial journey in 2018 when we left our jobs as investors. Our first venture was focused on building a company in the eye care industry. We focused on healthcare for two reasons: (1) we are the sons of physicians and (2) we wanted to help fix the broken healthcare system. After several successes and some hard times (including weathering a pandemic), we have developed a playbook for scaling a business and building outstanding teams.

Before partnering together, we both worked in finance at market-leading institutions. In these roles, we learned how to assess value and grow companies at a 30,000 foot level. We became entrepreneurs because we wanted to get our hands dirty: we wanted to build teams, create great company culture and do the small things at the operating level that drive change. 

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Our Experience

What We Offer

Transition & Trust

Successfully transition your business for the future to people who have an owner's mentality. We will be patient and protect the continuity of the team. We can be flexible and tailor your transition to meet your goals and life plan.

We have extensive experience buying and partnering with entrepreneur-led companies and will make the transition process seamless. 

Liquidity

Outside of your family, your business is your life's work. The blood, sweat and tears you have poured into it deserves to be rewarded.

We offer the ability monetize all or a portion of your ownership stake while transitioning your responsibility and involvement in day-to-day operations. We represent a partner who will help oversee and scale your business.

Respecting Your Team

We know all too well that people are a company's greatest asset. We also know that ensuring continuity and security for your team is imperative. A company is a family and as a team of actual brothers, we approach all our companies and employees with the greatest respect.

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What We Are Looking For

Business Characteristics

  • Revenue: $5-25 million annually

  • EBITDA: $2-10 million

  • Geography: Continental United States

  • Industry Focus: Commercial & Industrial services

What Attracts Us

  • Businesses with recurring revenue or repeat customer behavior

  • Strong local or regional market positions

  • Loyal customer bases and positive reputations

  • Opportunities for operational improvement and growth

  • Owners who have built something meaningful and want the right partner for the next chapter

Deal Structure

We're flexible on structure and can accommodate seller preferences around continued involvement, earnouts, and transition timing. Our goal is finding terms that work for both parties.

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About Us

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Michael Speaker

Co-Founder

Before becoming an entrepreneur, Mike had a career in investing in various roles. He was also a dedicated member of Minds Matter, a high school mentoring program.​

Mike attended Georgetown University for undergrad, studying government and economics. He also received his MBA from Stanford. He grew up in New York, and is married and a father of one with another child on the way.

Mike loves traveling, politics, photography, and is an avid Formula 1 racing fan.

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Co-Founder

Matthew Speaker

Before becoming an entrepreneur, Matt's career was in finance as an investor in both public and private markets. Matt has been an angel investor in several startups, including Sweetgreen and Lemon Perfect.

Matt attended Georgetown University for undergrad, studying government. He also received his MBA from The Wharton School. He grew up with Mike in New York, and is happily married with two children.​

Matt's passions are tennis, travel, and all things wine.

Contact Us

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Our Address

27 E 28th St, Floor 8
New York, NY 10016

Our Email

contact@sixfivepartners.com

Frequently Asked Questions

  • We've been in your seat. We know what it's like to make payroll, handle a difficult employee situation, and worry about next quarter's numbers. That experience shapes how we evaluate businesses, structure deals, and think about transitions. We're not financial engineers—we're operators who happen to invest.

  • In our experience at Revive Med Spa, we grew from 75 employees to over 130. We promoted from within, invested in training, and built career paths that didn't exist before. Good employees are the foundation of any service business—we protect that foundation, we dont dismantle it.

  • Some things need to change for a business to reach its next stage—that's often why owners seek partners. But change should be strategic, not reflexive. At Revive, we spent the first 6 months listening and learning before making any significant changes. We kept what worked and upgraded what didn't.

  • We get deeply involved—but how that looks depends entirely on what the business needs and what you need. Some founders are ready to step back on day one; others want to stay actively involved for years. We've done both successfully.

    Our role is ensuring the business thrives.

  • Initial conversations are informal—getting to know each other, understanding your business and goals. If there's mutual interest, we move to preliminary valuation and terms. From there, it's due diligence (typically 60-90 days) and closing. The entire process usually takes 4-6 months, though we can move faster based on your preferences.

  • We're flexible. We've structured deals where sellers retain equity, deals with earnouts tied to performance, and deals where sellers exit completely. The right structure depends on your goals and the business's needs.

  • That's exactly when we prefer to start conversations. The best deals happen when there's no pressure on either side. We're happy to be a resource as you think through your options, even if that conversation takes months or years.

  • Valuation depends on many factors: profitability, growth trajectory, customer concentration, competitive position, and market dynamics. We look at comparable transactions and use standard valuation methodologies, but we also consider the qualitative factors that make each business unique. We're always transparent about our valuation rationale.