#222: Navigating a Successful Exit and the Experience of Getting Acquired with Zach Peyton, (USMA ‘04)

<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“My goal is to see this become a billion-dollar brand in the home services and construction industry. I want to get there by helping people build a sustainable source of wealth for themselves and their families. I want to get there by helping people build really solid businesses where they can define their participation…I don’t want to get there any other way.”</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- Zach Peyton (USMA ‘04)</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After graduating from West Point in 2004 and serving as an Army intelligence officer, Zach Peyton found an exciting future in the home services industry in North Florida where he is now the Co-Founder and President of Superior Fence & Rail, the nation’s only fencing franchise.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Superior Fence & Rail locations are expanding rapidly across the United States thanks to Zach’s leadership and the company’s recent acquisition by Lynx Franchising. In this episode, Zach discusses what the exit experience was like from start to finish in addition to the big goals he has for Superior Fence & Rail’s continued growth within a brand portfolio.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Lessons learned from the experience of being acquired as an emerging brand</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Insights into company valuation and how the process works</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why finding the right investment bank is important to navigating a successful exit</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How the experience of being acquired helped Zach improve the value of Superior Fence & Rail and create a robust plan for the future</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><sp