The business is a Home Health Services & Medical Assistance company in the southwest. It is family owned & operated, comprises of over a dozen "unskilled" highly competent aides and a small team of skilled licensed professionals, one of whom most recently included the daughter of the owner. The sellers have agreed to a non-compete for 500 miles & for 5 years, however this excludes the daughter (she's exited the business 10 months ago after unsuccessfully convincing her parents to sell the business to her. She's clearly interested in the space and is closely connected to current clients, therefore was offered a series of very reasonable deal to return and help lead the team, however, she has refused. This would be a stock sale (contracts, licensing, etc.), the price is right, the team is legit, sellers are willing to provide a reasonable transition period, and have told the buyers not to worry about the daughter competing with them. The buyers are not afraid of a little competition (maybe they are), however they'd rather spend their time improving the business than competing with a well loved and influential daughter in the same space/area on day 2 of ownership.

I am an adviser and silent investor, and my thought to them is to buy the business as the price is right, and the value is there to capture now and the foreseeable future. They can't make the daughter sign a non-compete or stop her from entering the space. If you've experience this situation, please dm me and share your thoughts on what else they could do to either bring the daughter onboard the growth & leadership team or mitigate the impact of her entry. Thanks