--- title: Services Business Owners description: Benefits of sale leasebacks for business owners include higher capital usage, attractive financing alternatives, and flexibility without giving up control. --- [![Ascension](https://ascensionadvisory.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/ascension/images/logo-wordmark-white-green.png)](https://ascensionadvisory.com/?hsLang=en) Menu - Sale Leasebacks Show Sale Leasebacks submenu - [Sale Leaseback Overview](https://ascensionadvisory.com/sale-leaseback-overview?hsLang=en) - [SLB For Business Owners](https://ascensionadvisory.com/services-business-owners) - [SLB For Financial Sponsors](https://ascensionadvisory.com/services-private-equity-firms?hsLang=en) - [SLB For Referral Partners](https://ascensionadvisory.com/services-referral-partners?hsLang=en) - [Build to Suit Financing](https://ascensionadvisory.com/build-to-suit-financing?hsLang=en) - [Lease Advisory](https://ascensionadvisory.com/lease-avisory?hsLang=en) - [Notable Transactions](https://ascensionadvisory.com/sale-leaseback-transactions?hsLang=en) - Mergers & Acquisitions Show Mergers & Acquisitions submenu - [Sell Your Business](https://ascensionadvisory.com/sell-your-business?hsLang=en) - [The Seller's Checklist](https://ascensionadvisory.com/the-sellers-checklist?hsLang=en) - [2026 M&A Report](https://ascensionadvisory.com/business-owner-ma-report?hsLang=en) - [The Exit Playbook Course](https://ascensionadvisory.com/the-exit-playbook-course?hsLang=en) - Insights Show Insights submenu - [Ascension Blog](https://ascensionadvisory.com/ascension-advisory-blog?hsLang=en) - [Press & Publications](https://ascensionadvisory.com/press-and-publications?hsLang=en) - [2026 Ascension Magazine](https://ascensionadvisory.com/hubfs/Ascension%20Magazine%202026%20(standalone)%20(4).html?hsLang=en) - [SLB and M&A Courses](https://ascensionadvisory.com/ascension-learning?hsLang=en) - [2026 M&A Report](https://ascensionadvisory.com/business-owner-ma-report?hsLang=en) - [Private Equity SLB Report](https://ascensionadvisory.com/private-equity-sale-leaseback-report?hsLang=en) - [Team](https://ascensionadvisory.com/team?hsLang=en) [Contact](https://ascensionadvisory.com/contact-us?hsLang=en) # Sale Leasebacks For Business Owners ## For Business Owners Our team provides sale leaseback advisory services to business owners including family-owned companies, founder-owned businesses, and other types of business owners across all industries and real estate asset classes throughout North America and Europe.  Learn How It Works: ![Doug Carey seated at a conference table, focused on his laptop, with a cityscape visible through large windows in the background. Two other people are blurred in the foreground, suggesting a collaborative office environment.](https://ascensionadvisory.com/hubfs/Untitled%20(503%20x%20376%20px).png) ## BUSINESSES WE'VE WORKED WITH ![The Perfumery-2](https://ascensionadvisory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Perfumery-2.png?width=500&height=150&name=The%20Perfumery-2.png) ![Nicks Famous Bar-b-q-1](https://ascensionadvisory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Nicks%20Famous%20Bar-b-q-1.png?width=500&height=150&name=Nicks%20Famous%20Bar-b-q-1.png) ![Cardinal Cycling Group Logo-2](https://ascensionadvisory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Cardinal%20Cycling%20Group%20Logo-2.png?width=500&height=150&name=Cardinal%20Cycling%20Group%20Logo-2.png) ![The Perfumery-2](https://ascensionadvisory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Perfumery-2.png?width=500&height=150&name=The%20Perfumery-2.png) ![Splash Car Wash-1](https://ascensionadvisory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Splash%20Car%20Wash-1.png?width=500&height=150&name=Splash%20Car%20Wash-1.png) ![Litter Robot-2](https://ascensionadvisory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Litter%20Robot-2.png?width=500&height=150&name=Litter%20Robot-2.png) ![Savor Street-1](https://ascensionadvisory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Savor%20Street-1.png?width=500&height=150&name=Savor%20Street-1.png) ![Race Winning Brands-1](https://ascensionadvisory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Race%20Winning%20Brands-1.png?width=500&height=150&name=Race%20Winning%20Brands-1.png) ![Dirty Dogs-Oct-02-2025-06-51-27-5087-PM](https://ascensionadvisory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Dirty%20Dogs-Oct-02-2025-06-51-27-5087-PM.png?width=500&height=150&name=Dirty%20Dogs-Oct-02-2025-06-51-27-5087-PM.png) ![Kiolbassa Smoked Meats](https://ascensionadvisory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Kiolbassa%20Smoked%20Meats.png?width=500&height=150&name=Kiolbassa%20Smoked%20Meats.png) ## SALE LEASEBACK ## Why Business Owners Choose Sale Leasebacks ## Benefits of Sale Leaseback Strategy Higher & Better Use of Capital Arbitrage of EBITDA Multiple vs Cap Rate  Attractive Financing Alternative Liquidity Source Without Giving Up Control  Flexible Capital with No Financial Covenants  100% of Market Valuation Premium ### $1200 ###### Free Forever. As long as you hustle. No credit card required [SIGN UP](https://www.hubspot.com/) - We create amazing digital products. - We create amazing digital products. - We create amazing digital products. - We create amazing digital products. - We create amazing digital products. ## Use of Sale Leaseback Proceeds Source of Expansion Funding  Investment in Equipment  Financing for Capital Expenditure Projects  Balance Sheet Optimization  Reinvestment into Core Operations  Take “Chips off the Table” for Stakeholders Premium ### $1200 ###### Free Forever. As long as you hustle. No credit card required [SIGN UP](https://www.hubspot.com/) - We create amazing digital products. - We create amazing digital products. - We create amazing digital products. - We create amazing digital products. - We create amazing digital products. # The *Sale Leaseback* Arbitrage Calculator Operating businesses and real estate are valued differently. For companies that own their real estate, the sale leaseback strategy can create immediate value for your business. Use the calculator below to see how this works. Annual Earnings $ $1M $50M Company's annual earnings for the most recent 12 month period. Valuation Multiple × 1.0× 20.0× The multiple your business would command in the market. Annual Rent Assumption $ $0 $10M What a sale leaseback would set as market rent for the company's owned real estate. Sale Leaseback Cap Rate % 1.0% 20.0% The yield (inverse of a multiple) that a sale leaseback would apply for this asset. Starting Value $0 Value of your business and your real estate bundled together without a sale leaseback. Value Allocated to Real Estate (Sale Leaseback) $0 Annual rent divided by cap rate. Value Allocated to Operating Business $0 Same business multiple applied to rent-adjusted EBITDA. Combined Enterprise Value $0 Total value of your business combined with a real estate sale leaseback. The Value Creation $0 +0% versus starting combined business value. ### Want to run this calculation on your specific company? Schedule 20 minutes with our team to walk through the analysis on your actual business. [Schedule a Meeting](https://meetings.hubspot.com/mandel/ascension-intro-call) Ascension Advisory · Sale Leaseback Advisory · This tool provides directional estimates only, not a valuation opinion. ## FORBES ## The Novel Sale Leaseback Strategy That's Taking Over The Industry ## Hear From Business Owner Clients ![Max Kathari](https://ascensionadvisory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/9-2.png?width=190&height=190&name=9-2.png) "Ascension left me thoroughly impressed with the team’s performance throughout the lifecycle of our sale leaseback transaction. Their team was efficient, knowledgeable, and highly organized...We look forward to working with them in the future." Max Kothari | Chief Executive Officer | Express Kitchens ![Søren Nielsen Widex USA](https://ascensionadvisory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/S%C3%B8ren%20Nielsen-4.png?width=190&height=190&name=S%C3%B8ren%20Nielsen-4.png) "The Ascension team did a great job leading us through this sale leaseback transaction on behalf of the company. The company signed a long-term lease at the facility, demonstrating the business’s commitment to this site." Søren Hvidberg Nielsen | President | Widex USA ![william goetz alpha precision](https://ascensionadvisory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/william%20goetz-1.png?width=190&height=190&name=william%20goetz-1.png) "Our goal with the sale leaseback was to position the company to continue investing in advanced technologies and to fund growth. Our success and timing in closing the sale leaseback is a testament to Ascension’s expertise and partnership." William Goetz | CFO | Alpha Precision PM ![Joe Cappuccio](https://ascensionadvisory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Joe%20Cappuccio-2.png?width=190&height=190&name=Joe%20Cappuccio-2.png) "The Ascension team has an amazing ability to parse the complexity out of any transaction providing for a smooth glide to a closing. There is no way we would have achieved even a fragment of our success without them." Joe Cappuccio | Partner | Trinity Petro ![Daryl Scott-3](https://ascensionadvisory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Daryl%20Scott-3.png?width=190&height=190&name=Daryl%20Scott-3.png) “Chelsea and her team did a great job. This transaction provides additional capital allowing us to continue reinvestment into our business that has seen tremendous growth over the last 12 months.” Daryl Scott | Chief Executive Officer | Surlean Foods ![Henry Legere Immune Diagnostics-1](https://ascensionadvisory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Henry%20Legere%20Immune%20Diagnostics-1.png?width=190&height=190&name=Henry%20Legere%20Immune%20Diagnostics-1.png) “We engaged the Ascension team to help us market and sell our medical office property and we couldn’t be more happy with their team, process, and results. I highly recommend the Ascension team.”   Henry Legere | Founder & CEO | Reliant Immune Diagnostics ![Josh Chandler](https://ascensionadvisory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Josh%20Chandler-2.png?width=190&height=190&name=Josh%20Chandler-2.png) “Ascension was instrumental in helping Whisker achieve a successful real estate sale leaseback during an increasingly challenging macro environment.” Josh Chandler | Chief Financial Officer | Whisker ![Brian Dennis](https://ascensionadvisory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Brian%20Dennis%20Chandler-1.png?width=190&height=190&name=Brian%20Dennis%20Chandler-1.png) "Ascension allowed us to turbocharge our business expansion. Our last SLB deal was nothing short of incredible – we used the entire sale leaseback proceeds to fund the acquisition of the entire dealership operations – no cash outlay required." Brian Dennis | President | Dennis & Co. Auto Group ![Shamari McCrimons](https://ascensionadvisory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Shamari%20McCrimons-1.png?width=190&height=190&name=Shamari%20McCrimons-1.png) "It was a pleasure working with the Ascension Advisory team on our recent sale leaseback transaction for Dirty Dog's Car Wash! Great team. Great results." 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