North Inlet

Buy-side M&A services

North Inlet Partners

The winds shift. The currents change. It can be difficult to stay on course. But with the right partner, the destination is always in plain sight.

The Right Team at the Right Time

North Inlet Partners provides consulting and strategic advisory services. Our team is comprised of seasoned operating executives with proven track records at businesses large and small. Our partners serve as management consultants, interim executives and engaged board members, and are supported by talented associates who assist with assessment, strategy, analysis, research and support. We view our role as supporting management teams to help owners unlock and drive lasting value.

  • Our clients are generally facing strategic issues or have opportunities that stretch their existing resources:
  • Reassessing vision, strategy and growth initiatives
  • Acquisition initiatives, diligence and planning
  • Core operating issues – sales, marketing, supply chain
  • Liquidity, capital structure, turnarounds
  • Management development transition issues
  • Managing non-core assets or challenged joint ventures
  • Preparing for a capital raise, restructuring or liquidity events

North Inlet and its partners make investments alongside our clients in certain circumstances. In addition, North Inlet may receive securities or other economic interests as compensation.

Our Approach

We believe sound advice is born through listening, creativity, experience, wisdom and hard work. At North Inlet Partners, we invest time in our clients to build long-term, trusted relationships. Our team has both operating and financial expertise and looks at companies from a holistic perspective.

Our approach is focused on building sustainable value through a continuous process of assessment, strategy, execution and results. We envision a company that, if it existed, would put its competition out of business, and we work toward that optimal solution.

Sustainable Value Wheel

To help our clients grow, invest and develop, North Inlet looks at the many factors that must work together through every phase of the business life cycle. Our Sustainable Value Wheel is the model for a course of action rooted in sound strategy, clear direction and a holistic approach to building and sustaining a thriving company.

Sustainable Value Wheel

Our Team

The North Inlet team includes experienced operational, strategic and financial professionals. Our team members have served
public and private corporations as investment bankers, lawyers, accountants, consultants, CEOs, COOs and senior management
members for an average of 25 years. We now leverage our wealth of knowledge and expertise to offer tailored solutions to
clients who are at critical inflection points in the evolution of their businesses. We invite you to learn more about us.

Strategic Partners
Our strategic partners serve as an extension of our team. When needed during an engagement, North Inlet is able to leverage
their significant operational and industry expertise, insight and relationships.


Charlie Eitel


Al Kabus


Stephen Saunders


Chris Ullrich
Over the last 40 years Charlie has served in full time roles as CEO, COO, and Chairman of six companies, four public and two private, ranging in size from $80MM to $1.2B. A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Charlie graduated from Oklahoma State University with a BS in business administration.
Al has successfully led durables, software and service based companies as a CEO, division president, and founding partner. Al graduated from the University of Delaware with a BSBA in business.
Stephen has more than 20 years of investment banking experience, including serving as a senior officer in the Mergers and Acquisitions department of Wachovia Securities and as a partner in Fennebresque & Co., where he spent four years building and leading an industry-focused M&A advisory practice. Stephen graduated from Sewanee: The University of the South with a BA in English literature and earned his MBA from the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia.
Chris has nearly 20 years of experience as a senior banker with Wells Fargo Securities. He has served as Head of several groups within Wells Fargo including Structured Products, Strategic Transactions, Capital Management, and Restructuring. Chris received his BA from Hamilton College and an MBA from Columbia University.

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