M&A · Strategic Finance Advisory

Where Finance
Meets Strategic
Conviction

OLR Partners is a specialist M&A advisory firm serving entrepreneurs and family businesses in the IT services sector — from IT outsourcing and outstaffing to consultancies and managed services. We bring institutional rigour to the transactions that matter most to you.

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$2B+
Transaction Value Advised
40+
Transactions Completed
15+
Years of Expertise

Who We Are

Specialist Advisors to IT Services Businesses

OLR Partners is a boutique M&A advisory firm exclusively focused on the IT services sector — advising entrepreneurs and family businesses across IT outsourcing, outstaffing, consultancies, and managed service providers.

We understand the commercial dynamics, client concentration risks, and valuation nuances unique to IT services businesses — and we bring that knowledge to bear on every engagement, from preparing for a sale to representing your interests at the board table.

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Senior-Led Engagements
Every mandate is led by a senior partner from inception to close. No hand-offs, no junior teams left to manage your most critical process.
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Institutional Rigour
Our analytical frameworks and process discipline are drawn from decades of experience at leading investment banks and private equity firms.
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Aligned Interests
We structure our engagements to align our success with yours — ensuring our incentives are fully in service of your objectives.
Founder & Managing Partner, OLR Partners
Founder & Managing Partner

The Person Behind the Firm

Orest
Ryvak

Founder & Managing Partner · OLR Partners

"Most advisors come from one world — banking, or investing, or operations. I have lived all three. That is what I built OLR Partners on top of."

A professional financier with over 10 years of diversified, senior-level experience spanning investment banking, the investor side, and operational leadership — a combination rare in advisory. Career across Chicago, Ukraine, and Dubai, working across cultures, borders, and deal structures.

Started in investment banking in Chicago, advising middle-market businesses ($30M–$50M EBITDA) on sell-side M&A transactions. Moved into corporate development at a multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical retailer, structuring joint ventures and acquisitions, before joining a $1.4B AUM private equity firm in Ukraine focused on tech investments across Eastern Europe.

Most recently, served as CFO and Board Member of uSoftware, a high-growth IT services company — where he played a key role in successfully exiting the business. That experience — seeing a transaction through from the inside as a senior operator — is what led to the founding of OLR Partners. A Ross School of Business, University of Michigan graduate.

M&A Advisory Private Equity Corporate Development Due Diligence Joint Ventures Fund Raising Board Advisory Ross School of Business
Mergers & Acquisitions ◆ IT Services M&A ◆ Entrepreneur & Family Business Advisory ◆ Valuation & Due Diligence ◆ IT Outsourcing & Outstaffing ◆ Pre-M&A Advisory ◆ Board Representation ◆ IT Services M&A ◆ Entrepreneur & Family Business Advisory ◆ Valuation & Due Diligence ◆ IT Outsourcing & Outstaffing ◆ Pre-M&A Advisory ◆ Board Representation ◆

What We Do

Advisory Services Built for IT Services Businesses

From preparing your business for sale to representing you at the board — we are with you at every stage.

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Strategic Growth & Pre-M&A Advisory
For IT services entrepreneurs thinking about a transaction in the next 1–3 years, we provide hands-on advisory across growth strategy, valuation, operational positioning, and market readiness — so you go to market on your terms, not under pressure.
  • Growth strategy & revenue scaling
  • Valuation benchmarking & value drivers
  • Operational & management positioning
  • Market readiness & timing strategy
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Mergers & Acquisitions
End-to-end M&A advisory for IT services entrepreneurs — from finding the right buyer or target to negotiating terms and closing the deal.
  • Buy-side & sell-side mandates
  • Buyer identification & approach
  • Negotiation & deal structuring
  • Post-merger integration planning
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Strategic Finance & Board Advisory
Ongoing strategic finance support and board-level representation — keeping your interests protected and your business performing between transactions.
  • Valuation & financial due diligence
  • Quality of earnings analysis
  • Capital structure & financial strategy
  • Ongoing board representation

Is This a Good Fit?

We Work Best When the Match Is Right — on Both Sides

We are deliberately selective about the mandates we take on. Not because we are turning away business, but because we believe the best outcomes come from genuine alignment between advisor and client.

Likely a Good Fit

You may be exactly who we work with

  • You founded or own an IT services business — outsourcing, outstaffing, consultancy, or managed services
  • You are thinking about a transaction in the next 1–4 years and want to prepare properly
  • Your business generates €1M–€20M in revenue and you want to understand what it is truly worth
  • You want a senior advisor in your corner, not a junior team running a process
  • You value honest, direct advice — even when it is not what you hoped to hear
  • You are a family-owned or founder-led business navigating a transaction for the first time

Better Served Elsewhere

We will tell you if someone else is a better fit

  • You are looking for a large investment bank with a broad industry coverage team
  • Your business operates outside the IT services sector
  • You need a transaction closed in the next 60 days with no preparation groundwork
  • You are seeking purely a broker to run a quick auction process
  • You are not open to honest feedback on how your business is positioned or valued
  • You are looking for guaranteed outcomes — no advisor can promise those, and we will never pretend otherwise

If you are unsure which camp you fall into, reach out anyway. A short conversation costs nothing and we will always point you in the right direction — even if that direction is not us.

Contact

Begin a Conversation

Whether you are considering selling your IT services business, looking to acquire, or simply want to understand what your company is worth — we welcome a confidential conversation.

Email contact@olrpartners.com
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