A Family Holding Company

Brownlee & Edmonston acquires businesses from owners who've built something worth carrying forward — and we mean to carry it forward, not flip it.

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Our Story

Two roads, becoming one.

The name isn't a brand exercise. It's where we're from — and it's the same principle we bring to every business we acquire: honor what came before, and build what comes next.

Brownlee Road

The Atlanta street that raised Terika — the foundation of grit, community, and ambition that shaped her path.

Edmonston Road

The Maryland road that raised Oye — steady, disciplined, and rooted in the same values from a different direction.

Two different journeys, one shared legacy.

Why Owners Choose Us

We're not a fund with a fund's incentives.

We're a family that intends to hold what we acquire for decades — not a private equity shop counting down to an exit.

01

Patient capital

No fund clock. No forced exit in 5–7 years. We hold for the long term because that's the whole point of the enterprise.

02

Your legacy stays intact

We preserve what you built — your name, your culture, your relationships with customers and employees.

03

People come first

Your team isn't a line item to us. Continuity for employees is a condition of how we operate, not an afterthought.

04

A real family stands behind it

You're not negotiating with a committee or an anonymous LP. You're talking directly with the people who'll own it.

What We Look For

Businesses we're built to own.

We're generalists by design — the enterprise is meant to hold a range of assets over time. Here's where we tend to start.

Revenue Range
$500K–$5M

Established, cash-flowing businesses — not early-stage startups.

Situation
Owner Transition

Retirement, burnout, or a desire to step back while the business lives on.

Industries
Open

Real estate, services, consumer, and operating businesses with durable demand.

How It Works

A straightforward path from first call to close.

  1. Conversation

    A no-pressure call to understand your business and what matters most to you in a transition.

  2. Mutual fit

    We share who we are and how we operate. You decide if it's a fit before anything moves forward.

  3. Diligence

    A focused, respectful review — we move efficiently and communicate clearly at every step.

  4. Offer & agreement

    Clear terms, no games. We aim for an outcome that's fair for you and sustainable for us.

  5. Transition & legacy

    We keep what works, invest in what's next, and carry your name and reputation forward.

What We Stand For

The values behind the name.

These aren't wall art. They're how we evaluate every acquisition and every decision after it.

ValueResilience
ValueStewardship
ValueOwnership
ValueExcellence
ValueEducation
ValueCommunity Impact
ValueLong-Term Thinking
Who We Are

The family behind the enterprise.

Terika Lanese Fasakin

Co-Founder, Managing Member

Brings the strategic and operating discipline behind Brownlee & Edmonston's acquisitions and long-term planning.

Oyemade Oyeyemi Fasakin

Co-Founder, Managing Member

Steady, disciplined counterpart bringing operational rigor and long-horizon judgment to every decision.

In Practice

This is who we're building it for.

Brownlee & Edmonston isn't an abstraction. It's a family — and everything above is in service of these four people.

The Fasakin family together outside Oye holding his son close on the marble steps Terika embraced by her two sons The whole family laughing together The two brothers playing together

Built for Yemi and Temz — and the generations after them.

Thinking about your next chapter?

If you've built something you care about and you're weighing what comes next, we'd welcome the conversation — no pressure, no obligation.

hello@brownleeedmonston.com