Thinking About Selling Your Business?
Two Trails Partners is seeking to acquire a great small business in the United States, partnering with owners looking for a smooth transition and sustained long term growth for their business, their team, and their legacy.
Entrepreneur and Veteran led, we are committed to preserving the essence of the company you built.

Meet Neil Howell
I formed Two Trails Partners to unlock the next stage of growth for a great business with an exceptional team. After the acquisition, I will pivot into a full-time operating role - fully dedicated to continuity and prosperity for your team, customers, and community.
I am from Houston, TX and went to Boston College with an NROTC Scholarship before commissioning into the United States Marine Corps. I served as a Captain in financial management, primarily for logistics units on Camp Pendleton, and deployed to the Middle East in 2016-2017 supporting the Counter-ISIS mission. In the Marines, I learned to place supreme weight upon purpose, and the drive to excel it breeds: sometimes there is a moral mandate to doing your job well. Doing something that matters… matters a great deal to me.
After the Marine Corps, I went back to school at Harvard and pivoted to the private sector, where I have worked in consulting, customer success, and led a small manufacturing business for a private equity group. This last experience taught me how challenging and impactful running a small business can be. I found in small business leadership a portion of the purpose I felt in the Corps: when your team's payroll & prosperity depends on your leadership, there is a moral mandate to doing your job well.
I also learned the incentives of PE can drive you toward the wrong outcomes. I started Two Trails as a vehicle to do things differently, with a focus on long term durable growth where profits are reinvested into the company and the team. With that in mind, I am excited to meet you and learn more about the team you lead and the business you built.
I live in Reston, Virginia with my family. We look forward to moving to the business upon acquisition, and joining your community.
Why Two Trails
I am focused on acquiring an exceptional company for long term growth. I will transition into a full-time operating role, fully dedicated to continuity and prosperity for your team, customers, and community.
People First
We believe that people are a company's most valuable asset and we are committed to taking care of your team.
Flexibility
We will work with you to create an acquisition structure based on your goals.
Long Term Focus
Our focus is in the long term sustainable success of the business, not short term returns.
The Buyer Matters
Two Trails Partners is entrepreneur led and entirely committed to stewarding your company into the next chapter of growth.









































