Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Scott Zack
Investor and entrepreneur. Owner of Creek Equity, a private investment company that starts, funds, and buys businesses in Michigan.
- Owner, Creek Equity
- 20+ years building companies
- Ohio State basketball
In brief
Scott Zack has spent more than two decades starting, buying, and running companies in Michigan.
He works through Creek Equity, the private investment company he owns in Bloomfield Hills. Creek Equity invests its own capital and holds its companies for the long term, in healthcare services, pharmacy benefit management, logistics, real estate, concrete construction, and consumer apparel.
Before business, Scott played forward for the Ohio State men's basketball team. He still thinks about companies the way he learned to think about teams.
More about Scott: Scott Zack at Creek Equity, Scott Zack, Michigan, and Scott Zack on Instagram.
What he does
Starts
New companies built from a blank page, with the first hires and the first customers.
Funds
Early capital for founders, plus a partner who has done it before.
Buys
Established Michigan businesses with loyal customers and room to grow.
Ohio State
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Scott wore number 34 as a forward for the Buckeyes. Preparation, accountability, and playing your role still run his work day.
Video
What I look for before Creek Equity buys a company
Five questions Scott asks before Creek Equity buys a business, in 67 seconds.
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More videos
- How a Buyer Values a Small Business
- What a Buyer Actually Looks At in Your Financials
- Five Questions to Answer Before You Call a Buyer
- Selling to Your Management Team: How a Management Buyout Works
- What Happens to Your Employees When You Sell Your Company
- The Five-Year Succession Timeline Every Michigan Business Owner Needs
- Lessons From Ohio State Basketball That I Still Use in Business
- Why Creek Equity Holds Companies for the Long Term
- Building Businesses in Metro Detroit: What Has Changed in 20 Years
- How to Evaluate a Management Team in One Meeting
- The First 90 Days After an Acquisition
- All videos on YouTube
Articles
How a Buyer Values a Small Business
How buyers actually arrive at a price for a small Michigan company: the earnings number they start from, the multiple they apply, and the five things that move it.
02What a Buyer Actually Looks At in Your Financials
The five things a buyer reads first in a small company's numbers, and what Michigan owners can clean up before the first meeting.
03Five Questions to Answer Before You Call a Buyer
What Michigan business owners should have clear, on paper, before the first conversation about selling.
Published in Michigan
Creek Equity's November 4, 2026 succession release was published by 15 Michigan newspapers, and 220 more news sites across the country.
- Detroit Free Press
- The Detroit News
- Lansing State Journal
- Battle Creek Enquirer
- Cheboygan Daily Tribune
- The Daily Reporter (Coldwater)
- The Daily Telegram (Adrian)
- Hillsdale Daily News
- Livingston Daily
- The Monroe News
- Petoskey News-Review
- The Sault News (Sault Ste. Marie)
- Sentinel-Standard (Ionia)
- Sturgis Journal
- The Times Herald (Port Huron)
Creek Equity's October 12, 2026 release was published by 16 Michigan news sites, and 324 more across the country.
- Detroit Free Press
- The Detroit News
- Lansing State Journal
- WOOD TV 8 (NBC, Grand Rapids)
- WLNS 6 (CBS, Lansing)
- Battle Creek Enquirer
- The Holland Sentinel
- The Times Herald (Port Huron)
- Livingston Daily
- The Monroe News
- The Daily Telegram (Adrian)
- Hillsdale Daily News
- Sturgis Journal
- The Daily Reporter (Coldwater)
- Petoskey News-Review
- Cheboygan Daily Tribune
In the news
Scott Zack's Creek Equity Launches Michigan Succession Initiative to Acquire Founder-Owned Businesses as Owners Retire
EIN Presswire, published by the Detroit Free Press, The Detroit News, the Lansing State Journal and 232 more news sites. Creek Equity launched the Michigan Succession Initiative to buy founder-owned Michigan businesses from owners ready to retire.
Oct 2026Crain Currency: Redemption gates push family offices into harder exits
Crain Currency. Scott Zack, owner of Creek Equity, on family offices moving from fund commitments to direct deals, and what that means for how and when they can exit. As he told Crain Currency, "The redemption gates are teaching family offices something direct investors already know: Liquidity you don't control isn't liquidity."
Oct 2026Modern Healthcare: People on the Move
Modern Healthcare. Scott Zack, founder and owner of Creek Equity, on the healthcare services companies the firm has built and backed: Avenix Medical Group and Total Routing Solutions.
Oct 2026Crain's Detroit Business: People on the Move
Crain's Detroit Business. Scott Zack, owner of Creek Equity, has published the firm's Investment Principles and launched a focus on founder-led and family-owned Michigan companies.
Oct 2026Scott Zack's Creek Equity Details Healthcare Services Portfolio Spanning Supply Chain, Pharmacy Benefits, and Medical Courier Logistics
PR Newswire, published by KTLA, WGN, Morningstar, WOOD TV 8 and 370 more news sites. Creek Equity detailed the healthcare services companies it has built and backed, in supply chain, pharmacy benefits, and medical courier logistics.
Oct 2026Scott Zack's Creek Equity Publishes Investment Principles and Outlines Focus on Founder-Led Michigan Businesses
EIN Presswire, carried by the Detroit Free Press, The Detroit News, Lansing State Journal, WOOD TV 8 and 336 more news sites. Creek Equity published its Investment Principles and the criteria it uses to build, back, and buy founder-led and family-owned Michigan businesses.
Contact
Building a company in Michigan, or thinking about selling one? Scott reads every message.