Criteria
We specialize in scaling niche market leaders
Investment Criteria
Company Size
- $5-150MM of revenue
- $2-15MM of EBITDA
- Add-ons of any size
Business Characteristics
- Niche market leaders
- Defensible market position
- Growth potential – organically or through acquisition
Management
- Management continuity is preferred, but not required
- Family-owned or retiring founder
Transaction Types
- Leveraged buyouts
- Corporate carve-outs
- Recapitalizations
- Family-held business succession
Industry Focus
Industrial technology
Industrial technology
- Industrial Services
- Analytical & Test equipment
- Value-added Industrial Distribution
- Quality Control Instrumentation
- Industrial & Process-control Sensors
- Infrastructure & Engineering Services
- Industrial Automation
- Aerospace & Defense
Food & consumer
Food & consumer
- Private Label & Contract Manufacturing
- Branded Food & Beverage
- Specialty & Functional Ingredients
- Pet Food & Products
- Confectionary
- Personal Care & Household Products
- Value-add Food Distribution
- Food Flavors & Additives
- Bakery Products & Inclusions
- Food Safety & Traceability
- Unique Supermarket Formats
Agriculture products & services
Agriculture products & services
- Products and services that support commercial crop and animal production
- Sensors & diagnostic tools
- Handling & processing equipment
- Agricultural building products
- Animal health and nutrition
B2B e-commerce
B2B e-commerce
- Catalog, e‐commerce, and omni‐channel distributors
- Marketers of commercial, safety, lighting, and RFID products
- Unique product‐focused companies
- Marketers of products and gear to enthusiast, prosumer, and niche markets