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Approach
Show up every day to make those around you better.
We believe that combinations lead to more valuable, enduring companies. Through flexible ownership structures, we drive value for the business and management teams we partner with.
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Strategic combinations with a global perspective.
We invest in high-growth businesses that have the potential to benefit from our proprietary strategic combination approach to building value.
Driven by senior team leadership, we take a value oriented approach to establishing truly aligned partnerships, embracing complexity and flexibility, in pursuit of a shared vision and purpose with our partners.
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Read our combination stories.
We apply a consistent strategy that balances accretive combinatory growth with operational excellence.
Investment Criteria
Sourcing
We practice a proactive and proprietary sourcing model, driven by our senior leadership. We believe in nurturing and building relationships over time, with partnership engagements typically developing over a 12-24 month cycle.
Geographic Focus
North America and Western Europe
Sector Focus
Industrials
Healthcare
Technology
Middle Market
Enterprise Value of $100M -$1,000M
Target Revenue of $100M -$750M
Target EBITDA of $10M -$150M
Typical Investment of $30M -$150M not including co-investment
Target Company Attributes
B2B focused businesses with stable market growth
Fragmented industry with opportunity for combination-driven value creation
Ability to build attractive business for strategic buyers
Partnership with sellers
Strong management teams