Private Equity
A Focus on Private Equity
Since
the days of our first fund in the mid-1980s, we have had a long history
of technology-based Private Equity transactions. As a firm, we have significant
experience working with management teams to accelerate change, tap
new markets, re-orient businesses, and build platforms to roll up acquisitions
into efficient and sizeable organizations. Our investments range from
later stage growth equity, through complex structures such as buyouts, take-privates,
PIPEs and rollups.
Apart from capital, the most important asset we supply is a unique blend of deep technology knowledge, business model understanding, and financial engineering skills. From more than 20 years in the industry, we have developed an intimate working knowledge of customers, competition, underlying technologies, and overall market dynamics. Our team's skills, connections and expertise in company building or restructuring are of crucial importance in these complex deals.
We generally pursue undervalued companies that have a readily identifiable catalyst to unlock value. We concentrate on a few core markets where our nearly 25 years of experience lends informed, strategic guidance:
- Software
- IT services and outsourcing
- Communications components, systems and services
- Financial services and tech-enabled businesses
We generally invest in companies with revenue of $20M to $200M and EBITDA negative to $25M. We are flexible in the amount of money invested, and are able to speak for up to $100M in equity.
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sample private equity case studies:
- ERP & CRM vendor Consona (formerly Made2Manage)
- Lab instrumentation company Nova Holdings
- The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE).