INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHY
LONG-TERM PARTNER
- Can invest in opportunities that have a long-term horizon
- Offer support as active and constructive board members – we are NOT day-to-day managers
- Comfortable with situations that require strategic re-positioning or significant operational improvement
- Open up vast CIP network to management team
GROWTH-ORIENTED INVESTORS
- Support management in identifying and implementing strategic growth initiatives
- Assist in instituting operational improvements resulting in top line expansion
- Provide resources to help facilitate organic or acquisitive growth plan
CONSERVATIVE CAPITAL STRUCTURES
- Allows management to focus on running the business
- Returns driven by performance and value creation rather than financial engineering
- Strategic and prudent use of leverage
- Relationships and expertise to assist in accessing capital markets
PATIENT CAPITAL
- Understanding the benefits of managing a business for long-term value creation
- Background of investment team provides perspective on the patience and discipline required to build sustainable value in companies