Strategy

Our investment strategy is focused on the needs of our clients. We work with our sponsors to create a complete financing solution that achieves the goals of the transaction and builds a foundation for a lasting partnership. Target investments have the following characteristics:

Established companies with a history of positive operating cash flow.
We seek to invest in established companies with sound historical financial performance. We typically focus on companies with a history of profitability on an operating cash flow basis. We do not intend to invest in start-up companies or companies with speculative business plans.

Ability to exert meaningful influence. We target investment opportunities in which we will be the lead/sole investor in our tranche and in which we can add value through active participation, often through advisory positions.

Private equity sponsorship. We generally seek to invest in companies in conjunction with private equity sponsors who have proven capabilities in building value. We believe that a private equity sponsor can serve as a committed partner and adviser that will actively work with the company and its management team to meet company goals and create value. We assess a private equity sponsor’s commitment to a portfolio company by, among other things, the capital contribution it has made or will make in the portfolio company.

Seasoned management team. We generally will require that our portfolio companies have a seasoned management team, with strong corporate governance. We also seek to invest in companies that have proper incentives in place, including having significant equity interests, to motivate management to act in accordance with our interests as investors.

Defensible and sustainable business. We seek to invest in companies with proven products and/or services and strong regional or national operations.

 

Pictured from Left to Right

Bernard Berman, President;
Leonard Tannenbaum, Chief Executive Officer;
Marc Goodman, Chief Investment Officer.

Portfolio

 

 

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