Approach
Enabling and Enhancing Growth
We believe that the best operating companies have strong and committed leadership teams and drive the most value and best decision-making by being close to their customers. That’s why we seek acquisitions that are self-sufficient and driving a long-term growth plan. Our approach and philosophy is to enable and enhance long-term steady growth through patient capital, support of management and connectivity across our operating companies and capability sets. We like to operate with relatively low leverage and focus on new opportunities for investment – not exit plans or target sale dates.
As lifelong business owners and operators, we know the best way to build value is to acquire and hold operations where we can measure our results and performance over years or decades, not quarters. We allow the businesses’ founders, owners and leaders to do what they do best – build strong and stable companies that are loved by their customers and employees.
Our goal is to support our companies and leaders with additional capital to enhance growth through talent or business acquisitions, innovation, new facilities or market expansion.
Our combination of operating company expertise and long-term flexible capital makes us a unique and ideal partner for the right opportunity.
Operating Company Experience
- Direct experience operating companies
- Significant capability and talent leverage opportunities across our network
- Deep customer relationships & insights on B2B and consumer markets
- Respect and appreciation for investing in key talent
- Clear approach to sustainability
- Demonstrated experience in supporting growth of acquired companies
Permanent Ownership Approach
- Long-term or permanent holding period with patient capital
- Supportive light-touch governance approach & expectation of self-sufficient companies
- Low leverage pressure with a focus on long-term growth and investment
- Management participation in value creation with structured opportunities for liquidity
The support in our leadership team and investment in our plan helped Stanley transition to become the fastest growing outdoor consumer product company for two years running.