Devise a New Way to Access Growth Capital The traditional venture capital model has been around for years Unproven startups raise rounds of financing in exchange for equity in their company Eventually, they grow to a...
Playing a Different Game – in the Lower Middle Market As professional investors, we are in the business of creating value, for our investors, for our customers and for ourselves But what does “creating value”...
Expert Networks: All That Glitters Is Not Gold! On a recent assignment, we had an opportunity to source experts from three different networks What we expected was that each one of them would produce a number of...
PE Profile of the Month: David Malm David Malm has distinguished himself as a successful and savvy investor over many years With breadth of experience across a number of sectors, in recent years David has...
Develop a Repeatable Process to Grow Your Brand Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are difficult to launch There are significant upfront costs associated with manufacturing and storing the product Most CPG verticals...
Senior Nursing Facilities – Upcoming Crisis and Opportunity – from Gordian Group Many economic models have been changing of late, and our partners at the Gordian Group have spotted an area of opportunity – the...
“Oz Never Did Give Nothing to the Tin Man” In their hit song from the ‘70’s, the group, America, shares the insight that ‘Oz never did give nothing to the tin man’ And, they follow it up with the phrase...
Private Equity Profile of the Month: Tom Burger, Gridiron Capital This month we are delighted to highlight Tom Burger, our great friend and the founder of Gridiron Capital Tom truly embodies the spirit of Gridiron...
The Pros and Cons of Intrapreneurship Terry Jones has had a storied career The founder of two billion-dollar companies, he’s now a successful speaker, author, and venture capitalist When asked about what he’s most...
Winning deals outside of Auction It is no surprise to any investor in today’s market that deal multiples are at all-time highs, with 2/3rds of PE deals averaging 112x EBITDA over the last year, according to Bain...
Never Be in a Hurry! A famous philosopher once said, and I paraphrase, ‘Never be in a hurry For when you do, you fall from the creative plane, down to the competitive plane And, in so doing, you lose your...
Not So Obvious Places to Look for Great Hires Have you ever wondered where to find the perfect employees – terrifically suited to a particular job Or even how best to think about this topic more generally We...
