Curiosity, purpose & passion
We bring a flexible, capital structure-agnostic approach to investing: We collaborate with our portfolio companies to transform groundbreaking ideas into action which translates to greater success for management teams, employees and customers.
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CPCP pursues majority control investments that support a variety of situations from management buyouts to recapitalizations and family successions. We customize our transactions to address each owner’s specific liquidity and growth objectives. We work quickly and confidentially.
Investment Situations
BUYOUTS
- Traditional change-of-control buyouts
- Backing management to buy out existing shareholders
- Leading a take-private of a public company
- Sponsoring a divisional buyout or divestiture of a non-core asset
SHAREHOLDER LIQUIDITY / RECAPITALIZATIONS
- Providing full or partial liquidity for financial, strategic, or management shareholders
- Cashing out early investors and prior founders to create alignment with go-forward stakeholders
- Solving for situations where the need for an exit or liquidity event hampers the Company’s ability to drive long-term value
FAMILY SUCCESSION
- Buying ownership positions held by other active or inactive family members.
- Preserving the family legacy and ensuring a smooth succession.
- Creating liquidity for departing family shareholders and providing continuity for those in key managerial positions.
Characteristics
We Typically Look For
$5M+ Revenue
For B2B Enterprise Software
$2M+ EBITDA
For IT Services and Tech-enabled Services
15%+
EBITDA Margin
Management
Positive reputation and strong culture with talented middle management team
Revenue Model
Recurring or re-occurring (subscription, transactional, etc.)
Profitability
Corporate or unit-level profitability with history of >10% revenue growth