Consumer Products; Technology, Media, & Telecom; B2B Services
Acquisition Criteria:
A Family office investment firm founded by two experienced investment and digital marketing professionals focused on building a portfolio of consumer brands is looking to invest – Majority Stakes Or Minority with Governance – in North America or a European platform ($1-15mm EBITDA). What Does it Do? Acquire – The Target $10-$100mm Enterprise Value – and grow lower middle market businesses:
(1) employing minimal to no leverage at purchase
(2) with a long-term focus and
(3) offering flexible structuring to meet seller’s needs
Industry: B2B Services; Consumer Products; Technology, Media, & Telecom.
Generally, it likes when the investment is either wholesale/B2B with opportunities to enter digital or has a strong DTC presence, but we’ll look at any consumer product on any distribution channel (e.g. DTC, Amazon, Retail, and B2B). It bootstrapped an e-comm company to $40mm ARR, and it invested in an Amazon FBA roll-up.