For Business Owners
Considerations for Growing Businesses
Sooner or later, every successful business owner is faced with the decision of how to take the company to the next level. Driven by growth capital requirements and other resources required to reach that goal, owners must decide how to balance personal objectives against the needs of the business. There may be a desire for personal liquidity and considerations for estate, succession or portfolio planning. But weighing these issues against what's best for the business isn't easy, and the decision to bring on a financial partner is complex.
At Opus Capital, we understand these considerations. We are flexible and will work with management to find the right capital structure for each company. We make control investments, but expect management teams to run companies and to have a significant minority stake to ensure alignment of interests and goals.
Aligned Interests
We seek operating leverage, not financial leverage. We believe capital structures should be designed to align stakeholders' interest, and that the real work of creating value should be focused on operations. Technology can be a powerful tool to increase growth rates and to drive operational efficiency. Our view is that investors and business owners should share in the value created through this transformation.
The alignment of interests and incentives guides our investment philosophy at Opus Capital. We are looking for partners who want to work together with us to build equity value in their companies.