OUR APPROACH - Private Equity

BPMB is a partnership of seasoned operating and investment executives who have built successful businesses and generated significant financial returns in a number of industry sectors. We seek to deploy our own capital in transactions. Through its Advisory Board, which is comprised of a select group of accomplished, committed individuals, BPMB leverages its ability to originate, create and manage attractive investments in privately held businesses. The advisory board actively assists the firm in sourcing and evaluating prospective investments.

We are partners with management who work collaboratively to address (i) gaps in the organization or strategy that are restraining growth, (ii) changing marketplace conditions, and/or (iii) evolving stakeholder interests. While our involvement typically takes place at the Board of Directors level, we also have the ability to participate in the day-to-day management under appropriate circumstances.

 
BPMB also brings to bear its substantial, nationwide network of relationships with senior and junior debt providers as well as other institutional equity investors to provide a range of solutions for business owners across the full spectrum of the middle market.
 
With BPMB, business owners will generate current liquidity, benefit from enhanced operational and financial resources being brought to bear in their organizations, establish a value-added partner for growth, and can preserve an equity stake in the business to participate in future upside.
 
The following table summarizes our investment criteria:
 
Size:
Revenue: minimum $10 million
EBITDA (operating cash flow): minimum $2.5 million
Transaction value: minimum $10 million
 
 
Industry Focus:
Business services (including technology enabled companies)
Healthcare Services (no Life Sciences or Med Tech)
Food & Beverage
Agribusiness
 
 
Business
Characteristics:
Growing industry
Fragmented industry
Proven products or services, well-positioned in their markets
Key competitive advantages
Qualified management
 
 
Ownership by BPMB:
Majority
Minority with option to become majority and/or exit rights.
Minority with larger, value-add financial partner.
 
Geography
 
Headquartered in the United States
We do not invest in start-up companies, high technology or those companies which are highly capital intensive. 
 
We give quick feedback on situations and operate with the highest levels of integrity, discretion, and confidentiality.
 
We work with intermediaries and are more than happy to pay referral fees on opportunities brought to us that are successfully consummated.

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