OUR APPROACH
Long Term Focus
Great companies last beyond their founders. We focus on honoring, preserving and enhancing your legacy. We are focused on long-term, sustainable growth, and will pursue this goal with unrelenting vigor and effort.
INVESTMENT CAPITAL
We are backed by private investors with sufficient available capital to provide sellers with liquidity at closing. Our team has capital ready to invest in the right opportunity and is committed to closing the transaction as quickly as possible, generally within 60 to 90 days.
EMPLOYEE FOCUS
We appreciate the strong employee ties that exist when a business has been in a family for generations or when a company has been nurtured by its founder. We believe that employees are a company’s most valued asset, and that maintaining strong relationships with existing management teams is critical for long-term success.
HIGH STANDARDS
We conduct all transactions with an intense focus on integrity, professionalism and confidentiality. We understand the concerns of privately-held and family-owned business owners. Our management team will ensure the owner experiences a smooth transition and leaves the transaction satisfied with all aspects of the deal.
FLEXIBLE STRUCTURE
We work in partnership with sellers to structure transactions that best meet the seller’s ambitions, lifestyle and estate planning needs. We are open to owners retaining an ongoing equity stake and our continuing involvement with the company.
Our operating team brings management and financial experience along with sound, tested leadership skills. The management team will be actively running the business’s day-to-day operations and has a vested interest in the company’s success.
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
LCH Exit vs the Alternatives
Partnering With Mateo
Private Equity
Strategic Buyer
Focus
100% of the time, energy, and resources go to building your company
One business amongst a much larger portfolio
Subsidiary of a larger entity
Post-Closing Direct Action
Partner with your current employees and customers to start growing on day one
Start looking for another to sell the acquired business
Incorporate your business into parent company
Organizational Goal
Build upon the legacy of your company with current employees to achieve sustainable growth while increasing profitability
Cut Costs, add debt, reduce employee count, and position company for exit
Extract most valuable points of your business and absorb them into parent company
Deal Terms
Individually tailored to owner's needs
Pre-refined deal terms to maximize future worth and limit the risk towards the private equity fund
Strict corporate integration requirements
Funding
Readily available capital from experienced operators, entrepreneurs, and successful investors uniquely position the company for future success
Institutions with strict investment mandates on returning shareholders' capital over success. Over leverage to enhance returns
Varies based on corporate strategy
Time Horizon
Long Term
3 - 5 years
Varies based on corporate strategy