At Strait Lane Capital Partners, (SLCP), LLC, our strong internal resources, and deep operational, financial, and accounting expertise; coupled with our significant due diligence capabilities means that we close. We seek entrepreneur or family-owned companies and corporate divestitures and apply a true partnership approach to help them create new paths to value. We have extensive resources, a history of success, a financially methodical approach to investing, and a proven ability to identify opportunities.

Operational Expertise and Experience
Our founders have been CEOs, CFOs, and executive managers who have run, grown, and taken companies to the next level. We understand how to create value, determine appropriate capital structures, accelerate organic growth, develop and execute acquisition strategies, and bring operational and financial excellence to an organization. We apply our proven methodologies, make decisions quickly, and identify tactical and strategic growth strategies in collaboration with our portfolio companies.

Successful Acquisition Track Record
The SLCP founders have completed more than 100 acquisitions over their careers equaling more than $4 billion in value with most deals being in the lower or middle-market space. SLCP performs thorough due diligence, quickly identifies issues, and makes informed, accurate, and timely decisions, all while maintaining an extremely high closing rate.

Ability to Execute Diverse Investments
SLCP’s investments span leveraged recapitalizations of entrepreneur-owned businesses, acquisitions, and mergers of publicly traded and privately held companies with specific expertise in the purchase of individual divisions or subsidiaries of large, multi-national businesses.

Investment Criteria

• Control position in investments and/or recapitalizations
• Niche manufacturing, business services, or technology companies
• Companies that may be lacking the systems, controls, or management processes other private equity firms require
• Primarily U.S.-based companies
• $2 million minimum TTM EBITDA ($0.5 million for add-ons)
• Initial investments of at least $5 million
• Established businessness with a history of stable growth
• Sustainable competitive advantage in markets with compelling growth opportunities