OUR APPROACH AND VALUES

We founded KS Investment specifically to invest in and grow small-medium businesses. We do believe in partnering with management teams, families and owner/executives to deliver results for our companies and investors.

We focus exclusively on buying small-medium, profitable companies. We are an ideal partner for owners seeking liquidity, generational transition, capital for growth or recapitalisation or acquisition. Over the years we have been tailoring a knack for working collaboratively and productively with management teams to achieve the company’s goals.

We seek to invest in improvements that build on past successes. We are patient investors with a “first, do no harm” philosophy, guiding and supporting decisions based on meeting long-term growth objectives. We are not looking to flip companies. Such a distinctive approach, boosted by a full personal commitment is pretty much appreciated by business owners and management teams. Furthermore, because of our experience, we have been successful in raising committed equity capital from investors.

OUR PEOPLE

KS Investments management team boasts a meaningful professional track record and a balanced mix of skills in the areas of private equity, leveraged finance, commercial and corporate matters.

We focus our careers to working with small-medium companies. We work collaboratively with the managers of our companies to create value over the long term. We also invest personally in each company. The owners who have sold us their companies and the executives who work with us to grow them are our best references.

OUR FOCUS

We seek to identify the cherry blossom

Well-run small-medium businesses looking to get to the next level from a wide variety of industries but share certain characteristics. All are small-medium businesses that are established leaders in their markets with room to grow through increased investment. All are well managed with healthy margins and potential for improvement. All come to us looking for new ideas and capital for getting to the next level of value.

Ideal Small-medium Company Characteristics:

  • • Revenue between €5.0 million and €30.0 million
  • • Cash flow between €1.0 million and €3.0 million

And at least one of the following:

  • • Proven management team
  • • Leadership position in a niche market
  • • Quality brand name
  • • Established, proprietary product line
  • • Strong regional presence

Transactions that Meet the Needs of Company Owners:

  • • Acquisitions
  • • Leveraged Buyouts
  • • Management Buyouts
  • • Recapitalisations
  • • Growth Capital
  • • Corporate Spin-Offs
  • • Generational Transitions