KLARO PARTNERS LTD. IS AN ENTREPRENEURIAL INVESTMENT FIRM.
Seeking to acquire, operate and grow small to medium-sized businesses.
ABOUT US
Klaro Partners is an entrepreneurial investment firm seeking to acquire, operate and grow small to medium-sized businesses.
Klaro is an original take on the Latin verb claro "to make clear". We believe financial engineering is not enough to generate a return for our investors. We seek to build long term value through active management.
We would like to talk to owners or corporate parents who are considering an exit: whether to retire, realise value and diversify net worth, or to minimise management distraction from a non-core division.
Klaro's team of successful investors and executives combine many years of experience acquiring and managing middle market businesses.
We bring capital and new management energy to a business, providing an owner with an attractive exit opportunity and continuity for key stakeholders.
Member of the EISA
INVESTMENT
APPROACH
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR...
Klaro Partners is actively searching to acquire privately held businesses from an owner seeking full or partial liquidity. Our acquisition structures are highly flexible, but we require a controlling interest.
Our most important investment criteria is quite simple; we are looking for a quality business with long term growth potential.
We are focusing on niche industrial and manufacturing related assets, but we are pragmatic, so if you know of an interesting business please do get in touch.
Any conversations will be on a strictly confidential basis.
COMPANY CRITERIA
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Growth potential
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Sustainable competitive advantage
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Stable contractual relationships
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Competent middle management willing to remain
INDUSTRY CRITERIA
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Growing and sizable market
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Fragmented industry
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Not overly complex business model
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Barriers to entry
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Low technological risk
VENDOR CRITERIA
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Owner seeking to reduce daily operating role or exit without a successor in place
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Owner seeking to diversify personal net worth
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Corporate divestiture of non-core assets
FINANCIAL CRITERIA
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< £15 million of revenue
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£1m-3m of EBITDA
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EBITDA margins >10%
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3+ years of profitability
WHY KLARO
Klaro offers a differentiated exit opportunity for owners. Having no institutional investors means we can:
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Offer flexible deal terms to suit your circumstances and tax planning needs.
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Consumate a transaction quickly and efficiently, limiting the stresses and distractions on a business during due diligence.
Operating for the long term means exactly that. Klaro Partners will strive to extend your legacy and maintain continuity for key stakeholders - employees, customers, suppliers and community.
INTERMEDIARIES
We understand the valuable role intermediaries play in the transaction eco-system.
Klaro Partners offers several distinct advantages to the professionals who highlight opportunities to us. We can provide liquidity quickly, fairly and on flexible terms.
Klaro Partners works closely with intermediaries and will offer a referral fee if we successfully complete a transaction.
Please contact us if you have an opportunity which fits our criteria.
CONTACT
KLARO PARTNERS
CONTACT US
If you would like to contact us, then we would be pleased to hear from you.
We are flexible and are able to travel to meet you at your convenience.
Please contact our principal, Ben Shamash directly or use the inquiry form below.
For any general inquiries, please fill in the following contact form:
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