Investment Strategy Private Equity

Mantucket invests in both established and emerging companies with clear opportunities to create value. These investments often take the form of:

Management Buyouts
Mantucket invests with and sponsors management teams to acquire the businesses they operate. Once acquired, these businesses pursue stand-alone and acquisitive growth strategies under the direction of managers who have increased operating autonomy and meaningful equity ownership.

Recapitalizations
Mantucket provides the owners of family-owned, closely-held, over-leveraged or under-capitalized businesses with liquidity while allowing them to retain significant ownership and day-to-day operational control. As with every transaction, Mantucket is committed to preserving a company's culture and legacy.

Fundless Sponsor Transactions
Mantucket provides capital to fundless sponsors to consummate the acquisitions they source and manage.

Growth Equity Investments
Mantucket makes strategic equity investments in companies seeking to finance rapid growth. Equity capital is typically provided to expand operations, accelerate growth or make strategic acquisitions.

Outright Acquisitions
Mantucket will acquire 100% of a company that has future growth potential under a new ownership structure.

Private Equity industries of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Food Inputs/Agriculture
  • CleanTech and Renewable Energy
  • Water & Infrastructure
  • Natural Resources
  • Diversified Industrials, Niche Manufacturers and Distributors
  • Energy and Pipeline Services
  • Environmental Services
  • Financial Services and Institutions
  • Outsourcing
  • Technology
  • Waste Management
  • Retail and Hospitality
  • Healthcare

Other Private Equity investment preferences include:

  • Majority equity positions or minority positions with a substantial voice of influence
  • Sensible valuation expectations
  • Revenues in excess of $20 million
  • Recurring revenue, high margin businesses with substantial growth potential
  • Attractive competitive positioning with compelling intellectual property
  • Experienced management team in place or identified
  • Willingness to partner with an active investor