Investment Strategy
Shackleton Equity Partners seeks to acquire businesses primarily with enterprise values between $5 million and $75 million. We typically focus on businesses located in the U.S. as well as in Canada and Mexico. Shackleton specializes in complex investments in the following situations:
- Healthy Micro-/Small-cap Private Equity
- Non-core Divestitures
- Distressed Investing (363 sales)
Shackleton looks to acquire businesses in all industries including:
- Media
- Manufacturing
- Software
- Semiconductors
- Technology
- Telecommunications
Key to our investment thesis is risk identification, assessment, and management. Our in-house expertise along with our network of operational advisors allows us a comprehensive analysis of these risks. In evaluating an investment opportunity, we assess three types of risk:
- Company
- Industry
- Macroeconomic
Given our unique combination of operating, finance, and investing experience, we are able to manage all aspects of the investment process including due diligence, industry analysis, and operations. In conducting our due diligence, we analyze the contracts or relationships between the company and its constituents:
- Customers
- Employees
- Vendors