FOUNDED BYBUSINESS LEADERS
Our DNA
Cortec Group is different from most private equity firms: our heritage is from business, not Wall Street. As a result, we do not rely on excessive leverage or financial engineering to achieve returns. Our portfolio company management teams work closely with us to strategically and tactically enhance their businesses, facilitating long-term growth.
We are BUSINESS BUILDERS. We work closely with management to develop strategic plans, build their teams, invest in growth opportunities, and quickly address challenges, all of which creates value.
WHAT WE DO:
STRATEGIZE
We work with our management teams to develop, prioritize, and execute strategic initiatives that guide the company’s growth plan.
INVEST
We invest time and money in people and infrastructure to position our companies for sustainable, long-term growth.
EXPAND
We use our wide-ranging commercial experience to broaden product and service offerings and enter new channels and markets.
BUILD
We help implement sophisticated sales tactics and omni-channel marketing programs to enhance customer acquisition and build lasting brands.
IMPROVE
Our Operational Excellence team helps portfolio companies implement best practices in vendor management, logistics, systems, and processes.
ACQUIRE
We assist in sourcing, evaluating, and executing add-on acquisitions.
We take a DIFFERENTIATED APPROACH to investing. We bring extensive resources and diverse experiences to the table, which allow us to efficiently and thoroughly identify, assess, and add value to each platform acquisition.
WHO WE ARE:
KNOWLEDGEABLE
Our team is well-rounded – comprised of professionals with business, private equity, and finance backgrounds – and we collaborate to share best practices.
SELECTIVE
We are highly discerning regarding which opportunities we pursue, ultimately acquiring fewer than 1% of all companies we see. We are transparent about our level of interest, so we don’t waste anyone’s time.
CONSISTENT
The team that performs due diligence is the same which works with the business post-closing. We don’t hand off responsibility to unfamiliar faces after the ink has dried.
COLLABORATIVE
We interact with our management teams regularly to stay close to their businesses and share our relevant experiences, enabling us to quickly address challenges and promptly capitalize on business opportunities.
SUCCESSFUL
We have delivered top quartile (or better) returns over the past ~25 years under Cortec’s current leadership team(1).
ENDORSED
Current and former portfolio company executives have committed significant capital to Cortec’s funds, complementing our stable base of institutional limited partners.
(1) Past performance is not necessarily indicative or a guarantee of future results.