Investment Criteria

Targeted Investment/Ownership Style

  • Majority control transactions
  • Flexible capital structures to accommodate seller involvement and timing
  • Opportunity for sellers to invest alongside DPC

Targeted Company Size

  • Platform: EBITDA range between $10 million – $75 million
  • Add-On Acquisition: EBITDA range > $2 million

Preferred Company Characteristics

  • Growing End Markets
  • Competitive Product/Service Differentiation
  • High Relative Market Share
  • High Free Cash Flow
  • Transformational Business/Market Opportunities
  • Market Consolidation Opportunities

Preferred Process Characteristics

  • Family/Founder/Employee Owned Businesses
  • Corporate Carve-Outs
  • Multi-Asset Transactions
  • Operationally-Challenged Businesses
  • ESOPs or Multi-Shareholder Sellers
  • Seller Rollover

Representative Sector Focus

  • Automation
  • Building Products
  • Business Services
  • Industrial Technology, Process & Equipment
  • Industrial & Consumer Products
  • Packaging / Labels
  • Specialty Chemicals & Materials
  • Specialty Distribution
  • Specialty & Contract Manufacturing
  • Test, Inspection & Certification
  • Transportation & Logistics
  • Water