SMEs are the powerhouse of the Kiwi economy…

and there are a lot of incredible businesses in this space. They generally have a history of solving problems and delivering great service to their customers, resulting in consistent growth and returns. We work with existing owners who are looking to retire or move on to a new challenge, helping them transition out of the business and ensure it flourishes once they leave. When we invest, we look to take majority or full ownership of the business,

We look for business that have

• EBITDA $2M - $10M, ideally $3-$5M

• Double digit + EBITDA margin

• Strong history of profit

• Low exposure to general economic performance

• Product or Service Differentiation

The areas we focus on are

• Manufacturing

• Services to Heavy Industry

• Services to Infrastructure

• Compliance

• Healthcare and Social Assistance

• Education and Training

If you’re looking to sell your business…

And think we are a good company to partner with, we would love to hear from you. Just email us directly at cookie@cmcapital.co.nz or menzies@cmcapital.co.nz

Most businesses we work with have an existing owner…

who is integral to the success of the business. Whilst this ensures great service for customers, and support for staff, it makes transitions for owners or investors difficult. We are experienced operators, and when investing will play intimate operational roles in the business as it transitions away from existing owners, ensuring quality stays high, and staff are supported throughout the process. We operate these companies personally, or bring in specific people to support the business when required.

When we come into run operations on a business, we focus on three things.

Sustainable Growth

We help businesses identify and prioritise key growth opportunities, whether it's new products, increasing share of wallet, or geographical expansion. We are experienced in market sizing and identification, customer needs prioritisation, and executing on daunting growth plans to drive growth that lasts.

Building Strength

People and process are critical to a successful business. To accompany scale, you have to build strength in both of these areas. We identify the right organisation structure and skills needed to make the organisation work. We help put the right leadership in place to operate the business, and allow the business to focus on growth and not just day to day. Finally, we are deeply experienced in implementing systems (both online or operational) to hold the business to account and allow for scale whilst improving the efficiency of employees.

Creating Diversity

Within customers and products to build resilience. We help companies reduce their dependency on a single sector, supplier, customer, or product. We intentionally focus on building anti-fragility through customer and sector targeting.

We also know there are great businesses looking for advice and expertise…

to help them continue to grow. We provide limited advisory services, specialising in

• operational effectiveness

• building growing teams

• specific expertise in technology enabled businesses, with a focus on marketplaces

• growth planning and execution

COMPANIES WE HAVE WORKED WITH

Want to know more? Email us directly at cookie@cmcapital.co.nz or menzies@cmcapital.co.nz