What is Private Equity?
Private equity is medium to long-term finance, provided in return for an equity stake in potentially high growth unquoted companies
Source: BVCA
How does it work?
Jasper Equity’s approach is outlined below:
Key attributes looked for in A BUSINESS
| The ideal scenario | Working together to get there |
| Aiming to grow rapidly | Deliver sustainable growth underpinned by an agreed business plan. We know the highs and lows of growing a business |
| Offers the prospect of significant profit growth over 3-5 years | No set timetable. Every investment has a different natural life cycle of growth |
| Product or service with a competitive edge, IP or unique selling point (USP) | Interested in businesses that would benefit from operational or strategic change |
| Managed by experienced and ambitious teams | We are ‘hands on’ and support management teams operationally, financially and strategically |
Key attributes looked for in PEOPLE
| The ideal scenario | Working together to get there |
| Senior management team should be experienced in complementary areas | Passionate and talented management with growth potential who we can work with |
| Successes in running businesses previously | Use of our extensive network of successful entrepreneurs to provide specific market knowledge and support the incumbent management team |
| Willingness to invest a sum of money which is considered substantial to personal situation, e.g. one year’s package | Tailor made funding structure to suit all stakeholders |
So what do exit cash flows look like?
Request a copy of our Case Study showing an example financial structure and subsequent cash on exit for all stakeholders.