Special Situations
Soar to unprecedented heights by adding a systematic
approach to your business growth strategy
Partnering with FlatRock
FlatRock Ventures is committed to building true partnerships with our companies. We go beyond offering mere suggestions or advice, instead providing access and support from the moment we engage until the day you exit your business. Our team takes a serious approach to partnerships, believing that the best method for growing our own business is by growing our partners' businesses. If you are looking for someone to come alongside your team who, with compassion and excellence, is willing to roll up their sleeves until the mission is complete, consider partnering with FlatRock.
Dedicated
Operating Partner
We take an active role in executing the strategies with our partners. In our eyes, success demands that we provide our partners with both the strategy and capability to succeed.
Platform Strategy
Relying on proven industry strategies, we partner with management teams to develop the right approach to transforming their business into a market-leading platform.
Expansion Capital
While our approach always considers cash-light methods for acquisitions, in many cases we will need to source financing, whether with debt or equity, or both.
Transaction Execution
Once the personnel, strategy and financing are in place, it's a matter of sourcing, due diligence, negotiating and closing on our terms.
Integration & Replication
Upon closing the deal, it's time to run the 1 Day, 100 Day and 6 Month playbooks for post-close integration of targets.
Why Build a "Platform"?
Increase Business Value
Beginning with the end in mind, it is commonly understood that the market value of a business is predicated on size. Thus, through a proven approach to acquisitions, one can reliably and drastically expand the enterprise value of their company.
Improve Exit Potential
Most businesses today will fail to secure an exit partner. For those lacking size or sophistication but desiring to transition in the near future, it is wise to consider partnering with a reliable competitor either through an acquisition or merger to satisfy the required exit criteria. There is strength in numbers.
Scale Faster
If a business has a realistic exit target but is experiencing slower than desired sales growth YoY, adding M&A to the company's strategy can expedite the path to success.
Expand Team & Marketshare
Entering a new market or hiring a new team is costly, expensive and time-intensive. In many instances, the most effective way to grow marketshare and headcount is accomplished through strategic M&A.