Strategic Growth Partners
Soar to new heights alongside partners who have done this before and have a vested interest in your business' success
Our Approach
FlatRock 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 partner until the job is done. 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 a rare mix of investors and operators to come alongside your team who, with compassion and excellence, are 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 and in-depth FP&A, we partner with management teams to develop the right approach to transforming their business into a market-leading platform.
Expansion Capital
In many cases we will need to source financing, whether with debt or equity, or both. Once the personnel, strategy and financing are in place, it's a matter of sourcing, due diligence, negotiating and closing on our terms.
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 growth strategies and acquisitions, together we can reliably and drastically expand the business' value.
Improve Exit Potential
Most businesses today lack a transition plan. For those lacking size or infrastructure but desiring to transition in the near future, it is worth considering a partnership via M&A to satisfy the required exit criteria. There is strength in numbers.
Scale Faster
If a business is saying 'no' to new business due to capacity constraints, perhaps it's worth considering a partnership with a group that can operationally and financially support the growth strategy and expedite the path to success.
Expand Team & Marketshare
Entering a new market, buying new equipment or hiring a new team is expensive and time-intensive. In many instances, the most effective way to grow marketshare and headcount is accomplished through strategic M&A.