Transparent Communication
Catamaran Equity Partners is built on the bedrock of honesty, integrity and hard work. We are straight-shooters, and you can always expect honest and prompt communication from us.
Long-Term Partnership
We are focused on long-term success and intend to take your business to the next level of success to enhance the legacy of your business.
People First
We are focused on implementing the Good Jobs Strategy. We believe that employees are the key to your company’s success and our goal is to build an organization where your employees can grow and thrive.
What Makes Us Different?
| Catamaran Equity Partners | Private Equity | Strategic Buyers (Competitors) | |
| Post-Transaction Commitment | CEP will be 100% focused on your business everyday | Your company becomes one of several portfolio companies, with lots of oversight and no support | Your company becomes a cog in a larger machine. Your organization will no longer be able to determine it’s own future |
| Goals & Time Horizon | Our goal is to balance company growth and human capital. We look for ways to enhance your legacy by growing your business in a sustainable fashion for the long-term | Focused on short-term financial returns. The goal is to improve business efficiency no matter what impact it may have on employees | Focused on financial impact only. Looking to cut cost and achieve synergies |
| Company Legacy | We highly value the reputation of the business you have built, and our goal is to future enhance that reputation | Typically not concerned with any individual company’s legacy. Their goal is to maximize profits, no matter the impact to the company’s reputation or people | Your company's legacy is effectively erased as it becomes part of another organization |
| Employee’s Future | Our goal is to implement the Good Jobs Strategy. We aim to help every employee grow on a personal and professional level with the business | Often reduce headcount over time to improve the efficiency of the business. Not an area of focus | Most likely reduce headcount for the purpose of synergies |
| Deal Terms | Flexible and tailored to owners’ needs. Full or partial sale with opportunities to participate in upside | Limited upside opportunity contingent on owners staying on in full capacity | Typically structured as a full-sale of the business, with limited potential to participate in the upside |
| Team | Entrepreneurs, investors and operators (former and current) | Traditional financial establishment, typically will outsource operations | Existing team of the corporate buyer, will likely replace existing management |