Our investment
process begins with deal sourcing and encompasses all phases
of an investment including extensive and rigorous due diligence
including pre-investment exit analyses, creative and flexible
investment execution through collaborative and iterative decision-making,
“hands-on” involvement and value creation with portfolio companies,
and ongoing assessment and opportunistic execution of exit strategies.
We maintain a disciplined approach, with a rigorous framework
for evaluating investments that is consistent across all geographies
and investments. The approach combines an intensive, bottom-up
evaluation process including gaining a detailed understanding
of a potential portfolio company’s value drivers, management
capabilities, cost structure, cash flow characteristics, market
position, and competitive advantages with a top-down analysis
of the attractiveness, growth potential, and underlying economics
of the industry, competitive environment, and exit alternatives.
These efforts form the basis of an approach that draws upon
the collective experience and judgment of the group's 21 Senior Vice Presidents and Managing Directors. |
When making an
investment, MLGPE takes a control-oriented approach and seeks
to structure transactions to ensure the ability to influence
critical decisions for a portfolio company, particularly as
it relates to specific value-added initiatives. A key element
of our transaction negotiation with partners and management
centers on contractual rights and board representation that
facilitate input into key decisions such as management changes,
expansion plans, acquisitions, budgets, debt and equity financings
and new initiatives.
We implement value creation initiatives such as organic growth
alternatives, acquisitions and other strategic initiatives,
business rationalization and operational improvements and capital
structure improvements in partnership with portfolio company
management. We are actively involved in significant portfolio
company decisions, including those relating to potential acquisitions,
expansion plans, debt and equity financings, changes in senior
management, and new business initiatives. |
Value - Added Approach to Investing