Continuing your good work
 
We ensure that the good work you started will continue; through experienced business and financial management, by providing fresh capital, by developing your employees, and by building on your reputation and goodwill with customers, suppliers and other stakeholders.
 
As long-term owners, our aim is to ensure that your company continues to operate profitably and successfully and that we build on the value, the brand, the employee, customer and supplier relationships and the infrastructure that you have created. We understand the personal nature of your business relationships and will protect your good name by honouring ongoing obligations - such as contracts with suppliers, warranties for customers and commitments to loyal and long-serving employees.
 
 
Developing your people
 
If your business is typical of many medium sized companies, you are probably involved in every aspect - from production to sales, statutory compliance, staffing issues, administration and finance. And while you may no longer be financially reliant on your business, how reliant is it on you?
 

Business owners are rarely easy to replace. Many medium sized businesses lack the depth of management structures that would otherwise allow them to operate independently of their owners. In selecting the management team to run your business after you leave, Succession Capital has a strong preference for promoting from within. Wherever possible we will invest in upskilling your managers and build on their knowledge of your company, your market and the small details that are only acquired over time by working in the business, but which often make the big differences.

We will bolster them with tried and trusted external resources - including business mentors and expert advisers to provide guidance and support. And we will supplement any business and technical skills that are missing; either by adding to the workforce or through our extensive network of external resources.
 
 
Business efficiency - continuous improvement
 
Succession Capital has the know-how, experience, capital and objective viewpoint necessary to help make businesses more efficient and more profitable.
 

This approach is not founded on quick fix solutions such as reducing employee numbers. It is about identifying and implementing effective processes to increase productivity and throughput, increase sales, reduce lead times, eliminate waste and maximise the use of resources. Sometimes this may be achieved through changes to planning and operating processes, at other times through capex investments in new equipment, infrastructure or people.

Strong corporate and financial governance
We put in place a board of diverse, experienced and capable directors (the long term owners of the business) to set future directions for the business and to ensure that the company adheres to its strategies and to good corporate governance. Our solid and conservative approach to financial management will place the company on a strong financial footing and steer it away from unnecessary or unacceptable risk.
 
 
Strategic growth
 
One of the most important factors in our decision to purchase a company is the potential for future growth.
 

This can be accomplished by expanding existing product ranges, markets, introducing complementary offerings or by taking your current offerings into new markets. Or it may be achieved through acquisitions or joint ventures.

Follow-on capital
In addition to providing the capital necessary to purchase your business, we always set aside adequate follow-on capital to ensure sufficient funding for the continuation and future development of your business, and to provide a degree of financial slack to mitigate against any unforeseen risks.