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Follow on Google News | Equicapita Launches Resource Center for Investment AdvisorsEquicapita is pleased to announce the launch of its resource center for investment advisors
By: equicapita Greg Tooth, one of the three co-founders of Equicapita reports "Equicapita has created a resource center specifically targeted at investment advisors with a wealth of data and investment information dealing with private equity investments in small businesses.” Equicapita is a Calgary-based private equity fund focusing on acquiring Canadian SMEs that can generate strong, sustainable cash flow from their operations in niche markets. Equicapita generally seeks to acquire businesses: - at what it believes are reasonable prices; - with a demonstrated history of cash flow greater than $1 million per annum; - with a durable competitive advantage; - that operate in industries that Equicapita believes have sound long-term macro prospects; - with ongoing participation of senior personnel; - with the ability to maintain the cash flow without disproportionate amounts of new capital - where Equicapita can partner with management and align their interest with Equicapita through tools such as earn-outs, vendor take backs and management incentive plans; - to be held for the long term; - where there is some potential to grow sustainable free cash flow, but where that growth is not essential to generate suitable returns.” Equicapita believes that there are compelling reasons for making private equity investment in the Canadian SME market which is experiencing one the largest generational transfers of wealth as boomer entrepreneurs retire and sell their businesses. The investment has a number of key drivers including: - Generational opportunity to acquire “baby boomer” SMEs: There is a demographic opportunity to capitalise on the accelerating turnover of baby boomer owned, western Canadian SMEs. According to CIBC “An estimated $1.9 trillion in business assets are poised to change hands in five years — the biggest transfer of Canadian business control on record.” - Attractive target market: There is a private equity funding gap in the $2 to $20M range is often referred to as the “Nano Gap”. This creates an attractive environment to acquire low cost, stable cash flow streams. - Valuations: - Market access: SME investments can generate high returns but these investments are difficult for retail investors to make directly. Equicapita provides retail investors with access to this asset class. - Buy and hold strategy: Equicapita will not adopt the traditional PE business model: acquisition, aggressive expansion capital, followed by an exit. Equicapita’ - Custodial model focused on cash flow farming: Equicapita goal is to simply stream long proven cash flow streams and not to depend on growth or exits to generate returns. Investors don’t have the risk of management having to do a long series of operational enhancements, recapitalisations or exits to realize returns (normal PE fund). This news release may contain certain information that is forward looking and, by its nature, such forward-looking information is subject to important risks and uncertainties. The words "anticipate," End
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