We focus on entrepreneurial companies with proven products that have been validated by the marketplace and are ready to be scaled with the help of a larger company’s marketing and distribution resources/capabilities. These “micro-acquisitions” are typically too small to warrant the full-time attention of corporate M&A resources or investment bankers but at the same time are much later-stage than ventures or R&D investments in new ideas.


R&D VENTURE
INVESTING
EXTERNAL
INNOVATION
TACTICAL
ACQUISITIONS
STRATEGIC
ACQUISITIONS
TARGET
STAGE OF
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
Idea Proving Concept Proven
Products
Ready to
Scale
Achieve Regional/
National
Scale
Achieve
National/
Global Scale
INVESTMENT
REQUIRED
Very Small
to Large
Small Small to Medium Medium to
Large
Large
RELATIONSHIP
WITH TARGET
N/A Investment IP License

Distribution
Agreement

Acquisition
Acquisition Acquisition
RESULTING
BUSINESS
STRUCTURE
N/A Separate Incorporate
Into Product/
Service
Portfolio
Integrate
Into Existing
Business
Unit
New
Business
Unit
RESOURCE Internal
R&D

Universities
VC Funds Venadar

Corporate M&A
Corporate
M&A

Boutique
Investment
Banks
Bulge
Bracket
Investment
Banks