Investment Criteria

At all times, Cyprium Partners seeks to invest in companies and management teams that have a compelling business model and a carefully conceived vision for long-term growth. Specifically, we look for companies that prefer an informed investor, one who has the capacity to provide creative solutions for strategic and operational challenges.

Our general investment criteria:

• Manufacturing, distribution or service–oriented companies
• Sales between $30 million and $250 million
• Minimum historical EBITDA of $8 million
• Investment size of $10 million to $60 million
• History of growth and profitable operations
• Interested in collaborating with an informed investor

The above criteria only address the general size and nature of a business. However, our experience has taught us that no two businesses are alike, so we always discuss the specific business and financial issues facing a particular company and its ownership. Cyprium has experience investing capital to help with various business situations facing a company's ownership and their management teams, such as:

• Acquisition financing
• Growth capital
• Shareholder or partner buy–out
• Shareholder dividends for wealth diversification
• Debt refinancing
• Management buy–out (MBO) and buy–in (MBI)
• Transfer of business ownership to children
• Going private transactions

For companies that meet our general criteria, Cyprium will lead investments ranging from $10 million to $60 million in any combination of the following capital securities:

• Subordinated debt
• Preferred stock
• Common equity
• Warrants, options and other forms of equity participation rights