BUYOUTS
We are actively looking for opportunities to make control investments in mature companies that are generating positive cash flow at the lower end of the middle market. We have completed leveraged and unleveraged buyouts of stand-alone companies and participated in corporate divestitures. We also seek to fund management buyouts, succession strategies and recapitalizations. In many cases, business owners can achieve partial liquidity at the time of the investment and then continue to provide leadership during a transition process. In some instances we have completed buyout transactions with CVP’s capital only and other times we have brought in other equity and/or mezzanine investors.  

GROWTH EQUITY
Chicago Venture also invests in mature, late stage companies that need additional working capital to fund growth. These are usually companies with at least $15 million in revenues and are profitable. Generally in these situations CVP would lead or participate in a syndicate with other equity investors, which we have done several times.

PIPES
PIPEs are private investments in public entities. Chicago Venture has led several privately negotiated, direct investments in companies whose stock is already publicly traded. These are often structured with a convertible debt (or debt with warrants) instrument with registration rights on underlying common stock.