Growth By Acquisition “GBA” Capital

Long-term Investors In Lower Middle Market Companies

Who We Are.

GBA Capital is a Private Investment firm with a long-term investment horizon that invests in lower middle market companies within the manufacturing, industrial, engineering and distribution sectors in the UK & USA.

Investment Philosophy

Long-term View

We are long-term investors seeking to buy & hold the assets we acquire.

Evergreen Funding

We invest using long-term patient capital which allows us to ride any economic storms.

Lower Middle Market

We are experts in identifying and managing companies in the lower mid market space.

Control Investments

We seek to make only control investments, perfect for ‘change of control’ events.

Buy & Build

Our core strategy is the buy and build strategy – Growth By Acquisition “GBA”

Cash Flow

We are cash flow investors seeking to earn a healthy risk adjusted return on our capital.

Investment Strategy

Our primary objective is to provide our investors with consistent cash returns over extended periods of time. We do this via a two-fold strategy; firstly our primary focus is always on aggressively growing the revenue base of our anchor investments, secondly we aim to achieve further growth by scanning for viable acquisitions to add to the anchor.

SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL

“HOWEVER BEAUTIFUL THE STRATEGY, YOU SHOULD OCCASIONALLY LOOK AT THE RESULS”

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OFFICES IN 2 COUNTRIES

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CORE SECTORS OF FOCUS

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YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

INVESTMENT CRITERIA

Sectors

Sector: Manufacturing
Sector: Industrial
Sector: Distribution
Sector: Engineering

Critical Characteristics

Mature: 10 years +
Profitable: $2m – $10m EBITDA
Enterprise Value: $10-$100m
Cashflow: Positive FCF

Ideal Characteristics

Management: In-place 2nd Tier
Profitability: Predictable
Transaction Type: Event Driven
Business: Strong Moat

Growth By Acquisition.