Our Strategy

CEO Partner Program

Generating successful returns requires more than selecting attractive industry niches. Imperial Capital has determined that partnering with an industry-leading executive is equally important. For this reason, we have created our CEO Partner Program, a key component of our Knowledge-Based Investing initiative. Our CEO Partner Program attracts senior executives who are seeking to create equity value by applying their industry expertise through a partnership with Imperial Capital.

The CEO Partner Program ensures that there is a successful CEO Partner for each targeted industry niche and resulting investments. Imperial Capital, through its own research, networks, and relationships with executive recruitment firms, is able to access highly experienced senior executives that know the targeted industry intimately. Our CEO Partners can either be full-time or part-time depending on the industry sector and the CEO Partner’s interest and expertise.

We believe pairing our Investment Team with CEO Partners provides us with advantages in two stages of the investment process, as outlined below:

CEO Partner Value Add
DURING ACQUISITION PROCESS	Differentiation in the minds of intermediaries and target company vendors Enhanced creation of proprietary deal flow through direct access to other CEOs in the industry Instant credibility and rapport with vendors, management teams, and lenders Higher quality due diligence from a thorough industry knowledge base Faster overall transaction evaluation, which is increasingly important in time-constrained auction processes
IN PORTFOLIO COMPANIES	Act as CEO, Chairman, director, consultant or advisor Attract and mentor top management known to CEO Partner Institute best practices to reduce costs and increase productivity and profitability Critically evaluate and implement growth strategies with senior management Identify and assist in evaluating and developing integration strategies for follow-on acquisitions