STEWARDING COMPANIES THAT CARE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
On the surface, money is fungible – a dollar is a dollar. But we (hopefully) all recognize that money comes attached to people. And when it comes to pools of capital for investment, it’s defined by its source, the associated expectations of use and return, and how long it is available for investment.
INSTANT APPRAISAL
It helps us understand a company, assess risks, and ultimately arrive at a valuation range.
This does not replace discussions. Structuring a deal is about far more than what can be put into a spreadsheet. But it's a start for aligning expectations and initiating productive conversations.
We gather information about the your business, market opportunities and share more about us in a confidential manner. Our reputation is everything.
DEAL TERMS
Our analysis is grounded in the terms of an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”), the most common deal structure in lower middle market acquisitions. For each term, we will discuss (1) the standard, middle ground contents; (2) the term’s level of importance; (3) the preferred tweaks from both the buyer’s and seller’s perspective; and, when appropriate, (4) how and why the terms in a stock sale would be materially different from those in an asset acquisition.
CRITERIA
Location Headquartered in North America.
Industries: growing and mature sectors excluding commodities, oilfield services, natural resource extraction and asset-heavy businesses such as real estate or asset-intensive transportation.
Ownership: primarily family-owned, but will consider sponsor-backed and corporate carveouts depending on situational context
Revenue
Stabilized
Margins
Geography
North
America
EBITDA
$0.3M - $5M
Customer profiles
Recurring or
Re-occurring
Examples of sectors we like
Our Team
Centaurus Technologies is led by experienced professionals with deep expertise in technology, finance, and blockchain
Ethi Kotiah
Ex-buy side commodity analyst:
Managed $300 million book across energy and agriculture sectors
Developed commodity supply/demand balance sheet analyses
Collaborated with IBM Watson on spatiotemporal datasets
Centaurusfi - exited to coinshift ☑︎:
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Successfully launched token
Grew to $6.1 million market cap
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