Why work with us?
As an owner considering a potential transaction with an investor, how do you ensure a legacy that remains devoted to your company's mission, continues to generate positive impact and upholds its commitments to employees, customers and the community?
Changemaker Capital Partners provides owners a unique assurance that the business will continue to pursue its social or environmental mission long after the change in ownership. While other investors may regard your cause-related efforts as "non-core activities" or worse, "potential cost savings," we consider your company's social impact as the fundamental driver behind our investment thesis. Our goal is to continue to nurture not only your company's financial performance, but also its impact on the community, environment and employees.
Compare us to other potential buyers:
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| Commitment to your mission | Core of our investment thesis | None | None |
| Your company's role | Our team's focus on a day-to-day basis | One of many portfolio companies | Subsidiary or division of larger entity |
| Buyer's day-to-day focus | Growing your business to drive impact | Finding & executing other deals | Driving financial performance of corporate parent |
| Source of capital | Small team of entrepreneurs & private investors focused on growing small businesses | Large pension funds, insurance companies, endowments & institutions | Diverse base of public and/or private investors |
| Value creation | Top-line growth, operations improvements & best practices in sustainability | Financial engineering, cost-cutting, high-level strategy | Synergies with parent business, cost-cutting |
| Time horizon | Long-term, with no predetermined time horizon | 3-5 years, depending on fund timing | Long-term, but subject to ongoing fit with parent company's strategy |
| Your involvement | Flexible | Typically require 2-3 year commitment | Varies |