Investment Criteria
Cameron typically focuses on manufacturing, industrial service, and value-added distribution companies. Cameron has developed a series of criteria that should be present for companies to be considered for acquisition. Acquisition candidates are companies with the following attributes:
- Strong Growth Potential — History of sales and earnings growth with the potential for continued growth based on favorable industry trends as well as strategic acquisition and expansion into new geographic markets.
- Qualified Management Team — A demonstrated ability and commitment to continued improvement in profitability and value creation. Ideally, the core management team would be willing to stay. In order to align management’s interest with the interest of the investors, Cameron offers stock ownership and performance incentives.
- Desired Technology, Process, Product, or Geographic Location — An established business whose product demands remain stable during periods of economic recession and are not a risk to rapid technology change.
- Majority/Control Transactions — Cameron desires to maintain equity control and typically encourages co-investment by the management team.
- Size Threshold:
- Revenues ranging from $15 million to $100 million
- EBITDA ranging from $3.0 million to $8.0 million
- Lower size thresholds for add-on transactions
