GET TO KNOW US
Our only way is The Incline Way™
We know a good thing when we see it. That’s why we’ve been executing the same strategy for over 23 years. We believe strategy, process and culture combine to create the best results – and we have the track record to prove it.
Our Investment Criteria
BUSINESS SECTORS
Services, Value-Added Distribution, Specialized Light Manufacturing
TRANSACTION TYPES
Buyouts, Corporate Divestitures, Minority Recapitalizations
ENTERPRISE VALUE
$25MM – $750MM
No minimum for add-ons
LOCATIONS
USA or Canada
DURABLE BUSINESSES WITH MULTIPLE WAYS TO WIN ®
“They didn’t try to run my business. They gave me the tools so that I can run my business.”
BOB DINNIE
Chief Executive Officer,
Caldwell & Gregory
WHY INCLINE?
We’re not your average private equity firm.
If growing companies was easy, everyone would do it. We know you’ve put blood, sweat and tears into your business. So how can Incline help take it to the next level?
Plan the Work
START WITH THE END IN MIND
You have to know where you are going to figure out the best way to get there. We combine your knowledge with our experience to align on strategic growth priorities.
TAILORED, DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH
Once we know where we are going, we collaborate to develop actionable, focused value creation plans that are backed by experience, analytical data and your dedicated Incline team.
Work the Plan
COMMITTED RESOURCES BY YOUR SIDE
Our team is with you and the company through it all. Not everything is going to work perfectly – that’s business! We offer a breadth of resources and tools to support you, including the Catalyst Group.
ASSESS, PLAN, EXECUTE, MEASURE
The Incline Way™ in action! First, let’s assess what to accomplish. Next, we’ll plan for how to make it happen. Then execute on that plan and measure the results. It’s a virtuous circle of problem solving.
Plan the Work
START WITH THE END IN MIND
We align with your team to create a well-defined, shared vision for what a business can be after its next phase of growth.
TAILORED, DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH
We collaborate to develop actionable, focused and clearly prioritized value creation strategies that are backed by experience and analytical data.
Work the Plan
EXPERIENCED RESOURCES BY YOUR SIDE
Our dedicated team is with you from day 1, including the Catalyst Group. This experienced team provides on-the-ground resources to help you achieve more, faster and provide infrastructure for the future.
ASSESS, PLAN, EXECUTE, MEASURE
We are active investors and work with you to monitor the impact and effectiveness of the value creation plan. We remain focused on collaboration and transparency as the plan evolves.
ARMStrong Receivable Management
Provider of accounts receivable commercial collections and other revenue integrity solutions
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Add-ons
Add-ons
Revenue
Revenue
End Markets Served
End Markets Served
OUR INVESTMENT APPROACH
Tailored Value Creation Levers
With Incline, you’ll always get a tailored, personalized growth strategy, powered by a dedicated team who will make you feel like you’ve got a true partner in your corner.
We enhance operational performance by streamlining processes and implementing efficiencies to drive scalability and enable a company’s long-term success.
Each acquisition strategy is unique, and we’ll work together to build a targeted plan. We then tap into our broad network of trusted advisors to identify strategic opportunities and optimize synergies.
Our resources help identify and recruit executives with specialized expertise to meet our shared goals. We are big believers in building and developing talent within an organization. We help administer leadership development sessions with an executive coaching team that we believe in so much, we use them ourselves.
Amplify Results
CATALYST GROUP
Hands-On Support
We’ve been where you are. Our team is a blend of former executives and specialists at companies large and small, and we can help get you where you’re going.
We roll up our sleeves, working together to strengthen and enhance essential functions like sales, operations, technology, data management, finance and talent. We join forces to target and execute initiatives aimed at amplifying results.
