Ropart Asset Management Funds

Ropart Asset Management Funds (RAM) is a private equity firm that invests directly in small to midsize companies. The firm pursues a flexible strategy, investing throughout the capital structure and in multiple industries, including Business Services, Healthcare Services, Consumer Products, Financial Services, and Software/Technology. The current portfolio is composed of platform/control investments—usually leveraged buyouts (LBOs), mezzanine lending, and growth capital investments. RAM also makes opportunistic investments in distressed or special situations, such as secondary market purchases of private equity fund LP interests.

RAM uses its proprietary network to source revenue collaborations, strategic alliances, M&A transactions, and raise additional capital. Post-closing, Ropart works actively alongside management to help build long-term company value. Furthermore, RAM leverages its extensive relationships among senior executives and operating-level managers to provide business and technical expertise, management talent, and industry-specific investment analysis to portfolio companies. RAM regularly relies on these executives to serve on our portfolio companies’ Boards of Directors.

The firm's investment criteria include targeting companies with $10-150 million in sales and $3-15 million in EBITDA. They seek experienced management teams, strong platform businesses, competitive valuation multiples, recurring revenue models, and attractive competitive positioning. Investment types encompass platform (control equity/minority), mezzanine, and growth capital, with equity investments ranging from $3-15 million and transaction values between $10-100 million of enterprise value. RAM has and will lead or participate in deals with as much as $35 million in equity and values up to $200 million.

RAM's approach is characterized by patient capital with a long-term view, acting as a true equity partner with 100% of committed funds raised internally, and maintaining a stable post-closing balance sheet. Value creation is achieved through operational support with strategic planning, budgeting, sales & marketing, supply chain management, activity-based costing, and IT solutions. Corporate development assistance facilitates geographic, product/service line, and customer expansion. The firm's proprietary network of relationships assists on an as-needed basis to support portfolio companies' growth and success.