GMP seeks to partner with capable, high-integrity owner-operators who have proven experience and a track record of creating significant value in their businesses. Both GMP and its individual partners invest in each transaction. GMP will take an active operating role if required, while architecting a high growth revenue model in partnership with management. Ultimately, GMP does not remain fully engaged in day-to-day operations of its portfolio companies. Rather, we play an active role at the board level, as a resource to help leverage management's time and focus on achieving maximum exit valuations.

GMP prefers investments in profitable, later stage businesses which can benefit from a new or strengthened management team, a re-architected growth model and/or a realigned capital structure. Typically, these businesses have the following characteristics:

• Participation in a well-developed, stable, or growing industry that is not subject to rapid technological change or large demand swings;
  
• Proven products or processes, well-positioned in their markets, with key competitive advantages; and
  
• A proven track record of profitability, with the potential to grow revenue organically or through acquisition.

However, one or more of three primary factors may be absent from these businesses, which create the opportunity for GMP to provide its expertise:

• Management depth or experience is lacking for a variety of reasons, including generational change, market evolution or change of control transactions – management buyouts, divestitures, recapitalizations, etc.; or
• Financial resources are insufficient or the capital structure too encumbered to provide for growth & value enhancement; or
• Strategy or market positioning has led to a correctable underperformance in financial results.

In these types of situations, GMP possesses a unique combination of operational and financial skill, together with extraordinary energy and focus, to assist current owners and operating managers realize significant investment returns.