
Investment focus and approach
RTC Partners is a private investment firm that specializes in building middle market growth platforms. Together with management partners, we build market leading companies through a combination of acquisitive and organic growth, while establishing highly professionalized corporate infrastructures that are capable of scaling organizations to the next level. Our strategies focus on high-growth niches of professional, business and healthcare services industries. Our team has successfully completed over 50 transactions since 2017.
To capture these opportunities, we use a focused investment approach:
Thesis Driven

We develop an in-depth thesis for delivering significant risk-adjusted returns, before launching any new strategy. Key elements include:
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Identify under-appreciated sources of value
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Develop differentiated sourcing strategy
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Clear path to accelerate growth and increase profitability
Growth Focused

We identify high-growth opportunities, where strong organizations are well-positioned to take advantage of favorable market fundamentals. We look for:
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Sustainable industry tailwinds with multiple avenues for growth
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Favorable market dynamics: high fragmentation, capacity to differentiate service and advantages to specialization
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Defensible market position, recurring revenue streams and strong competitive advantages

Collaborative Partners
Proven Approach

We partner with proven management teams that are dedicated to building market-leading, high-performance organizations:
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Our ambitious management teams keep "skin in the game"
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Our Operations Team collaborates to help management accelerate and realize their ambitions
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Our Finance and Deal teams enable continued expansion
We apply a proven approach to value creation:
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Salesforce structuring and support to drive organic growth
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Fiscal policy and reporting to enable effective financial management
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Differentiated integration strategy to accelerate value creation
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Develop and strengthen backbone (finance, marketing, IT) to facilitate growth
Human Capital

We put people first, with a focus on attracting, enabling and retaining top talent:
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Empower management and employees with a voice and clear path for development
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Focus on training and career advancement
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Win the war for talent
Investment criteria
Company size
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Enterprise Value: $1M to $100M
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EBITDA: $0.5M to $15M
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No size limitations for bolt-ons
Transaction structure
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Control investments
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Sellers roll a portion of purchase price into equity in the go-forward entity
Market
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Professional, Business and Healthcare Services industries
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North America focus
Business model
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Defensible market position and sustainable competitive advantages
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Multiple avenues for growth
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Stable, recurring cash flows
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High capital conversion
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Favorable industry dynamics
Management team
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Management team with a proven track record
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Willingness to invest behind strategy