HOW WE PARTNER

Frontenac’s CEO1ST process begins with an executive and a well-defined market opportunity. Its goal is to build an enduring business – not simply to buy and sell assets profitably.

We work alongside our CEO1ST partners throughout: from validation of investment targets, through company courtship and evaluation, to transaction structuring, growth planning and execution, and eventual liquidity. We align interests by clearly defining management’s economic opportunity up-front.

We believe management should run companies and drive the creation of value. We depend on our CEO1ST partners for strategic acumen, operating experience and leadership. Frontenac principals support them as board members and counselors, supplemented by the expertise and outreach of our network of advisors, CEOs and investors, which enhances the quality of execution and the probability of success.

We also try to craft a prudent capital structure. Our base of taxable investors allows us to design transactions for optimal tax efficiency, benefiting our investors, our CEO1ST partners, and company founders who retain partial ownership.