Investment Criteria

LLR seeks to invest between $10 million to $100 million of equity per transaction in buyouts, recapitalizations and growth equity situations. We are specifically interested in opportunities with the following attributes:

Company Size The companies we typically invest in have revenue of $20+ million and transactions values of $20 million to $250 million.
Industries We are proactive and opportunistic investors. We take a research-based, industry-focused approach to investing and have developed an investment expertise in a broad range of industries, including: Business Services, Consumer Services, Education, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, and IT Services & Software.
A Need for New Capital We provide growth capital for the following situations:
Growth, Acquisitions, Buyouts, Recapitalizations
Post-Transaction Ownership We are flexible in our approach and are comfortable in both minority and majority ownership positions. Regardless of our ownership, we take an active role in supporting management in any way we can.
Geography We will invest in businesses throughout the country, however, our primary geographic focus is the Mid-Atlantic and the Eastern United States.
Attractive Business and Industry Fundamentals We work closely with the management teams of growth companies that have strong and durable market positions, as demonstrated by possessing many of the following characteristics:
  • Talented and committed leadership team with demonstrated performance
  • Proven, scalable business model with revenue and earnings growth
  • Sustainable competitive advantage
  • Significant barriers to entry
  • Product or service offering with predictable demand and extended life cycles
  • Meaningful value proposition for customers