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It’s not only about what we’ve done, but what we can do and how we do it”
As with the businesses Knox invests in, all good companies must have unique points of difference that make them stand out from the crowd. As a private equity manager, Knox Investment Partners differentiates itself from peers in 3 key ways;
- Alignment With Investors
The team at Knox have personally committed
over $16.5m to Fund III. This represents a substantial
25% of Fund III’s committed capital and illustrates
a true partnership investment approach with investors
and the businesses invested in. Also, most of the
external investors are personally known by the team.
“Skin in the game” is the true test of commitment and focus - a fund manager approach to private equity is not an option for Knox.
- Leveraging the Power of Private Networks
The people in Knox are the biggest asset, and that certainly includes the private investor group. Fund III is made up of high net worth individual investors who have, and continue to be, successful in their own careers and enterprises. In contrast to other private equity firms that predominantly raise institutional funds, the investors in Knox are encouraged to be active in business leads, industry advice, personal networks and support. This often results in Knox looking exclusively at high quality opportunities.
An “investor club” ethos is at the heart of Knox and the  logo represents that community and network of investors.
- Real Business Experience
The Knox team has real hands on business experience across all facets including: founding, commercialising, growing, competing, re-structuring, developing and successfully exiting in a strategic manner. It is unusual to find such a breadth and depth of experience within a private equity team and it is important to emphasise that this experience is not just garnered from private equity, but as successful direct business people in their own right, as well as top tier advisory roles such as strategic consulting and finance.
Below is an illustration of the Knox team experience across the business value chain and the business building blocks;
We don’t know it all – but we know when to ask for help!
Knox is proficient (and has close relationships) in partnering with top level advisors from legal, finance and strategy disciplines. This traditionally involves top tier firms assisting as appropriate with due diligence, financial structuring, deal structuring, strategy and M&A.
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