Liberty offers a wide-range of Private Equity Opportunities. Liberty’s Private Equity practice is focused on relationships. Through its vast network of relationships with CEOs, Executives, Investors, and Professional Service Providers, Liberty has tremendous dealflow which it leverages into select Private Equity investments. Liberty’s investment criteria in various sectors is described below.
Liberty’s buyout practice is centered on established companies that are profitable and have significant growth potential. Liberty avoids scenarios where deals are shopped to wide audiences, instead choosing to focus on opportunities with entrepreneurs or intermediaries who are introduced via the Liberty network of professional relationships. While Liberty’s investment is in the $2 to $10 million range for most deals, Liberty will often enter into larger transactions by syndicating the remainder of the equity.
Liberty’s growth equity practiced is focused on helping to accelerate growth opportunities in both technology and non-technology enterprises. As in the buyout practice, Liberty’s typical investment is in the $2 to $10 million range for growth equity opportunities, and Liberty looks to partner with entrepreneurs or intermediaries who are closely tied to the Liberty network.
Liberty also makes select investments in mid-sized business service companies. In all cases, Liberty looks for experienced and motivated entrepreneurs who can grow a profitable business through a combination of internal growth and acquisitions. Often, these businesses are synergistic with other Liberty companies. Liberty takes an active role in these investments, helping to establish and grow the businesses.
Liberty’s practice in this area is centered on start-up companies. Often Liberty is involved in founding a company, working with the entrepreneur to develop the business plan, finance the company, and build the team. In other cases, Liberty enters a deal in a later stage (Series B or C), particularly when there is a strategic or relationship overlap with Liberty or one of Liberty’s other initiatives in any of its businesses. Liberty’s average deal size is $500,000 to $3 million in early stage technology, but often Liberty enters into larger transactions syndicating the remainder of the investment.
