• Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Acquisition strategy"  |  Current products have no market

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Basically on plan"  |  Revenue shortfall of 25%

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Considerably ahead of plan"  |  Hit plan in one of the last three months

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Core business"  |  Obsolete product line

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Currently revising the budget"  |  Financial plan is total disaster

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Cyclical industry"  |  Posted a huge loss last year

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Entrepreneurial CEO"  |  Totally uncontrollable, bordering on maniacal

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Feeding frenzy"  |  At least one interested new customer

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Ingredients are there"  |  Given two years might find a workable strategy

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Investing heavily in R&D"  |  Trying desperately to catch the competition

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Limited downside"  |  It can't get much worse

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Long selling cycle"  |  Yet to find a customer who likes the product

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Major opportunity"  |  Last chance

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Niche strategy"  |  Small-time player

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "On a manufacturing learning curve"  |  Can't make the product with positive margins

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Opportunistic investment strategy"  |  Absolutely no investment strategy

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Passive investor"  |  Phones yearly to see if company is still in business

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Possibility of slight shortfall"  |  Revenue shortfall of 50%

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Reposition the company"  |  No market for current products

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Rifle shot approach to a few investors"  |  You're the only potential investor left

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Somewhat below plan"  |  Revenue shortfall of 75%

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Strategic investor"  |  Investor will pay a preposterous valuation

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Too early to tell"  |  Results to date have been grim

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Turnaround opportunity"  |  Lost cause

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Unique"  |  No more than six competitors

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Upgrading the management team"  |  The organization is in complete disarray

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Value-added investor"  |  Generally comes to board meetings but spends most of the time on "emergency" phone calls

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Volume sensitive"  |  Massive fixed costs

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Well below plan"  |  An outright, unmitigated disaster

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Window of opportunity"  |  Without more money, the company is dead

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Work closely with the management"  |  Talk to them on the phone once a month

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Leading company in our industry"  |  Middle of the pack player

  • Standard Private Equity Dictionary

    "Good partners"  |  Not currently in litigation

Who We Are | People | What We Do | Companies | How We Work

Our Investors | News Highlights


Home > Who We Are > Case Studies

Who We Are

Overview

Our Mission

Why Sentinel?

FAQs

Case Studies

Examples of specific challenges and opportunities we have faced and how we successfully addressed them


Executing Management Buyouts

Executing Corporate Carveouts

Taking Public Companies Private

Taking Companies Public

Accelerating Multi-unit Expansion

Facilitating Growth Through Acquisition

Pursuing International Growth

Completing Transformative Acquisitions

Helping Reach the Next Level

Creating Standalone Business Infrastructures

Diversifying Owners' Holdings

Helping Entrepreneurs Realize a Bold Dream

Implementing Succession Plans

Repositioning Businesses

Managing Turnarounds

Executing Balance Sheet Restructurings

Dealing with Unexpected Bad News

Partnering with Independent Sponsors

Joining Sentinel Portfolio Companies

Contact | Careers | Legal Disclaimer | Site Map

© Copyright 2023 Sentinel Capital Partners