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Since 2013, Growth Cap has been gathering information on growth investment firms focused on private companies. To date, they have compiled data which enables them to create a mosaic on each of the leading firms and select the ones who we consider to be the best capital partners for CEOs and management teams. And as logic follows, the best partners to companies tend to also be the best partners to LPs and to those investors aspiring to work for elite firms.
Their focus is not on financial returns as we view returns as a lagging indicator. Instead, they look to the qualities that enable a firm to consistently and repeatedly create value for the portfolio companies they invest in. They evaluate firm leadership, the composition of the overall organization, functional capabilities, unique competitive advantages, and investment judgement, among other factors. They also pay close attention to the culture and ethos of the firm and evidence of a strong sense for social and environmental responsibility. Notably, insights received directly from CEOs, LPs and investors in the industry play heavily into their evaluations.