Sunday, May 22, 2005

How we Partner

We are an entrepreneurial firm. Those we partner with around Argentina and the rest of the world- private individual investors & financial institutions and outstanding entrepreneurs - share our enterprising vision. We are growing because we understand the entrepreneurial spirit and culture and because we operate professionally within a framework of uncompromising ethical integrity.

Clearly viewing your success as our success, we remain steadfastly focused on breaking through the obvious to foster truly successful business innovation.


What can a company seeking venture capital expect from Koh Inversiones?

- Honest, unbiased advice based on our shared financial objectives.
- Assistance with the formation of major advisory relationships.
- Support in the recruitment of talented, influential non-executive and executive directors.
- Support and guidance in expansion through strategic alliances, acquisitions or other means.
- An experienced, well connected team committed to your success.


What does Koh Inversiones look for in a venture capital investment?

- We are primarily interested in the scale and exclusivity of the commercial opportunity that the company is seeking to exploit.
- We look for entrepreneurs and management teams that have the maturity and stamina to build outstanding companies within short periods of time, people with whom we can both negotiate effectively and build a rewarding long standing relationship.
- We are extremely selective in our venture capital investments. Of all the companies we see, we are likely to invest in a very small proportion of those that we have researched in depth.




How we Partner with Management

We pursue only growth opportunities. We know that a strong management team with powerful equity incentives will create a dynamic, challenging and enterprising spirit within established companies, enabling them to achieve even greater success.

We are a long term partner. But inevitably we will exit the company in order to return funds to our own investors. When we exit we strive do so at the optimum time for all concerned and through a mechanism, whether it is a financial restructuring, an IPO or a merger that satisfies the strategic goals of the company and our mutual financial targets.

We do not run companies. A successful management buyout delivers freedom to management that generally results in increased operational speed and reduced levels of bureaucracy - enhancing performance.

We do participate actively on the boards of all our buyout companies. Our role is to provide expert resource, either from within our firm or from its network of advisors to deliver to the company the greatest possible chance of success.

Investment Criteria

Typically Koh Inversiones will commit funds to a venture capital enterprise as a sole or lead investor. To make investments, we are looking for significant evidence to back up the likely success of the business, such as established technology, or proof of take-up among potential suppliers/buyers. However we will make exceptions and invest venture capital in businesses that we believe have the potential to be a valuable enterprise in the future.


We prefer to invest in businesses with:

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Experienced management
- A clear business plan
- Innovative technology with profitable application potential
- Strong intellectual property
- International expansion opportunities

We are also attracted to businesses that have a potential for a strong brand name or propriety assets.

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