CHB makes minority and majority investments in three types of transactions: leveraged recapitalizations, management-led buyouts and growth equity investments. All of our transactions share the feature that we invest alongside strong management teams that i) are in place, ii) have a meaningful role in selecting their partner and iii) have, or will make, an equity commitment to the business. Consequently, CHB does not participate in transactions where an owner desires a complete sale of the business and management cannot invest with CHB in the recapitalization of the company.

CHB focuses on growing, profitable companies at the smaller end of the middle market. While CHB has the ability to invest in larger transactions, most of our deals will fall in the following ranges:

CHB invests in niche manufacturing, distribution and service businesses across an array of sectors from branded apparel to electronics manufacturing. Despite this diversified industry approach, CHB avoids investing in startups, turnarounds or in commodity driven sectors such as real estate, construction and natural resources.