A proven partnership for targeted opportunity

Dancap invests in established businesses, typically in the manufacturing and service sectors.

The companies we target for investment:
•   Old economy with solid cash flow
•   Technology-based businesses with proven fundamentals
•   Manufacturing & Processing
•   Aviation and Transportation
•   Consumer products/services
•   Healthcare
•   Financial Services

Investment criteria checklist:
•   Revenues of $10 million and above
•   Operating history of at least 2 years
•   Either currently profitable or realistically within 12 months of achieving profitability
•   A diverse customer base
•   Proven product or service

In addition, we are looking for:

Strong Management
We evaluate the experience, commitment and ability of the management team to ensure they are the right team with which to partner.

Co-Investment
We like to work with co-investors to mitigate risk and create a greater access to capital. We also view the management team as co-investors and believe that management should have a financial interest in the Company.

Proven Offering
We seek out companies with an established customer base, who offer a product or service with a clear, recognizable value proposition or point of differentiation. The reality or potential of both industry leadership and high gross margin are a key element to our assessment of the opportunity.

Liquidity
We enter into these partnerships with an exit strategy of 4 -7 years in place.

Geography
As a direct investor, the ideal opportunity is Canadian based.

As a Co-investment partner, we have the ability to invest both in Canada and Internationally in various currencies as required.

We exclude:
•  Start ups (conceptual stage)
•  Pre-revenue companies
•  Natural resource exploration
•  Real Estate