Last month, in Part 3 of our series The Artemis Approach: New Product Development, we walked through one of the most critical steps in New Product Development (“NPD”) initiatives, the challenges of NPD in founder-owned manufacturing businesses, and how Artemis fuels innovation at our...
Last month, in Part 2 of our series The Artemis Approach: Legacy, we discussed the way in which the legacy of a Business Owner goes beyond the capital or time they have invested in their companies, the way in which culture affects business performance, and how Artemis seeks to preserve the legacy of founders as the business transitions into its next generation of growth. In this...
Last week, in Part 1 of our series The Artemis Approach: Day 0, we discussed transactions and transitions by touching on the natural caution with which business owners can often approach the process, highlighting the M&A community’s role in the apprehension of sellers, and explaining how Artemis navigates transactions and transitions to ensure that the business is prepared to...
In the lower middle market, Private Equity firms, VC funds, and strategic buyers are most often working with founder or family-owned businesses in search of new synergistic technologies, differentiated products, and financial growth. While this may be a routine aspect of capital investing, it is an incredibly unique and serious time in the life of a business owner. Most of these...
