Aquisition Criteria
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Keystone Capital's commitment of personal, rather than third-party, capital in transactions results in our being extremely selective and patient in the pursuit of new or add-on acquisitions. Accordingly, we have developed a rigorous set of evaluative criteria that are applied to company and market assessments. The following list, while not exhaustive, is representative of the elements we look for in a potential acquisition.

Company Size: Purchase Price: $10–50 million
Operating Profits: $3+ million for new platforms
                             $1+ million for add-on investments
Location: Anywhere in the U.S.
Key Characteristics: Growth Potential (internally or through add-on acquisitions)
Leading and Protected Niche Position
Customer and Supplier Diversity
Non-Cyclical Industry
Quality Reputation
Recurring Revenue
High Return on Assets
Management: Prefer Strong Existing Management Team
Motivated by Stock Ownership
Deep Industry Expertise
Ownership: Majority Control Required
Target Industries: Specialty Manufacturing
Business Services / Outsourcing
Food Processing and Ingredients
Publishing
Instrumentation
Optical Components
Health Care Products / Services
Exclusions: Start-ups
Turnarounds
Commodities
Defense/Government Contractors
Retail and Restaurants

 
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