Investments

We identify investment opportunities with superior risk-adjusted returns sourced by utilizing our extensive network, to create proprietary deal-flow. We devote significant effort analyzing industry trends, understanding competitive landscapes and developing relevant expertise and investment themes to help achieve the return objectives of our investors.

Investment opportunities may include direct investments made by the firm or strategic partnerships, including forming or seeding new investment products with external managers that bring a complementary expertise to Cynosure.

For direct investments, Cynosure’s core focus centers on bringing together Founder and Management-Owners with Aligned Capital.

Founder & Management-Owners (“FMOs”): Exceptional Founder & Management-Owners seeking partial liquidity or growth capital, but having no interest in selling 100% or entering the 3-5 year private equity treadmill; they believe in the long-term growth prospects of their businesses.

Aligned Capital: Long-term investors who believe private markets offer outsized returns and that all too often those returns are lost to friction costs associated with traditional offerings that do not align with investor objectives.

Every founder / management team is unique. Capital structure flexibility enables Cynosure to be true partners to management, finding the right capital solution for each situation.