Partnering with owners and management teams to build market leaders.

Ventus has honed a highly successful approach over the last 12 years, and offers something different and bespoke to each situation.

APPROACH

Ventus has honed a highly successful approach over the last 12 years.

Partnership
Approach

Our investments are true partnerships, built on open and honest communication, collaboration, and our team’s philosophy to work in a hands-on way together with owners and management teams, regardless of role or seniority

Mission
Driven

We have over 250 years of aerospace and defense industry experience in our team, people that have devoted their lives to this cause and care deeply about strengthening critical US supply chains, as well as driving more people back into manufacturing

Preserve
Legacy

We retain the company brands and cultures built over generations, and pride ourselves on being outstanding custodians of a family’s legacy

Deep Sector
Expertise

Our companies benefit from the full attention of a senior team with unrivalled defense expertise, including a senior former Admiral and ex-Commander of NAVSEA, the ex-President of Ingalls Shipbuilding, a former FTSE 100 A&D CEO, and two former 35-year HII Vice Presidents

Tailored
Process

A sale process can be incredibly disruptive. Our philosophy is to work around the sellers, allowing them to dictate the pace and prioritise day-to-day operations. We lead diligence internally within a swift and targeted commercial approach, without overbearing third-parties or endless questions

Off-Market Acquisitions

We leverage our proprietary sourcing methodology, industry expertise and extensive network to identify targets and build relationships well in advance of a sale. We focus on off-market sourcing, and dedicate our time to fewer deals with businesses that we know and understand deeply

Employee
Ownership

People and culture is at the very heart of our strategy. Under our ownership, all employees become owners alongside investors, and are provided the tools with which to build meaningful long-term financial security for themselves and their families

Flexible to Rollover
Investments

We are highly flexible with regards to rollover investments from existing shareholders, offering a clear and credible path to a second liquidity event

ONE OF OUR KEY DIFFERENTIATORS

Ownership for all employees

At the heart of Ventus is a unique approach to workforce hiring, retention and culture. This includes making every employee in our portfolio companies an owner in their business, from a high school graduate shop floor employee all the way up to the CEO.

Our philosophy is that broad-based employee ownership is the key to both unlocking company performance and to empower hourly wage employees with the incentives and the tools to build meaningful long-term wealth.

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