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<span class="bodytitle">Aegis: Philosophy</span><a name="top"> </a> <span class="subtitle"> </span><br><br> <div id="box"> <span class="bodytxt2"> <a href="#top" class="bodytxt2">Introduction</a><br> <a href="#1" class="bodytxt2">Effective Partnerships</a><br> <a href="#2" class="bodytxt2">CVOS</a><br> <a href="#3" class="bodytxt2">Customized Investments</a><br> <a href="#4" class="bodytxt2">Strategic Growth</a><br> <a href="#5" class="bodytxt2">Long-term Investments</a><br> </span> </div>Our strategic approach to investing makes us unique. In fact, understanding the strategic fit between a corporate partner and a portfolio company is the bedrock of our investment management process. <br><br> Many corporations are looking to increase shareholder value through the acquisition of people, products and processes that reside in smaller companies. We help corporations find strategic investments, so they can leverage them into long-term business advantages. <br><br> At its core, our investment process answers these basic questions:<br> <li type="square">What is the value of a business to my operations today? <li type="square">How can that business improve my operations in the future?<br><br> <br><br><br><br> <span class="bodytitle">Aegis: Philosophy</span><a name="1"> </a><br> <span class="subtitle">Develop Effective Partnerships</span><br><br> <div id="box"> <span class="bodytxt2"> <a href="#top" class="bodytxt2">Introduction</a><br> <a href="#1" class="bodytxt2">Effective Partnerships</a><br> <a href="#2" class="bodytxt2">CVOS</a><br> <a href="#3" class="bodytxt2">Customized Investments</a><br> <a href="#4" class="bodytxt2">Strategic Growth</a><br> <a href="#5" class="bodytxt2">Long-term Investments</a><br> </span> </div>Strategic partnerships are the key to our success. Successful partnerships start when a corporate partner and an acquisition candidate educate us about their company and industry. <br><br> Next, we walk them through our investment selection process to help develop an operating plan and investment structure that mitigate financial risk and accommodate future growth.<br><br> After the initial investment, our corporate partner and the management team continue to operate their business and we support them when appropriate.<br> <br> <br><br><br><br> <span class="bodytitle">Aegis: Philosophy</span><a name="2"> </a><br> <span class="subtitle">CVOS</span><br><br> <div id="box"> <span class="bodytxt2"> <a href="#top" class="bodytxt2">Introduction</a><br> <a href="#1" class="bodytxt2">Effective Partnerships</a><br> <a href="#2" class="bodytxt2">CVOS</a><br> <a href="#3" class="bodytxt2">Customized Investments</a><br> <a href="#4" class="bodytxt2">Strategic Growth</a><br> <a href="#5" class="bodytxt2">Long-term Investments</a><br> </span> </div>The Corporate Venture Operating System (CVOS) is our proprietary due diligence tool.<br><br> It contains templates that identify specific assessment areas as well as key characteristics of intellectual capital for both small and larger corporations. With CVOS, we learn how and why a business is profitable.<br><br> <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> <span class="bodytitle">Aegis: Philosophy</span><a name="3"> </a><br> <span class="subtitle">Customize Each Investment</span><br><br> <div id="box"> <span class="bodytxt2"> <a href="#top" class="bodytxt2">Introduction</a><br> <a href="#1" class="bodytxt2">Effective Partnerships</a><br> <a href="#2" class="bodytxt2">CVOS</a><br> <a href="#3" class="bodytxt2">Customized Investments</a><br> <a href="#4" class="bodytxt2">Strategic Growth</a><br> <a href="#5" class="bodytxt2">Long-term Investments</a><br> </span> </div>Every investment is unique, so we don't use a cookie-cutter approach.<br><br> We view each acquisition both in financial terms and as a collection of organizational and operational attributes that over time must coalesce with those of a corporate partner. <br><br> Our aim is to exploit the strategic alignment between two companies that comes from consistently converting products and processes into opportunities for long-term revenue growth.<br><br> <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> <span class="bodytitle">Aegis: Philosophy</span><a name="4"> </a><br> <span class="subtitle">Foster Strategic Growth</span><br><br> <div id="box"> <span class="bodytxt2"> <a href="#top" class="bodytxt2">Introduction</a><br> <a href="#1" class="bodytxt2">Effective Partnerships</a><br> <a href="#2" class="bodytxt2">CVOS</a><br> <a href="#3" class="bodytxt2">Customized Investments</a><br> <a href="#4" class="bodytxt2">Strategic Growth</a><br> <a href="#5" class="bodytxt2">Long-term Investments</a><br> </span> </div>We supply the support and capital our investments need to achieve their full potential.<br><br> To create a sustainable competitive advantage, all organizational and structural components of business must be aligned and focused to assure consistent customer experience.<br><br> We believe that cost reduction measures are ultimately less important than strategic fits that can nurture opportunities to grow near-term and long-term revenue. Our acquisition structure enables corporations to pursue innovation and make a determination about the strategic value of an opportunity in a timely, cost effective manner.<br> <br> <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> <span class="bodytitle">Aegis: Philosophy</span><a name="5"> </a><br> <span class="subtitle">Invest for the Long-term, Prepare for the Short-term</span><br><br> <div id="box"> <span class="bodytxt2"> <a href="#top" class="bodytxt2">Introduction</a><br> <a href="#1" class="bodytxt2">Effective Partnerships</a><br> <a href="#2" class="bodytxt2">CVOS</a><br> <a href="#3" class="bodytxt2">Customized Investments</a><br> <a href="#4" class="bodytxt2">Strategic Growth</a><br> <a href="#5" class="bodytxt2">Long-term Investments</a><br> </span> </div>Our business is investments, not transactions.<br><br> From our investment process, we develop specific touchstones for monitoring short-term performance against long-term objectives.<br><br> We do this so that, together with management teams and our corporate partners, we can take appropriate and decisive measures for achieving operating targets and realizing significant equity returns. <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
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