CLARENCE SQUARE CAPITAL

COMPANY SIZE
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Revenue >C$1 million
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Annual free cash flow >C$200,000
WHAT WE LOOK FOR
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Businesses offering products / services that are deemed ‘essential’, leading to recurring revenues, price inelasticity and resilience to economic cycles
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Businesses with a good long-term reputation with customers, employees, suppliers
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Businesses that are not operationally complex
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Businesses with low customer concentration
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Businesses with no ‘key man’ risk
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Businesses with significant competitive moats / barriers to entry
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Businesses with the ability to pass-through inflationary pressures
WHAT WE AVOID
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Businesses reliant on constant technological innovation
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High growth businesses that require significant capital investments and ongoing operational adjustments
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Businesses reliant on catering to changing consumer tastes / preferences
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Businesses with high exposure to discretionary income / economic cycles
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Businesses in intensely competitive and commoditized markets where price is the primary differentiating factor for customers
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‘Turnaround’ stories