EGL Ventures

EGL Ventures was founded to make private equity investments in the Southeast. The firm has had a consistent investment strategy since inception and seeks situations where the combination of ideas, dollars, experience, and relationships can create long-term sustainable shareholder value. Our experience over the years has taught us that a disciplined investment process is critical to making the best use of our limited partners’ money. Attention to detail will never turn a bad deal into a good one—but it can greatly improve our ability to avoid getting into flawed deals, or our ability to salvage value from a deal that has not met expectations. Investment Criteria There are no mysteries surrounding the criteria for a successful venture-backed company. Venture firms most often get in trouble by ignoring those criteria… believing the dangerous assertion that “it’s different this time.” In addition to the overriding consideration of the quality of management, we consider: -Quality of the product or service, -Size and growth rate of the market, -Ability to achieve market leadership, -Capital requirements, now and in the future, -“Holes” in the management team, -Intellectual property position, -Customer relationships, -Competitive environment, -Fit with our portfolio, -Ability of EGL to add value, -Pre-existing financial terms, -Quality of the syndicate, and -Exit potential.