Why Ten Oaks Group
Providing flexibility, speed and certainty for corporate sellers
Ten Oaks’ unique approach to corporate divestitures stemmed from its founders, Matt Magan and Mike Hahn, recognizing that the antiquated approach to corporate carve-out buyouts needed to be supplanted by a Ten Oaks approach that encapsulates the flexibility, speed and certainty that corporate sellers are looking for in a transaction partner.
Antiquated Buyer Approach (Them)
Ten Oaks Approach (Us)
BAD ACTORS
Buyers who agree to various deal points with the intention of proposing adjustments usually during elongated exclusivity periods
TRUSTED PARTNER
Ten Oaks puts forth bid proposals with terms that we know we can execute upon, and rarely requests exclusivity periods from bid proposal to closing
LENGTHY DILIGENCE AND CLOSING PROCESS
3-9 month timeline from bid proposal to closing, with a due diligence ‘deep dive’ into each business function
HIGHLY EXPEDITED CLOSING PROCESS
Sub-30 day closing timeline with an exclusive focus on ‘what really matters’ critical path diligence and operationalization items which reduces the pre-closing burden on the corporate seller
FULSOME REPS AND WARRANTIES
Require fulsome list of representations and warranties, exposing corporate seller to meaningful post-closing liabilities over significant time period
LIMITED REPS AND WARRANTIES
Highly targeted indemnification provisions, typically focused on core fundamental representations
COOKIE CUTTER APPROACH
Committed funds which typically have a narrow investment mandate that limits transactional flexibility
PERSONALIZED APPROACH
Our first step in the transaction process is to understand what an ideal outcome looks like for our corporate seller transaction partner, and then build a bespoke approach to the transaction structure accordingly
SLOW DECISION MAKING
Episodic investment committee meetings and bureaucratic decision making slow down the closing process and lead to elongated processes with oscillating interest
RESPONSIVE DECISION MAKING
Our founders have 100% discretion over our investments, so we can react to new information in hours, rather than weeks or months
We are extremely proud of our group and our approach and are happy to provide references upon request that can speak to our prior transactions.
BAD ACTORS
Buyers who agree to various deal points with the intention of proposing adjustments usually during elongated exclusivity periods
TRUSTED PARTNER
Ten Oaks puts forth bid proposals with terms that we know we can execute upon, and rarely requests exclusivity periods from bid proposal to closing
LENGTHY DILIGENCE AND CLOSING PROCESS
3-9 month timeline from bid proposal to closing, with a due diligence ‘deep dive’ into each business function
HIGHLY EXPEDITED CLOSING PROCESS
Sub-30 day closing timeline with an exclusive focus on ‘what really matters’ critical path diligence and operationalization items which reduces the pre-closing burden on the corporate seller
FULSOME REPS AND WARRANTIES
Require fulsome list of representations and warranties, exposing corporate seller to meaningful post-closing liabilities over significant time period
LIMITED REPS AND WARRANTIES
Highly targeted indemnification provisions, typically focused on core fundamental representations
COOKIE CUTTER APPROACH
Committed funds which typically have a narrow investment mandate that limits transactional flexibility
PERSONALIZED APPROACH
Our first step in the transaction process is to understand what an ideal outcome looks like for our corporate seller transaction partner, and then build a bespoke approach to the transaction structure accordingly
SLOW DECISION MAKING
Episodic investment committee meetings and bureaucratic decision making slow down the closing process and lead to elongated processes with oscillating interest
RESPONSIVE DECISION MAKING
Our founders have 100% discretion over our investments, so we can react to new information in hours, rather than weeks or months
We are extremely proud of our group and our approach and are happy to provide references upon request that can speak to our prior transactions.
We can attest that Ten Oaks has been a good partner to work with and their willingness to collaborate and think through issues on both ends of the coin differentiates them from traditional PE.
Ten Oaks was extremely responsive and thoughtful throughout the M&A process.
Ten Oaks moved expeditiously to close over a very short time frame with just readily available information.