Auxo Management

About

Based in Toronto, Canada, Auxo Management LLC (“Auxo”) is a privately-held, entrepreneurial investment firm seeking to acquire and actively manage small to medium-sized businesses. Auxo will make controlling investments in stable, profitable companies with annual revenues of $10 to $50 million and cash flows of $2 to $8 million.

Auxo is looking for businesses where owners are considering retirement or taking a significantly reduced role in the day-to-day operations. We provide business owners and managers with an alternative to traditional exit options. Auxo offers a compelling combination of capital and managerial expertise to ensure the continued success of the companies we acquire.

Auxo’s Managing Partners take an active role in the companies they acquire and focus on driving long-term, sustainable revenue growth. We work closely with business owners to create a customized deal that maintains continuity for employees and customers.

Auxo approaches every investment with a focus on continuity and value creation. We are long-term investors who believe success is based on honesty, commitment, and collaboration.

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Strategy

Auxo is interested in looking at majority investments in the below categories. Our preference is towards purchasing companies where the owner is willing to stay on board or transition out over a period of time. Valuation ranges will be driven by the quality of cash flows, growth, and attractiveness of industry verticals, geography, talent, and deal terms.
Businesses should meet the following criteria:

1.Commercial CCTV & Access Control Integrators
Revenue of $5M – $100M
Focus on integrators with large blue chip accounts in niche market verticals or geographies
Ability to sell remote video monitoring services to current account base
Strong team (salespeople with strong relationships, technicians or IT staff with good experience etc.)
2.Remote Video Monitoring Companies (Commercial / Industrial)
RMR $100k+
Revenue of $1M- $100M
Commercial or industrial clients (nonresidential)
Ideally with RMR locked in by contracts
Complimentary industry vertical or geography to existing portfolio assets
3.Security Company with Proprietary Technology or Assets For Remote Video Monitoring
Company has proprietary technology such as video analytics, hardware, other, which can be beneficial for other Auxo portfolio businesses
Assets may include trucks, inventory, or staff where owners are looking to liquidate (either entirely or a portion of their business)

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