A Consultative
Approach
Artus Capital is a private equity firm applying a consultative approach to investing in lower-middle market companies that delivers value creation through operational improvements and transformational growth strategies. Drawing from previous private equity and research-based public market investment experience, the Founders are committed to scaling diverse-led businesses and accelerating their growth by creating parity of access to capital. The Firm relies on an investment matrix built around maximizing efficiencies, enabling high-performing management teams and cultivating the most optimal strategic growth opportunities.
Perennially Investable Companies
Artus recognizes that the investment chasm for diverse-led businesses, even those with successful operating track records, represents massive latent potential for these companies to rapidly scale finally benefiting from dedicated and patient growth equity capital.
Our Approach
A disciplined, systems focused evaluation of potential investments coupled with insightful deal structuring will ensure a balanced investment strategy that targets control and influential non-control investments in overlooked diverse-led businesses to unlock value through E.P.S. ― efficiency, people and strategy.
Culture of Trust
Built upon decades of experience partnering with strong management teams and the cultural fluency to “…find and fuel these investment opportunities, ” we are uniquely positioned to access a robust pipeline of stable, high-quality companies.
Strategy
We leverage our domain expertise to target companies in sectors including business services, construction, healthcare and industrials. Through control and non-control investments as well as recapitalizations and buyouts, companies are provided with financial, intellectual, and social capital plus technical advisory resources to not only scale-up but also strengthen their operational infrastructure.
E.P.S Value Creation Playbook
01
EFFICIENCY
Thorough review of supplier costs and market pricing analysis to optimize margins.
Apply best practices to standardize financial reporting inclusive of KPI’s.
Institute favorable contract structuring to mitigate earnings erosion and leverage competitive advantage.
02
PEOPLE
Partner with high performing management teams possessing vision and proven operating track-record.
Ensure critical functional roles are defined and appropriately staffed to execute strategic goals with proper incentives.
Codify industry best practices and structure processes to execute accordingly and monitor key metrics.
03
STRATEGY
Expand addressable market through marketing, working capital, and introduction of new adjacent products/services.
Fund capital expenditures for site expansion and equipment purchases.
Consolidate fragmented markets platform and add-on targets to accelerate cost-efficient growth, geographic/revenue diversity.
Investment Criteria
Structures
Common or Preferred equity
Position
Control or Non-Control
Revenue Model
Recurring or Multi-year contracts
Profitability
Positive EBITDA Margin, equal to or greater than Industry Average
Team
Clayton Samuels
Managing Partner
Clayton Samuels
Managing PartnerClayton has more than 17 years of experience comprised of direct private equity investment and corporate M&A leading the deal process to originate and structure acquisitions, LBOs and recapitalizations of financial services, SaaS and healthcare companies. Clayton has built finance functions across industries and company stages most recently as the former Chief Financial Officer of MentorWorks where he led a successful Series A round. Previously, he was a member of the deal team at Century Equity Partners and delivered operational improvements for private equity portfolio companies backed by GTCR and TPG Capital. Clayton received both his B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Boston College and an M.S. in Finance from Boston College Carroll Graduate School of Management. Clayton is an Independent Director of The Cooperative Bank.
Jock Payten, CFA
Partner
Jock Payten, CFA
PartnerJock is the Founder of Nubian Square Investment Advisors, an impact focused investment firm that’s building strategies across the public and private markets. Previously, he was the Interim Managing Director of the Ujima Fund, where he sourced and invested in diverse owned businesses based on socially responsible investment principles. Jock was also an equity analyst at Eaton Vance where he provided investment recommendations on materials, energy, and consumer companies for the Large Cap Growth and Large Cap Value strategies. Jock received his B.S. in Finance from Fordham University and his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Market Insights and Resources
We rely on an investment matrix built around maximizing efficiencies, enabling high-performing management teams and cultivating the most optimal strategic growth opportunities.
- jock@artuscap.com
- clayton@artuscap.com