Our Strategy
Value Creation
Central to TJC’s commitment to building value over the long-term for portfolio companies and add-on acquisitions alike is our approach to working closely with management teams to successfully form and execute operating plans across a wide range of industries.
THE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT GROUP (“OMG”)
The Operations Management Group (“OMG”) was established in 1988 to initiate and support operational improvements in portfolio companies. The OMG’s primary objective is to create value by assisting the management teams of portfolio companies in identifying and executing expansion and cost reduction plans.
ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE (“ESG”)
At TJC, we believe thoughtful consideration of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors makes good business sense and offers us the opportunity to improve the overall performance and impact of our portfolio companies. We focus on building long-term value at the companies we own and consider their employees and communities among our key stakeholders.
INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHY
TJC’s value-add strategy, collaborative partnership model and team-based approach are the core elements of our Firm’s ethos, which is built on a shared vision to be the preeminent, most collaborative investment firm in the middle market of U.S. private equity.
AGGRESSIVE M&A STRATEGY
We use our hands-on operating strategy to work to transform small or regional businesses into large, integrated enterprises through a combination of internal growth and strategic acquisitions. TJC will thoroughly evaluate the opportunity for add-on acquisitions, including both the number of potential acquisitions available to a portfolio company and the capacity of such a portfolio company to execute an acquisition strategy. Since 2002, TJC has completed over 480 add-on acquisitions.
LONG TERM PARTNERSHIPS
We believe the by-product of decades of experience, consistency of management and steadfast approach is the wealth of accumulated strategic, best practice and organizational expertise that TJC brings to our partnerships.
SHARED INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE
Our long history of building from within, maintaining a stable team structure, cross-discipline expertise and extensive track record creates what we view as a valuable asset that partners leverage, deep institutional knowledge of value-creation plans and an understanding of when to stick to a plan and when to be nimble.
ALIGNMENT OF INTEREST
We look for good businesses and good operating partners whose knowledge, experience and skill will continue to ensure the long-term success of the companies they run.
The OMG
“I’m really happy with the positive response that we’ve gotten from the management teams. They are grateful that we really come in with a listening ear and want to understand their unique challenges. . . . It is all about giving a unique solution versus a cookie-cutter approach.”