cse capital acquisition criteria 2009

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Wanted: High-Quality Small Business for Acquisition Caleb and Niko Everett are partnering to combine their backgrounds in private equity and social entrepreneurship to acquire and grow an outstanding small business. Caleb has over ten years of private equity investing experience with Friedman, Fleischer and Lowe, The Blackstone Group, and Morgan Stanley. Niko is the former CEO of Girls For A Change, a successful non-profit she co-founded and expanded nationally. Investment Criteria: Revenue of $2-$10 million EBITDA of at least $500,000 Currently socially responsible or can be made socially responsible Large and growing market Preferably San Francisco Bay Area or West Coast based Minimal working capital and capital expenditure requirements Scalable business model Defensible competitive position Industries of Interest: •Education Post-secondary for-profit schools Technology solutions •Energy Efficiency & Environmental Conservation Energy efficiency products and services Electronics recycling Water conservation Green cleaning products and services •Demographic Themes Aging of America Hispanic population growth Products and services for women Spiritual products and services •Technology Enabled Business Services

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Page 1: CSE Capital Acquisition Criteria 2009

Wanted: High-Quality Small Business for AcquisitionCaleb and Niko Everett are partnering to combine their backgrounds in private equity and social entrepreneurship to acquire and grow an outstanding small business. Caleb has over ten years of private equity investing experience with Friedman, Fleischer and Lowe, The Blackstone Group, and Morgan Stanley. Niko is the former CEO of Girls For A Change, a successful non-profit she co-founded and expanded nationally.

Investment Criteria:• Revenue of $2-$10 million• EBITDA of at least $500,000• Currently socially responsible or can be made socially

responsible• Large and growing market• Preferably San Francisco Bay Area or West Coast based• Minimal working capital and capital expenditure

requirements• Scalable business model• Defensible competitive position

Industries of Interest: •Education

−Post-secondary for-profit schools−Technology solutions

•Energy Efficiency & Environmental Conservation−Energy efficiency products and services−Electronics recycling−Water conservation−Green cleaning products and services

•Demographic Themes−Aging of America−Hispanic population growth−Products and services for women−Spiritual products and services

•Technology Enabled Business Services