About UsPartnering with Bootstrapped, Founder-Owned Businesses at Inflection Points
SUPPORTING YOUR VISION
Growth Capital that Fits the Need
Lateral Investment Management is a private equity firm that enables transformational growth at founder-led middle market businesses in North America. We partner with successful founders who have high conviction and companies that have reached an inflection point. Lateral targets the lower middle market, the largest segment of the US economy comprising 200,000+ companies. We focus on “non-sponsored” businesses that have never taken institutional capital.
How We Help
Turbo-charge growth
Grow your strategic opportunity by having our global network of customers, partners and executives at your disposal
Increase efficiency
Implement mature budgeting practices and financial modeling to systematically evaluate strategic opportunities and future growth plans
Align incentives
Design and implement incentives of business owners, management and employees to create long-term value
Reduce cost of capital
Bolster the balance sheet and design custom private equity solutions to enable efficient scaling
Develop strategic objectives
Align the company’s vision and long-term strategic goals with current market opportunities
Support inorganic growth
Identify, execute, finance and support the integration of accretive acquisitions that can accelerate your growth journey
Strengthen leadership
Assemble a world-class management team and board that will support you in building a category leading business
Improve DEI
Implement best-in-class practices for employee development and diversity, equity, and inclusion
SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS OWNERS
Accelerating your Company’s Trajectory, Maximizing its Potential
Lateral provides customized growth capital solutions that enable founders to maintain control and upside while accessing the institutional resources needed to build category-leading businesses. We take a ‘buy in’ approach: accelerating a founder’s vision rather than replacing it.