Our Approach

We are a private equity firm focused on investing in technology services businesses with a thematic and operationally-oriented strategy. We believe businesses in our sector bridge a critical gap between the most innovative technologies and enterprise customers.

Approach

Some of our thematic focus areas include:

  • Product
    Engineering

  • Cyber-
    Security

  • Digital
    Operations
    (BPO)

  • Data &
    Analytics

  • Cloud
    Services

  • Ecosystem
    Partners

  • Marketing &
    Information
    Services

  • AI Enablement

  • Compliance

  • Human
    Capital
    Management

  • Commerce

  • Legal
    Services

We take a structured approach to value creation that is tailored specifically to technology services businesses. Given the operational experience of many of our professionals, we are able to actively engage with portfolio companies from early stage through IPO and beyond.

We generally organize our value creation activities across five disciplines:

  • Strategy

    Approach

  • Go to market

    Approach

  • Delivery

    Approach

  • Operations

    Approach

  • Strategic M&A

    Approach

We make equity investments of $50 - $250 million and prioritize thematically-driven opportunities where shareholders are seeking a value-added partner.

While we primarily make control investments, we have the flexibility to make minority investments in certain situations. Our key investment criteria generally include:

With portfolio company operations across 6 continents and 19 countries, we believe that we benefit from global capabilities and perspectives. We believe that technology services businesses in particular can be a powerful creator of high-quality jobs in communities worldwide.

As a firm, we aim to build diverse and equitable workforces with training programs and advancement opportunities to support meaningful career and skill development opportunities.1

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1. ESG goals are aspirational and not guarantees or promises that all goals will be met. There can be no assurance that Recognize's ESG policies and procedures will continue through the life of any fund, and Recognize's ESG practices could change, even materially, over time.