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
We take a thematic and operational approach to invest in services business built around innovative technologies and solutions.
APPROACH

THEMATIC FOCUS AREA

AI Services

01Data analytics and engineering
02Agentic AI Services
03AI Native Product Engineering

THEMATIC FOCUS AREA

Cyber

01Cyber Advisory
02Governance Risk and Compliance
03Managed Security Services
04Identity & Access Management

THEMATIC FOCUS AREA

Services as Software

01Healthcare
02Marketing
03Financial Services
04Legal
05Revenue Operations

THEMATIC FOCUS AREA

Digital Infrastructure

01Data Center Services
02Built Environment Services
03Communications Infrastructure Services
04IT Solutions
We take a thematic and operational approach to invest in services business built around innovative technologies and solutions.
APPROACH
AI Services
3 AREAS
  • Data analytics and engineering
  • Agentic AI Services
  • AI Native Product Engineering
Cyber
4 AREAS
  • Cyber Advisory
  • Governance Risk and Compliance
  • Managed Security Services
  • Identity & Access Management
Services as Software
5 AREAS
  • Healthcare
  • Marketing
  • Financial Services
  • Legal
  • Revenue Operations
Digital Infrastructure
4 AREAS
  • Data Center Services
  • Built Environment Services
  • Communications Infrastructure Services
  • IT Solutions

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. ¹

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References to strategies herein or capabilities throughout this website (including strategic levers and similar references) represent current goals, initiatives or approaches, which are subject to change. There can be no assurances or guarantees that Recognize will be able to implement the strategies or capabilities described herein, or that such strategies or capabilities will prove successful. The select transactions presented herein are provided for illustrative purposes only. It should not be assumed that future investments or transactions will be comparable in quality or kind. Thematic investment areas are subject to change. Actual portfolio composition and investment profile may differ materially from the information provided herein, and investments in these themes may not be consummated or may not result in positive returns. The actual process used by Recognize for sourcing investments may differ materially from the process described herein.

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.