Why We Are different
Smedvig Capital's executive team combines extensive strategy consulting, operational and corporate finance experience. We carefully select only a small number of investment opportunities each year which, where appropriate, allows deep involvement in our investee companies.
We believe providing capital to be only a small part of our role. Equally important is input on business strategy, assistance in sourcing, hiring and motivating key executives, introductions to and support in developing appropriate best of breed partners and corporate finance advice in a variety of different areas including acquisitions and IPOs. Our approach incorporates high levels of analysis to seek to ensure that major decisions are taken with the appropriate fact based context.
Given the depth of some of our relationships with investee companies, we encourage management seeking funding to contact the senior managers at these companies to evaluate the nature and quality of support provided.
Smedvig Capital is funded exclusively by the Smedvig family. The absence of the constraints implicit in raising funds from outside investors means Smedvig Capital has a high degree of flexibility in its activities. Flexibility exists in four main areas:
- The ability, where appropriate, to take a longer term view on investments;
- The flexibility to use a wide variety of financial instruments and to seek creative ways of aligning the interests of management and owners;
- A broad investment mandate which permits investing in a wide range of sectors or deal types;
- The capability, in exceptional circumstances, to close investments in very accelerated timeframes (though an 8-12 week process is normal).