We believe that real and enduring value is built and realized only through the thoughtful application of time and money to strategies focused on solving society’s most intractable problems, and improving our customers’ lives. We maintain that sustained and persistent efforts to delight the customer will yield results every time; and our investments in innovation will deliver opportunities and stimulate economic growth where today’s business challenges resist easy solutions.
Founded in 1956, Hermann Companies’ success has been based on the family’s belief that success will always follow business leaders who maintain a focus on delighting their customers with value-driven, innovative products and services. Investing in mission-driven businesses with exceptional management teams that share the Family’s commitment to customer success are the hallmarks of our investment philosophy.
FAMILY - We seek to partner with companies and entrepreneurs that promise to meet today’s business challenges head on and stay the course when the challenges do not yield to easy solutions. Business is hard and having a work family that is bound together by a mission helps us work together with our partners when markets present their inevitable hurdles.
FINANCE - We invest in mission-driven, emerging companies and established middle market organizations that have exceptional leadership teams, healthy balance sheets, and high growth prospects. We provide equity and debt financing for management buyouts, growth capital, owner liquidity, and special situations. We seek to partner with companies and management teams whose values align with ours.
FUN - Trust, Efficiency, Mobility, Clarity…these are a few things that make successful business fun. When we build trust with our partners, we build efficient decision-making models that enable management teams to react quickly to opportunities and capitalize on them when the path forward becomes clear.