Private Investments

Driving Long-Term Value through Strategic Private Investments

Tensile Capital Management makes selective private investments alongside its public strategy, leveraging a flexible, creative, and collaborative approach to build enduring value in businesses. Our expertise extends across diverse industries, enabling tailored investment structures that address unique challenges and opportunities to unlock potential.

Our Approach

How We Structure Private Investments

Tensile’s private investment approach is flexible, creative, and collaborative, enabling tailored solutions to meet diverse business needs and investment scenarios. We leverage our experience to unlock value and support growth through a structured yet adaptable process.

1

Flexible Structuring

We utilize innovative transaction structures, including control buyouts, minority stakes, convertible securities, and preferred stock financing, tailored to the unique needs of each situation.

2

Active Collaboration

Our team members serve as members of the board of directors, and actively engage with management teams, fostering constructive partnerships aimed at enhancing long-term strategic goals and operational performance.

3

Long-Term Perspective

We invest with a patient mindset, prioritizing sustainable value creation across our private investment portfolios, enabling us to navigate market volatility and maximize opportunities.

A Diverse Portfolio Across Key Industries

Tensile’s investments span a wide range of sectors, reflecting our capability to identify compelling opportunities across various markets and industries.

Industries Include

  • Building Products

  • Business Services

  • Construction and Engineering

  • Consumer Products, Services, and Retail

  • Distribution

  • Financial Services and Technology

  • Food and Beverage

  • Industrial Products and Services

  • Information Services

  • Manufacturing

  • Media

  • Packaging

  • Real Estate

  • Retail

  • Software

  • Tech-Enabled Services

  • Transportation and Logistics

  • Waste Management

Our Investment Attributes and Criteria

We pursue targeted investment opportunities, prioritizing transactions that align closely with our strategic objectives and rigorous standards.

  • Control Buyouts

  • Corporate Divestitures

  • Management Buyouts

  • Minority Investments (Growth and/or Liquidity)

  • Public Strategic Blocks

  • Recapitalizations (Good or Bad Balance Sheets)

  • Special Situations

  • Take Privates

Transactions

  • Capable and Pragmatic Management

  • Customer-Centric Culture

  • High Free Cash Flow and ROIC

  • Long-Term Growth Potential

  • Sensible Balance Sheets

  • Solid Industry Fundamentals and Positioning

  • Quality Products and Services

  • Unrecognized or Undervalued Assets

Attributes