Blue Hill Partners — Investment Criteria

Blue Hill seeks to invest in companies that, with the addition of capital and management resources, can become leaders in their respective industry sectors. We look for investments that meet the following criteria:

Strong Management: The company must have a strong team with an ability to manage early to expansion stage companies through periods of high growth.

Clear Strategy and Business Model: The company must have a clear and focused strategy and a business model that optimizes the long term value of the product or service. Also, the company should be positioned to maintain multiple exit opportunities.

Competitive Advantage: The company must have a technology or service that has a sustainable competitive advantage with proprietary or patented technology or a unique market position with proprietary access to capabilities or know-how.

Large and Growing Markets: The company should be targeting large established industries where they provide a compelling solution to a well documented need or opportunity.

Superior Economics: The company must create significant bottom line value through such things as increased efficiency, greater precision, optimal asset utilization or higher productivity.

Commercial Stage: The company should have completed its product development and have demonstrated evidence of initial market acceptance.

Strategic Fit: The company should have some strategic fit with other Blue Hill companies and/or the skills and experience of the Blue Hill team.