IT Services is our investment focus
We find, invest and develop a network of specialised IT Service companies, accelerate their international growth by enabling them to successfully navigate core markets, win customers and continue to grow over time.
We partnership with our portfolio companies founders to define high-impact growth initiatives, turning them into action and create long-term value.
At Maxxi Capital Partners, we believe we can help you realize the full potential of you company.
Our Approach
Maxxi Capital Parters investment strategy is to leverage the our deep sector and operational expertise to help portfolio companies unlock value and achieve their full potential.
Sector Expertise
Specialisation matters to us. Our deep knowledge in enterprise Services and Software is where we built our past 20 years of experience. Specialisation also matters to our partners. It allows us to add value from day one, without wasting time getting up to speed.
Flexible Partnerships
A spirit of partnership sits at the foundation of every investment we do. We seek to align incentives with Founders and executive teams. Our investments are tailored to achieve common objectives, rather than the other way around.
Strategic Support
Our portfolio companies gain strategic support from Maxxi Capital Partners across a wide range of initiatives. We are happy to roll up our sleeves and offer our assistance.
Finance your Growth
We work with you to design and refine growth initiatives on target markets. We can accelerate your growth with the right capital and know-how to reach the next level of revenues, margins and success cases.
We help founders and the executive team to enter new markets, setting up operations and initiating direct operations in target markets.
Getting you some Deserved Liquidity
We understand your need to make some liquidity as you plan to open up your capital to a partnership. We offer flexible options allowing you to achieve the liquidity you may expect.
We also help you prepare your company for a strategic sale, working together to shape the business in a way to create value for both founders, Maxxi Capital Partners but also for acquirer.
Support on Strategic Initiatives
We get involved in strategic initiatives. Key areas of involvement tend to be around sales, marketing, positioning, expansion strategy and augmenting founders and the executive team.
We will help you build a growth plan for the next three years and drive upward the core business metrics of your company.
Our Investment Criteria
Financials
We are looking for growing companies with solid financials. We seek positive trends in revenues in the last 2 years, positive EBITDA, small or no debt and great cashflows.
Founders
Understanding founders and the executive team is a core evaluation theme for us. we partner with ambitious, grounded and solid founders that can take the company to the next level with our support.
Business
Customers are the life of an organisation. We want to understand acquisition, retention, feedback and segmentation. We evaluate offers and pricing. Solid execution fundamentals are crucial.
We search for the right company aligning with our purpose
We have quite a few companies reaching out to us. We are looking for companies with solid financials, well run business and an executive team that is able to delivery on growth. If you feel your company and you are like this, we would love to talk with you.
We think we can help you growth your business faster and more solid and this aligns us well on our join vision for the future.
Meet the Team
We’ve been working with services and software companies for the past 20 years. We bring extensive knowledge on software and services, operating and strategic expertise to propel our companies forward.
Rui Pereira
Co-Founder OutSystems; Investor, ex-operator on GTM, sales and growth for tech Service and Product companies
Inês Marques
ex: IBM, EMC, OutSystems. Expertise on GTM, channel and Sales Effectiveness in Europe
Questions you may have
We have prepared a few questions you might be having while you decide what’s next.
What is the percentage ownership you normally take?
We invest typically between 20% to 40% of ownership.
How do you find a valuation to an IT Service company?
IT Services are normally evaluated on the basis of an EBITDA multiple. Several factors them may affect final valuation. A few examples that may take the valuation up or down: the type of IT practice, past trends on revenue, EBITDA, cashflows or profit margin.
On the business we look at quality of Customers, retention and repetition levels, Executive team quality, people dependency among other factors.
What is Maxxi Capital Partners' investment process and how long does it take?
Maxxi Capital Partners follows a simple yet systematic process that combines speed with the necessary depth of analysis for decision-making. The founder is a key piece in this process, as the parties get to know each other throughout the process and provide access to reliable information. The process is as follows:
Phase I – Summary Evaluation – Initial contact with founder/company, Business presentation and data points and decision to proceed or stop
Phase II – Detailed Business Analysis. Deep dive financials, strategy, customer and people
Phase III – Partnership Closure. Terms and conditions, price, contracts and celebration
We think the first phase take up to 30 days to make an investment decision.
Talk to us
Better yet, see us in person!
Maxxi Capital Partners invites interested founders, intermediaries and other professionals to contact us
