When growing our business and investing in new opportunities, we carefully consider how our investment and the broader Group can support and empower the management team to deliver the next phase of growth, while ensuring that key risks are assessed and adequately managed across the life of our investment.
We focus on sectors where we can make a positive contribution, bring industry knowledge and expertise to enhance future growth. Therefore, we tend to prioritise B2B Manufacturing & Industrial, Engineering, Business Service.
Prior to our investment, we will perform key due diligence across financial, commercial, taxation and, increasingly, on ESG, highlighting key risks to the business and actions to be taken to mitigate and manage their impacts following our investment.
As part of the governance review, we review systematic risk management, business ethics and the management of the legal and regulatory environment.
All of this helps us to form a holistic view of the business, how we can best work with and support the management teams and drive improvements to deliver sustainable growth.
Following our investment, we take a board seat(s) in the company to help establish and support the management team’s growth strategy, drive improvements and provide key oversight and governance.
Additionally, with the backing of the broader Newable Group, we are able to support in areas such as HR, Tax and Finance, as well as provide advice on ESG strategy and business financing.
We are a trusted partner to SME businesses going through their succession journey, providing the investment, support and guidance to help them in their next stage of growth.
“It is becoming increasingly important for Newable Capital to assess the potential investment as a whole and understand ESG associated risk and opportunities. We want to work with the management teams who share our values.” PETER BARRAND, MANAGING DIRECTOR, NEWABLE CAPITAL
Some of the ESG indicators we consider prior to investment include:
- Environmental footprint
- Social indicators such as human rights
- Data protection and cyber security
- Product quality and safety
- Human capital e.g. labour practices, employee health and safety
- Diversity and inclusion
- Business model and processes, including supply chain management