Approach & Alignment
A History of Investment Success
We Let Entrepreneurs Be Entrepreneurs
Saw Mill has a 25-year track record of successfully partnering with exceptional CEOs and management teams in the lower middle market to collaboratively drive significant growth.
RAFTRx CEO and Rasa Floors board member Gyner Ozgul with Saw Mill’s Scott Rivard.
In-House Resources Committed to Your Growth
Our management teams run their businesses.
Our role is to be their resource. To accelerate and sustain growth in our companies, we invest aggressively, provide guidance and support, and let entrepreneurs be entrepreneurs, taking risks to succeed and grow the business in the long run.
Prior to a formal transaction taking place, we engage in honest and collaborative conversations with company leadership, ensuring alignment in a shared vision for an optimal growth path and the necessary resources to execute.
Inherent Alignment with Our Investments
Selling a business is personal and can be time‑consuming.
You don’t want to go through the long preparation process to find out the investor you’ve selected doesn’t share your growth vision or care about your business, your employees, or your family’s legacy.
Our Target Industry Focus
Industrial Services
Businesses that leverage skilled labor and technology to deliver compelling customer value.
Professional Services
Businesses that aggregate scarce talent and insight to deliver value to professionals and consumers at scale.
Engineered Products
Manufacturing and distribution business with recurring demand, multi-step sales channels, mission-critical products, and modest capital requirements.