Confidently different. Surgically collaborative.
Clear Focuses
We invest and partner with companies operating in the TMT, healthcare, and business services sectors. Target industries include AdTech / MarTech, SaaS Software, eCommerce, IT Services, Media, Music, Gaming, Healthcare Practices.
People Centric
We support founders to do what they do best with the goal of maximizing value to all stakeholders. We buy into great management teams with the goal of providing low-cost capital for growth and M&A coupled with the highest quality human resources and strategic insights.
Grounded Collaboration
We don't impose a blue sky value creation plan but instead we work collaboratively with the leadership team to drive growth and create value with a founder / operator mindset.
Our investment criteria. Flexible capital structures.
Focus
AdTech / MarTech, SaaS Software, eCommerce, IT Services, Media, Music, Gaming, Healthcare Practices.
Maturity
3-7+ years in existence with a stable prior 24 month financial, growth, and operations profile.
Strong year over year revenue growth. Cash flow positive with minimal capex needs.
Client Base
Stable and tenured – no keystone client representing 20%+ of business. Diversified in size and industry.
Revenue & EBITDA
TMT & IT. $10 MM - $50 MM Annual Revenues, $4 MM + EBITDA, 20%+ EBITDA Margins.
Dental & Medical. >$1.5 MM Annual Revenues. 20%+ EBITDA Margins
Management
First act founder with strong intent to continue to grow and build firm. Proven leadership in business development and operations.
Structure
Minority and Majority Investments. Open to different deal structures and types of capital (i.e. equity, mezzanine, first lien, second lien, unitranche, etc.).
The King's Ransom Group leadership team.
David Kingsdale
Chief Executive Officer
Dennis Leibowitz
Executive Director & KRG Ransom Thoughts Editor in Chief
Darren Sardoff
President &
Chief Investment Officer
Bryson Ishii
Chief Operating Officer
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Ransom Thoughts | September 2024
The Potential Impacts of Lower Interest Rates on DSO Dental Practice Acquisitions
Written By:
Darren Sardoff
President & Chief Investment Officer
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Ransom Thoughts | August 2024
How a Recession Affects Dental Practice Sales
Written By:
Darren Sardoff
President & Chief Investment Officer
Leading the industry with thought leadership, market intelligence, and research.
Darren Sardoff
President & Chief Investment Officer
Ransom Thoughts Editor
Our Medical and Dental market intelligence and research efforts are led by our Chief Investment Officer, Darren Sardoff, who has more than 30+ years of investment experience across the media, technology, consumer, and communications sectors. His background includes senior roles in corporate M&A, investment banking, and principal investing.
Most recently, Darren was a Partner and Portfolio Manager at the investment firm, Act II Capital LLC, where he oversaw the investment process in over 100 companies throughout the firm’s eighteen-year existence. The firm invested its $450 million portfolio in both public and private companies. In addition to his portfolio management responsibilities, Darren led investment research across the marketing, advertising, consumer, software and technology sectors.
We strive to be thought leaders with both company owners and the investment world by publishing research on emerging trends and best practices in our firm sectors of investment focus.