Kola Capital Partners LLC (“Kola”) is a private investment partnership (search fund) focused on identifying, acquiring and operating a single business. The firm is funded by a talented group of experienced investors, former CEOs, entrepreneurs and current operators. After purchasing a business, Davi…
Kola Capital Partners LLC (“Kola”) is a private investment partnership (search fund) focused on identifying, acquiring and operating a single business. The firm is funded by a talented group of experienced investors, former CEOs, entrepreneurs and current operators. After purchasing a business, David Obia, the firm’s founder and managing principal, will assume leadership and day-to-day management responsibilities of the acquired company.
We will consider investments with the following characteristics:
Stable, recurring revenue (Annual revenue of $5 to $50m)
Strong margins/cash flow (15%+) (Annual profits of $1.5 to $5m)
Growing and fragmented industry
Low cyclicality and low capex
Diversified customer base
Strong balance sheet
Prior to founding Kola, David worked as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs where he advised clients in the technology, media, telecommunication and financial institution spaces on M&A and other corporate finance transactions. His favorite transaction was advising the co-founders of the Blue Man Group on their sale of the company to Cirque du Soleil. Being a part of the journey to sell a family business and witnessing the emotional toll it can take on owners, David gained a lasting respect and appreciation for founders and entrepreneurs who put much sweat equity into building a lasting business and legacy.
After Goldman, David helped lead business operations and strategy at Airfox, a Boston-based fintech that operates a digital banking platform for the underbanked and unbanked populations in Brazil. By helping to professionalize the company during a high growth period across multiple geographies, David and the team positioned Airfox to be acquired by their Brazilian strategic partner, publicly traded retailer Via Varejo (BVMF: VVAR3).
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Sectors Kola Capital Partners serves:
Financial Services
Technology
Business Services
Health Care
Media
Materials
Telecommunications
Energy & Utilities
Manufacturing
Industrials
Life Sciences
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