Our investment strategy is disciplined.
We build exceptional businesses with an emphasis on components and sub-assemblies that represent a small portion of the customer’s total expenditure, yet have a high cost of failure in the customer’s application.
Nikel is a control-oriented investor in small companies, typically those with revenues in the range of $10 million to $25 million, which are experiencing a fundamental change in capital structure, strategy, operations or growth. In general, we invest in companies that are performing below industry benchmarks, or offer untapped operating or growth potential.
The firm has particular interest in industries in which the principals have considerable experience, including industrial equipment, chemicals, automotive and transportation parts and equipment, plastics, aerospace/defense and distribution. Nikel avoids investments in fashion and retail industries, as well as real estate and highly sophisticated technologies. Generally, the firm focuses on investments in the United States, but will consider opportunities in Canada.
