Financing available:
$500,000 to $5,000,000

Sectors of Interest:
Emerging Technology
Advantaged Startups
Strategic Partnerships

Companies of interest
Retail
Wholesale
Consumer
Business to Business
Internet Based

Financials:
Positive EBITDA-Companies earning good returns on equity while employing
little or no debt.

Competitive Advantage
Superior and/or Disruptive Technology
Unique Customer and Channel Relationships
Low Cost Position

Geography
Will consider Entire U.S, preference on Midwest Companies

Ownership options
Majority Equity Position

Involvement
Board Level Participation
Strategic and Operational Support

Key Characteristics of a company to be financed
Companies that are most likely to find interest from Chicago Private Equity will have a combination of the following characteristics:

• A strong management team (we cannot supply it)
• A clear understanding of their market(s)
• A Legally defensible technology
• And proof of concept demonstrated by contracts, revenues, strategic partnerships, etc

Currently Chicago Private Equity is not accepting applications from the following:

• We do not accept companies that are religion-based.
• We do not accept applications from purely non-profit organizations.
• We do not accept applications from non-US companies
• We do not participate in auctions.
• We do not engage in unfriendly takeovers.