aturn receives hundreds of investment opportunities each year. In order to warrant consideration, the opportunity must meet the following criteria:

Strong Management Team:
Presence of, or an ability to attract and develop, a strong management team capable of executing the company's business plan and adapting it to address shifts in the competitive landscape.

Technological Advantages:
Proprietary, unique or disruptive technologies that attract strategic investors, create barriers to entry and enhance exit strategies.

Creates a Solution for the Market:
Fills a need in a growing market or provides a solution that creates a new market opportunity.

Ingrained Sense of Urgency:
A clear commitment to growth and success at all levels, supported by a capital structure that aligns the interests of management with those of the shareholders.

Saturn considers both domestic and international opportunities that fit our approach and expertise.

Common characteristics include a well designed, executable business strategy; a potential return on investment profile commensurate with the associated risks, as well as the cost of capital; and attractive and practical exit strategies.

Once it is determined that a plan meets our criteria, we perform extensive due diligence, which includes a thorough examination of the company's business plan, testing of financial models, industry research, management, customer, and supplier interviews.