Our Approach

The Pillars of Excellence

Our Pillars of Excellence operational model serves as the cornerstone of our approach, guaranteeing peak performance across all aspects of your organization. Rooted in core principles, these pillars champion clarity in definition -processes, education, controls, and accountability. With these guiding principles, OneCompass strives not only to aid companies in decision-making but also to foster decisions that enrich an organization's identity and foster excellence throughout every facet of its operations.

One compass pilaars

How We are Different

OneCompass Holdings

  • Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)

  • Pillars of Excellence Business Operating Model

  • Freedom to utilize and lean on business management knowledge of OneCompass' leaders

  • Support owner-founders to take their businesses to the next stage of growth

  • Build operational infrastructure along with succession planning

  • Legacy of all businesses and their employees are taken care of

Traditional Private Equity Model

  • Utilizes a closed-end, fixed-term fund structure

  • Mandates the sale of thriving businesses while they still exhibit growth potential

  • Creates significant turnover as companies are divested to release capital, followed by the need to raise fresh funds and reinvest

  • Favors initiatives promising immediate impact

  • Emphasizes swift divestiture for profit generation

  • Risks constraining growth opportunities through excessive leveraging

Holding Qualifications

  • The Organization

    → Companies that operate within industries tangential to logistics or provide essential services within burgeoning economies

    → Stable customer base 

    → Carve out niches within expansive markets

    → Opportunities to turnaround distressed businesses with high future potential

  • The Geography

    → Within a 200-mile radius of Columbus Ohio. ** Unless there is a strategic expansion opportunity in a new region

     

  • The Financials

    → Exhibit low-to-moderate capital intensity

    → Can weather market fluctuations

    → EBITDA between $2 million to $15 million 

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