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Strategy Throughout the last 30 years, our principals have built many successful businesses by making sound financial, strategic and operational decisions. Equally important, we have partnered with top management and co-investors. Our general strategy follows these themes. Our flexible approach allows us to lead or join syndicates and invest in a variety of sectors as long as the company has exceptional competitive advantages. Aperture believes healthcare is an excellent sector to invest in over the next few years because of the continuing vast unmet medical needs, cost-effective improvement requirements, aging population and lifestyle demands. We invest in all subsectors of healthcare because of the array of opportunities and because of our ability to make informed decisions about and add value to a wide variety of companies. Medical device companies that provide superior clinical benefits and a cost-effective solution are attractive targets for investment. Drug discovery, drug delivery and biotechnology companies also hold great promise to enhance therapeutic outcomes. The healthcare services and healthcare IT segments remain promising dynamic fields with companies attempting to solve myriad problems and create opportunities for payers, providers and patients. Aperture also likes the healthy living industry because of undeniable trends such as the aging population and increased knowledge of the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. As opposed to the healthcare industry, in which most businesses deal in some way either directly or indirectly with critical diseases and medical problems, the healthy living arena focuses more on healthy people looking for a variety of choices to remain healthy. People want to look and feel good while continuing to be active for longer periods in their lives. The convergence of these trends creates enormous opportunities for companies providing relevant products and services. Companies we consider in these sectors often have fast growing branded consumer products, innovative retail concepts or unique distribution capabilities. Companies falling into the healthy living category include those offering products or services in the following areas: personal care; weight management; complementary and alternative medicines ("CAM"); vitamins, minerals and supplements; beverages; sporting goods; apparel; retail; travel. Our Value-Added Working with Aperture Venture Partners gives early stage companies access to top professionals and their vast networks, ensuring smart decision making at each stage of a company's development. Our General Partners have a combined 90 years experience as leaders in the private equity and healthcare industries. Having managed a direct investment portfolio of over $1 billion and started and grown seven companies, our General Partners have managed and financed all phases of a company's life. This experience helps with fundraising, customer acquisition, management recruiting and critical operations' activities. Our General Partners have also worked at top services firms across several sectors providing for wide-reaching networks that help our companies in a variety of ways. Aperture's Advisory Board consists of individuals who bring additional investment, strategic and industry expertise. These combined skills and resources dedicated to our small number of portfolio companies ensure that our partner entrepreneurs receive unparalleled support. |
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