Our Approach
Why Work With Tristone?
Big business resources. Small business focus.
We help small and medium-sized businesses get the resources and tools they need but can’t easily acquire on their own.
We are building a community
At Tristone, we are working to build and develop our family of businesses. Our aim is to establish a strong, healthy, and vibrant community, one in which individual businesses can work and thrive both separately and together.
We are also passionate about the notion that sustainable commercial success can, and should, align with positive social impact. This is something we have come to encourage and expect from our wider community. We work with the intention of helping all stakeholders – our people, our customers and our partners. This is why we look to acquire businesses that share our mindset and can help expand our reach and mission even further.
The way in which we hope to make an impact includes:
Embracing & Conserving Entrepreneurial Spirit
We focus on keeping management teams in place, fostering ownership and autonomy and enabling them to continue to execute their successful business strategy post acquisition.
We believe that the best decisions are made locally, by the teams that are closest to the customer and by the people who know the business best. Therefore, whilst we help drive growth and provide support and resource to support you, we are not intrusive and explicitly trust management teams to operate the business and deliver the growth plans.
We purchase of majority stakes of businesses allowing owners to typically realise a significant portion of their equity value, whilst retaining a minority stake in the business over the medium term to realise further value.
We have a unique combination of entrepreneurial, M&A and strategic leadership expertise and vantage points – having experienced all stages of the business lifecycle from start-up to exit, management teams will benefit from Tristone’s commercial experience, best practices, strategic guidance and wider community support to achieve next level growth.
Tristone supports investment into businesses and management for long-term performance with a focus on doing what is right over the long-term.
Our principles dominate everything we do. We always strive for excellence, decency, sincerity, collaboration, and creativity. These are alongside our core values of:
- Excellence
- Value creation
- Compliance
- Growth
- Ethical
We don’t asset strip or unnecessarily cost cut. We prioritise your growth but do not feel we need to make cuts to get there.
Your people are our people. Above all else, the people that make up your business matter. This is why we value personal development just as much as wider business development. Wherever possible, we want to help your staff to be the best they can be; both professionally and personally.
We always offer team support. We forge close relationships with teams, working alongside management throughout – and after – the acquisition.
Selling your business is an incredibly complex decision, but with Tristone, you can rest assured it is in good hands.
You can read more about how we work with Busines Owners here.