We acquire resilient businesses and support their development indefinitely. We believe businesses that have been built to last should have ownership that was built the same way. We aim to help businesses span generations.
We are searching for businesses built in line with our business philosophy. This means businesses built with a long-term mindset and by high integrity people that care about the future of the firm.
We acquire businesses that have created enduring value by earning trust with their customers, suppliers, and employees. These businesses typically have strong cultures afforded to them by their owners.
Other signs we look for are stable or growing earnings, resilience through economic cycles, and predictable revenues.
We focus on being straightforward, transparent, and long-term partners. Shared here are our main operating principles.
Unlike people, great businesses don't have an expiration date – we built Orchard to outlast the founders.
We are not an investment fund with investors that expect their money back, we are not an "industry roll-up" being built for sale. As such we don't "asset strip" or pursue any other short-term practices.
We are a permanent organisation owned by our founding team. This allows us to focus on one thing – the long-term success of the group itself.
Our core team is made up of long-term investors and lifetime students of business success. We have invested across industries and geographies; we have had the good fortune to partner with leaders of businesses from several million in revenue to many tens of billions (including some household names you likely use today).