As a values-driven organisation, our values reflect the thinking of our managing partner and leadership team. Our values inform both our long-term strategy as a firm and the way we work with our investees, clients and partners on a daily basis. We put aside one day a year to reflect as a group on what our values mean to both our work and our lives.
Our purpose
To grow strong, positive companies making enduring positive change in the world.
Our mission
To help our investees, clients and partners to build exceptional companies - strong, resourceful, positive and enduring forces for good in their ever growing community.
Our Values
Adhere to the highest professional standards:
- put our investees, clients and partners interests ahead of our firm’s
- observe high ethical standards
- preserve all confidences
- maintain an independent perspective
- manage client and firm resources cost-effectively
Improve performance significantly
- follow the top-management approach
- pursue holistic impact
- use our global network to deliver the best of our firm
- bring innovations in management practice to clients
- build enduring relationships based on trust
Create an unrivaled environment for exceptional people
- be nonhierarchical and inclusive
- sustain a caring meritocracy
- develop one another through apprenticeship and mentoring
- uphold the obligations to engage and dissent
- embrace diverse perspectives with curiosity and respect
- govern ourselves as a “one firm” partnership