Stride invests in differentiated strategies with inherent competitive advantages run by exceptionally talented and experienced managers. Our five-stage investment process has been fine-tuned over the last twenty-five years to focus on the following priorities:
Manager Investment Skill
- Established skill and success
- Differentiated strategy
- Competitive advantages
- Real-world experience, strong mentoring
Essential Criteria
- Managers with high-integrity, intense drive for success
- Fundamental research-based investment process
- Verifiable experience executing strategy
- Modest or no leverage; capital preservation
- Liquid and reasonably scalable strategies
- Standalone managers; no funds within firms
Returns from Ownership
- Major market opportunity for firm success
- Value unlocked with Stride’s contributions
- Deal structure that supports business case