Why We Do What We Do

Kirchner Group was founded in 1985 on two fundamental premises: every business can be improved and every business should improve the world. Today, the firm is a values-based corporate ecosystem, committed to the integration of “earning and returning”

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Domain Expertise

We have built relevant and critical skills and expertise in all areas of growth, development and creating liquidity events throughout the lifecycle of early and mid market enterprises in each of these domains.

Agriculture & Food

The Agriculture and Food sector is led by innovation and new technologies. In such a vital and constantly changing industry you need the right experts to help you. We offer a proprietary methodology whereby we can support and add value to companies (and their stakeholders) at every stage from start-up to exit.

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Health & Life Sciences

The Health & Life Sciences sector boasts some of the most promising and potentially rewarding early stage companies today. Our industry knowledge paired with our deep experience offer significant value add to companies (and their stakeholders) at any stage of its lifecycle.

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Other domains that we have extensive knowledge and experience in are:

Environmental Technologies | Industrials | Information & Communication Technology

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NOT SURE WHAT DIRECTION TO GO?

We can help when... your company is at a strategic fork in the road, is operating materially off plan, failing to create appropriate value for all stakeholders or if intervention has been mandated for a company. We can help with many more issues facing businesses...

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Who We Are

Kirchner Group is a unique values-based corporate ecosystem maximizing individual and social benefit through our unwavering commitment to the thoughtful integration of 'earning and returning.'

Earning

Every business, and every portfolio of businesses, can be improved. Our ‘earn’ model, based on decades of experience in traditional merchant banking, honing successful businesses and investments, finds the untapped value in companies, and helps them prosper through our process and domain approach.

Returning

Every business should improve the world. Our ‘return’ model includes three integrated components: ‘head’ (sharing the benefit of decades of creating solutions), ‘hip’ (capital) and ‘heart’ (passion to execute and make a difference). When these attributes are applied to social enterprise and philanthropic pursuits, the world becomes a better place.

Advisory

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M&A advisory services and corporate development related advisory services including joint ventures, licensing and distribution agreements.
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Kirchner Operational Services
Operational support services including: assessments, strategy review, workout/turnarounds, restructurings, and interim management to companies and their investors.
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Asset Management

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Provides fund management and fund formation services.
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Meritus Kirchner Capital
Manages a portfolio of direct investments in early stage companies and is a general partner
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Provides successor and supplemental GP services on behalf of LPs
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Kirchner IP Commercialization
Initiative to increase funding for research and commercialization of technology
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Philanthropic

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Design, development, implementation and education of Multi Sensory Environments promoting a life without limits for individuals with special needs.
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Enhancing the quality of life for individuals with cognitive, emotional and physical challenges by providing the individual with a carefully selected and trained companion pet.
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Impact Foundation

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Devoted to integrating and promoting business and relevant principles from neuroscience and psychology including related cognitive sciences.
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Impact investment program that harnesses the power of millennials to find, fund and assist promising socially responsible agricultural businesses.
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Customized 'special needs' awareness training for first responders as well as other public service officials, educators and private sector workers.
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WhyFarm
Introduces newly invented and creative approaches to reach out to the younger generation on the importance on the role they can play in Agriculture
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We look for opportunities where social, cultural and/or environmental impacts can drive performance advantages and financial returns, also known as financial-first impact.

Testimonials

Kirchner was able to step into a complicated situation and develop a comprehensive, practical ‘Turnaround’ plan.
Vincenzo La RuffaSusquehanna Growth Equity
The Kirchner team did an excellent job taking over a declining situation, turning things around and managing the portfolio to its successful completion. It is comforting to know that this resource exists for investors and managers seeking to get portfolios back on track
Gaetan LussierChairmanForagen Technologies Management Board
Today, Kirchner has found a new line of work — massaging under-performing portfolios.
Financial Post Magazine
I would recommend the Kirchner Group without reservation.
Stephen W. BuchananGeneral PartnerDogwood Equity
Kirchner has dedicated his career to helping companies achieve their potential.
Bob ScullyPBS Interviewer
Kirchner originally built its brand as a turnaround specialist that larger private-equity groups would bring in to fix and sell broken companies within their holdings.
Financial Post Magazine
We engaged the Kirchner Group to provide interim CEO support to address a challenging operational and management situation in one of our cleantech portfolio companies… I would be happy to engage the Kirchner Group again should an interim management situation arise.
John TrbovichGeneral PartnerMILCOM Venture Partners
By far one of the most interesting Private Capital firms to watch.
Suzanne Dingwall WilliamsFounding PartnerVenture Law Associates LLP
Kirchner has been deploying its model across a series of portfolios ranging from early stage venture to mid-market buyout since 2004.
Douglas K. BrattonPresident and Chief Investment OfficerCrestline Investors Inc.
Kirchner has a good approach, based on fundamental values and honesty. An approach that is based on people in the businesses which is not the normal approach.
Sylvain MessierVice President FinanceStandard Life