During the early part of the 1980s, Berkshire Partners was established by a group of five individuals with a goal to create a private equity firm that is based on hard work, successful relationships, analysis, as well as the collective participation of all individuals involved in the dealings. This founding vision has been preserved and continues to influence the firm’s many successful operations.
Led by a set of responsible private equity investors, Berkshire Partners adheres to its mission of producing investment returns that constantly places them at the top quartile of competitive but analogous private investment firms. The group also aims to provide the management teams for several portfolio companies they handle with all the right resources necessary to grasp the business’ full potential. In line with these, Berkshire Partners consistently strives to uphold the highest of ethical standards by operating in an honest and fair manner. It formulates its decisions based upon selected critical factors like analytical thoroughness, open debate, as well as logical judgments. The firm maintains its commendable culture of teamwork, detailed and harmonized decision making while continuously supporting the development of its staff and encouraging each colleague to constantly search for balance in life with regards to their commitments and responsibilities for their families and loved ones. The firm also pushes for community service and other external interests. All these statements are symbolic of the firm’s philosophy. Holding on to these values help the firm attract and secure managers for their portfolio companies and the entire Berkshire staff.
Operating as an active investor, the Berkshire Partners firm takes on the responsibility to create well researched investment decisions that would represent their investors. The entire Berkshire team works towards attaining well grounded decisions in order to provide only the best services possible for their management teams.
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