In the private sector, Standard Funds operates through various financial mechanism such as:
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
This includes LBO (leveraged buyout), MBO (management buyout) and other form of corporate buyout, business acquisition.
Consolidation of companies or industries
Equity investment
When funds are invested in exchange for equity as in the nature of private equity and family office
The act of Growth Capital and Seed Funding