Tim Burke, Partner at Stride Consumer Partners, recently sat down with Rafael Canton from PE Hub to talk about the firm.
The article, linked below, discusses Stride’s investment thesis, trends in dealmaking in the consumer sector, and what is next for the firm. Tim said, “We are a consumer growth equity firm at the heart of it. We try to find founder-owned and -led businesses … of insurgent brands that have differentiated products and sticky passion brands with their consumers.” He also noted how the firm is different saying “I think it’s two things. One is focus. We focus on segments, specifically beauty, food and beverage, active lifestyle, and multi-unit services. And that’s all we do … That enables us to build real capabilities and differentiation across the whole lifecycle of private equity. Second is the team that we have. There are 16 of us, nine of whom carry a partner title, including six operating partners … That’s a lot of arms and legs, to help these businesses grow.”