Company Performance Metrics
James D. Thorp: Managing Partner
Thies Kolln: Partner
AAVIN is a Midwestern based private equity firm. We invest in high-growth opportunities, management buyouts and certain recapitalization transactions.
We partner with strong management teams seeking to build businesses through internal growth or acquisitions. We invest primarily in late-stage and expansion-stage financings. Our focus is on
smaller investment opportunities – companies seeking less than $10 million, with most requesting less than $5 million. Our activities are concentrated in the Middle America region of the United States.
AAVIN has extensive private equity investment experience with a long history of serving as lead investors in venture capital financings. Our five-member investment team has over 120 years of cumulative investment and business development experience and has made investments in over 125 companies.
AAVIN's investment team combines financial and operational expertise and we have broad expertise in a variety of industries. We provide significant value over the life of our investments through active involvement. We provide assistance to our management teams in many areas including strategic planning, finance, marketing, recruiting, analyzing and closing acquisitions or divestitures, developing treasury strategies and assessing financial markets.
