Cerberus’ investment strategies adhere to five inter-related principles: flexibility, innovation, risk management, discipline, and transparency. Individually, each principle represents an important aspect to asset identification and management. Collectively, these principles drive our strategic approach that allows us to successfully deploy capital and human resources in diverse market conditions across geographic regions and investment sectors.
Flexibility
A hallmark of Cerberus has been our team’s speed and dexterity in applying our knowledge and experience to pursue investments in any market cycle, geography, and sector. Our diverse strategies enable us to invest across the capital structure and to focus on opportunities where we see the most compelling long-term value. Our proprietary capabilities often afford our investment teams even greater freedom to capitalize on the right opportunities.
Innovation
We have established ourselves in the asset management industry through the integration of our investment and operating teams. Drawing on our management experience and financial acumen, we strive to empower our teams to explore creative solutions that can unlock the potential to drive performance and value.
Risk Management
We are committed to the goal of protecting our investors through comprehensive risk mitigation. Our business model is rooted in vigorous due diligence, strict compliance, and the application of efficient, creative, and customized deal structuring solutions. Cerberus-managed funds make conservative use of asset-level leverage and seek diversification to avoid concentration in single sectors or geographies. Investments are subject to ongoing monitoring by our operations and investment professionals, and review by our dedicated valuation team.
Discipline
Cerberus strives to be a steadfast value investor with a disciplined approach to where and how we invest. Our investments do not solely rely on macroeconomic improvement or industry multiple expansion as cornerstone investment principles. We focus on rigorous analyses of intrinsic value and conservative projections of the opportunity for value creation. Most importantly, we seek to invest where we believe we can leverage our operational and financial knowledge and experience to achieve the greatest impact.
Transparency
We demand a culture of strong corporate governance and an unwavering commitment to financial and operational transparency as well as best practices.
