Where once there were thousands of acres of vacant land, decades later stand townships where tens of thousands of people live, learn, work, and play. We’ve created, cared for, and curated thriving ecosystems of business and living that have grown from strength to strength. We realised a vision for a healthy community and utilized the knowledge to see it through.
Avalon Associates of Delaware LP was founded. Avalon Associates was a Swiss and German investor group.
Beat Kahli gains majority control and becomes President, CEO and Managing GP of Avalon Associates. The beginning of what would become Avalon Park Group.
Development of 1,850 acres of land in East Orlando, Florida begins. Development is called Avalon Park Orlando
Prestige AB Ready Mix is co-founded. It would grow to become the largest independent ready-mix concrete and gunite company in Florida, employing around 1,200 people.
Avalon Park Orlando becomes fastest-selling large-scale master planned community in Central Florida for 4 consecutive years.
Data Transfer Solution (DTS) is co-founded. DTS would have subsidiaries in 8 states, over 100 employees and become the leading GIS company for various Department of Transportation in more than 20 US States. DTS develops GIS-based asset management software and had several Fortune 500 clients such as Disney and Target.
Prestige AB Ready Mix is sold to Vontorantim Group from Brasil, one of the largest privately owned Latin American conglomerates.
Avalon Park Group Holding AG in Switzerland is formed as a private holding company of the Kahli Family.
DTS is sold in 2017 to SNC Lavelin, Canada, one of the largest Canadian publicly traded company.
Avalon Park Investment (API) is formed to consolidate all investments under one roof and drive future projects.
We’ve taken the same approach to the larger community of our portfolio. When we invest and help companies grow, we think of them as a part of an ecosystem that they have to exist within. In other words, all our companies have a mandate to provide real value, cultivate genuine partnership, and incorporate sustainable business models for the long term.
We have no fixed exit timeline. We will take sustainable, consistent, quality growth with clear synergies any day over skyrocketing businesses that end up running out of fuel and crashing down. In an environment where the constant imperative is fast gains over long growth, we have the ability to choose our own timing.
We have a flexible deal structure. Each deal that we undertake is tailored to the needs of our portfolio and their stage of growth. Whether it takes the form of investing in equity, convertibles, or loans, we maintain an iterative, dynamic approach that doesn’t lock us into predetermined paths. We don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all philosophy, but treat each business as a unique entity.
We ignore hype and focus on fundamentals. Let’s be real: there is a lot of hype, trend chasing, and lofty valuations in the investment world. We stay true to our roots as a family office, community developer, and legacy builder and aren’t afraid to call it as we see it. Sometimes, that means investing in unsexy, more traditional or distressed assets, or missing out on the “hottest” thing in town, but we go to where a realistic chance of opportunity lies.
We gravitate towards pragmatic, humble, and driven business owners. We love founders who are open to ideas, who eschew a cult of personality, who avoid technobabble and speak truth to power. When we look to the long horizon, wisdom has always won out over smarts, in business and in life.
We believe that the measure of a business is in the day-to-day, working level. That’s why we take an in-depth, very involved approach to our investments where we want to have not just the top line numbers, but the names of employees on the back of our minds too. We share in the blood, sweat, and tears; we take on the challenges of our companies as if they are our own. It is about getting to the real heart of what determines sustainable success for a company.
Growth isn’t just for startups. It’s also for solid, time-tested business models that can be reenergized through technology transfers. We approach digital transformation as a holistic process, taking into account the cultural, mental, emotional, operational, and personnel changes that need to take place for a successful metamorphosis.
The global stage awaits. There are many high potential businesses that become limited by their geographical reach. We serve as a portal for them to the globe, helping them reform their approach, connect them to an extensive international network to prepare them culturally and operationally for the world.
We step into the trenches. We conduct deep operational analysis, with steady and consistent involvement in the day-to-day of the businesses we invest in. We stick with the companies that become part of our portfolio, walking with them every step of the way.
1 + 1 can sometimes be more than 2. We look out for powerful synergies, leaning into our track record of creating ecosystems and communities to optimize our portfolio operations. Careful, sensible, strategic due diligence forms the backbone of our portfolio strategy.
3801 Avalon Park East Boulevard,
Suite 400 Orlando,
FL 32828
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