Many private equity professionals choose the fundless or independent sponsor model because it minimizes or removes some of the pitfalls or alignment challenges of the traditional private equity model. For some independent sponsors, building and growing portfolio companies beyond a defined private equity hold period offers great appeal to both themselves, as well as the business owners that are selling their companies. 

As an independent sponsor financing firm, Access Capital Partners has put together a brief overview that outlines how independent sponsors can both maximize their independent sponsor economics, as well as achieve long term majority ownership of the businesses in which they invest.