A few months ago, we began an effort to share our perspectives more broadly.  Below are a few of our most recent articles, which include our thoughts on why the small/mid cap IPO has disappeared, expectations of growth equity investors, and why managing culture and growth is hard.  We hope you'll find them interesting and insightful. All articles, including past ones on topics such as customer concentration, takeways from the JP Morgan Healthcare conference, and why we're interested in marketing technology, are posted to our website under "SSM Perspectives".

To learn more about SSM, please visit  http://www.ssmpartners.com/ .The typical SSM investment:

• Equity capital need of $5-20 million, often but not always minority positions
• Revenue of $8-$50 million with 20%+ growth rate 
• Approaching profitability or profitable
• Software & technology, healthcare, and Internet & consumer companies
• Growth financings and recapitalizations