A Foundation of Trust
Efficient merchant banking requires a level of trust not typically required in general business relationships. Hiram Capital strives to continually be a trusted advisor to clients on all matters. Typically within the financial industry engagements are transactional based, relying on only part of the solution. Of chief importance is a well advised decision to pursue a particular transaction in the first place. Transactions by nature are commodities. Advisory services should never be represented as a commodity. Hiram Capital provides creative custom-tailored advice and innovative solutions. We identify and understand the client’s objectives and then evaluate the salient transaction issues in the context of those objectives.



Relationship Based Engagements
Hiram Capital’s relationship management philosophy is rooted in ensuring that every client is supported by a global team of experienced and knowledgeable specialists, all possessing a high degree of professional ethics, integrity, and a depth and breadth of skills that continuously earn our clients' trust. Our professional teams are constantly engaged, actively developing and sharing new ideas and methods designed to enhance Hiram Capital’s value-added services for our clients.



No Conflicts of Interest
We guarantee our clients that their assignment will not conflict with any other active project. Hiram Capital will never act or offer advice that in any manner compromises our integrity, honesty, or ethics.

We are unwaveringly committed to serving our clients at the highest standards of quality and confidentiality. Hiram Capital clients always enjoy our responsiveness, creativity, thorough and insightful analysis, and our experienced judgment. The financial future of our clients will always benefit from the fact that we provide personalized service for a limited number of clients from the perspective of creating long-term value.

As a global merchant bank, Hiram Capital makes direct investments alongside its client base.  This ensures that all party interests are aligned.  Transaction timing is always put in our clients favor, we follow a strict last-in, last-out trading program.



Regionally Agnostic
As a global merchant banking firm we strive to be regionally agnostic, but we do generally require that a region is supportive of private equity investing. This supportive environment may manifest itself in a number of different ways. It can be found in a region's economic growth, capital markets, debt markets, the mobility of management and the infrastructure surrounding the private equity industry. We employ a distinctive borderless valuation methodology that compares similar companies within particular industries or sectors, rather than within a single country. Our goal is to identify superior risk-adjusted investment opportunities regardless of geographical location or index weightings.

Our decision-making process is primarily bottom-up, incorporating rigorous fundamental research, direct on-site contact, and proprietary valuation models to project and quantify future free cash flows. Economic analysis, exchange rate risk, and country risk analysis are incorporated in all valuations regardless of domicile. We don't pursue diversification as a strategy in itself. We follow the best opportunities we can find and that is what has lead us to the current allocation model that we have.



Partner-Heavy Structure
We believe that optimal client service requires significant amounts of senior level attention. So we deliberately maintain a ‘partner-heavy’ structure. Our senior bankers, supported by a consistent group of junior professionals, dedicate significant time and resources to each assignment for each client, from beginning to end, without exception.



Selective Engagements
We know that the success of our clients is often directly correlated to the level of assistance provided to them. As our success and theirs are intimately entwined we choose to only take on clients that we feel will be a success, and then over subscribe resources to ensure that the objective is met. This by definition limits the number of engagements we can be in at any given point in time, however it ensures that each engagement provides that greatest level of success for all parties involved. Furthermore, this approach allows us to develop a broad, long-term relationship with or clients. Our senior executives make themselves available to the firm’s clients at all times. Client projects will not be delegated to a junior associate.



Alternatives should be Considered
We encourage, and seek to participate actively in, a complete review of our client's strategic position and alternatives prior to initiating any particular course of action.