North American has its own sizable pool of capital, which allows it to close quickly on opportunities. It normally can do transactions with no financing contingencies.

North American has substantial expertise in completing transactions.

North American is known for offering fair prices and is flexible and innovative in both pricing and structuring. It can purchase for cash or in installments, and it can acquire all of a company or only a major interest.

North American assures access to sufficient equity post-acquisition to finance growth plans. It does not siphon off cash flow needed for growth to service debt.

North American cares about management and employees. It believes in creative compensation packages and meaningful equity ownership for key employees.

Management and employees usually prefer North American to an industry buyer. North American maintains independence of the business and uses it as a base for growth, thus helping the local economy and creating jobs.

North American will assume management succession risks. If the present manager wishes to retire or remain with a selling parent corporation and has no logical successor, North American will oversee the business while bringing in a capable replacement.