Who is Cincinnatus Partners?
Cincinnatus Partners is a Cincinnati-based private equity firm specializing in the insurance industry. The firm makes private equity investments in the insurance distribution and insurance services segments. It also works with a select group of insurance services companies to help them build enterprise value.

What is private equity?
Private equity is a form of investing where the equity of a business is held by a relatively few investors and is not traded on any of the conventional stock markets. Normally the management of the company holds a significant equity position in the company.

How is venture capital different from private equity?
Venture capital is capital that is invested in companies to help them get started or to grow. Private equity is capital used to invest in more mature businesses.

Does Cincinnatus Partners manage a private equity fund?
Cincinnatus Partners manages a fund of committed equity capital focused on investing on insurance distribution businesses throughout Midwestern and Western states. The fund is open and thus its investors to increase their equity investments in the future if so desired.

How is Cincinnatus Partners compensated by companies in the Think Like an Investor^® program?
The method of compensation varies but generally includes stock options, stock grants, a cash retainer and an equity-based, or cash, performance incentive.