Small and medium-cap companies are said to be the backbone of the economy and Equus Total Return strongly believes in this. Since the company’s inception, they have foreseen their success as something that lies in the hands of these small and medium players. They have a strong understanding that the potential for growth and development is much higher in the arena of small and medium businesses. The business makes it a point to not only provide these companies the capital to start growing, but also the support that comes in the form of tools and other business trainings.
Through the years, Equus has made investments in these small and medium businesses that have shown great performance and are managed by a team of well driven and focused entrepreneurs. Part of the company’s standards is to look for businesses that have good earnings, strong market position and an excellent potential for further growth and development. These businesses are private companies that are in need of better financiers to push the boundaries of growth and fund their most recent innovation to be presented to the market. The majority of the invested companies of Equus is those ventures that are pursuing growth either through leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, special situations or recapitalizations of existing businesses. The investments of the company involve those ventures in the energy sector, construction materials and media services.
It is in Houston, Texas that the company holds its corporate office. After the business made its initial public offering, it remained publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange, using the symbol EQS. It was in August of 1991 that the company got incorporated.