FUTURE-READY PARTNERSHIP

Value creation lies at the core of our partnership approach, combining institutional capabilities and execution with founder mindset and vision.

Our Strategic Pillars of Partnership
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Operational Excellence  

We scale value creation by utilizing technology and dedicated shoulder-to-shoulder support to identify efficiencies and drive operational excellence.

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Our hands-on expertise in sales, marketing and revenue optimization helps capture market share and accelerate top-line growth.

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Strategic Execution

We help accelerate growth and capitalize on opportunities by identifying, executing and integrating strategic acquisitions.

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Cutting-Edge Technology

Our deep technology expertise and fully integrated AI-powered business service model provide the ability to seamlessly implement cutting-edge, solution-oriented AI capabilities across business strategies.

Commitment to AI Driven Value Creation 

Partnering with Contextual brings meaningful AI transformation expertise and execution in-house, solidifying our position as an innovator in AI-driven value creation.

Since our founding in 2002, Southfield has partnered with exceptional founders and management teams to help transform businesses across the lower middle market. Our dedication to our partnership model and ongoing mission to drive value creation has led to the integration of Contextual’s purpose-built AI-driven business service model to redefine value creation for founders and management teams.

Commitment to AI-Driven Value Creation.

Contextual provides AI enabled work process automation that is tailored for SMBs and is rapidly deployed, cost-effective, and fit-to-purpose.

Best-of-Breed AI Experts.

Contextual is led by a team that has decades of combined experience identifying, building and implementing meaningful AI solutions that create operational efficiencies, capture incremental wallet share, or enable entirely new service lines.

AI Solutions for SMBs.

Contextual provides AI enabled work process automation that is tailored for SMBs and is rapidly deployed, cost-effective, and fit-to-purpose.

CULTURE & COLLABORATION

Ethos of no egos, no silos, no pretense.

Our proven track-record of execution results directly from shoulder-to-shoulder partnership to help founders and entrepreneurs in the lower middle market execute on their vision. We are committed to ensuring our partners feel supported from day-one by a team that listens, understands priorities, and works alongside them to implement cutting-edge initiatives that drive meaningful transformation.

01. A Strategic Partner

There to support management’s vision.

02. Unparalleled Expertise

Proven investment, operational, sales and technology acumen.

03. A Founder’s Mindset

We aren't afraid to get our hands dirty alongside you.

05. Transformational Value

Bringing institutional capabilities and execution to your business.

04. Respect

No egos, no silos, no pretense drives lasting collaboration.

CULTURE & COLLABORATION

Ethos of no egos, no silos, no pretense.

Our proven track-record of execution results directly from shoulder-to-shoulder partnership to help founders and entrepreneurs in the lower middle market execute on their vision. We are committed to ensuring our partners feel supported from day-one by a team that listens, understands priorities, and works alongside them to implement cutting-edge initiatives that drive meaningful transformation.

01. A Strategic Partner

We're always there to support management’s vision.


02. Unparalleled Expertise

Proven investment, operational, sales and technology acumen.


03. A Founder’s Mindset

We aren't afraid to get our hands dirty alongside you.


04. Respect

No egos, no silos, no pretense drives lasting collaboration.


05. Transformational Value

Bringing institutional capabilities and execution to your business.


CULTURE & COLLABORATION

Ethos of no egos, no silos, no pretense.

Our proven track-record of execution results directly from shoulder-to-shoulder partnership to help founders and entrepreneurs in the lower middle market execute on their vision. We are committed to ensuring our partners feel supported from day-one by a team that listens, understands priorities, and works alongside them to implement cutting-edge initiatives that drive meaningful transformation.

01. A Strategic Partner

There to support management’s vision.

02. Unparalleled Expertise

Proven investment, operational, sales and technology acumen.

03. A Founder’s Mindset

We aren't afraid to get our hands dirty alongside you.

05. Transformational Value

Bringing institutional capabilities and execution to your business.

04. Respect

No egos, no silos, no pretense drives lasting collaboration.