The Cadre Difference
Cadre Partners is a boutique advisory firm based in Arizona that partners with executives to help them achieve their goals.
We work closely with clients to understand their vision and then optimize their industry and organizational knowledge.
Our experience combined with thoughtful candor makes us an integral part of our client’s teams. With decades of collective experience, we have the insight necessary to identify opportunities for growth in any company or organization, no matter how large or small.
Our clients often see us as an extension of their teams—a partner who not only sees but shares their vision—and focuses on issues that drive accountability, increased shareholder value and profitability.
Combine this passion with the objectivity that our approach provides, and it becomes clear that we can help you make progress.
Our Approach
At Cadre, our advisors have firsthand experience as executives and business owners, leveraging a diverse network of specialists to enhance our comprehensive expertise.
This collaborative approach, aligned with our clients' resources, guarantees tailored and effective solutions for unique business challenges.
"The Cadre team transformed our family-owned business by upgrading our sales and marketing approach, recruiting a skilled sales force, and introducing effective management tools. Their guidance in clarifying roles within our team and family, coupled with their sustained partnership, underscores their dedication and impact."
Eli Pick, Executive Director of Ballard Nursing Center
Core Values
At Cadre Partners, our deeply-held values are not just fundamental beliefs; they are the cornerstone of our corporate identity and serve as the pivotal guiding principles that underpin the success of our organization.
Integrity
Be empowered with an honest assessment of how your strengths may impact success. Together, we can tailor a strategy for achieving objectives while addressing potential pitfalls along the journey.
Results
Results and success are what we strive for. We are happy to provide references from our clients, or you can perform your own due diligence on us.
Trust
We're not just about getting results, but building a lasting relationship with you based on trust and making sure we do what's best for your company every step of the way.
Meet the Partners
Cadre Partners' leadership team comprises experienced professionals distinguished by their industry expertise and success in driving positive outcomes and excellence.
Founder and Managing Director
Marc Sandroff
Marc Sandroff is an entrepreneurial executive with a 35-year track record guiding organizations and entrepreneurial ventures to successful outcomes.
With his compelling blend of pragmatic management skills, capital markets expertise, and a keen awareness of what drives shareholder value, he painstakingly earned the confidence of his clients alongside the respect of his peers.
He has served in executive leadership roles throughout his career, including principal, chief executive, board chairman, board director, board member, and management advisor.
Along the way, he worked with over 70 operating companies, participated in more than 120 real estate ventures, raised over $2.0B in high-risk capital, and consistently demonstrated his ability to fuel a company’s growth and optimal performance.
Managing Partner
Brad Edwards
Brad Edwards spent his entire career playing critical roles in the creation, growth, development, and successful exit of over thirty-five companies.
His early career experience included leading a newly formed corporate venture function in the healthcare industry and transitioning a state-sponsored investment entity into the region’s first private venture capital firm.
Edwards served on numerous boards, both private and public. He served as interim CEO during critical transitions or crises on several occasions, including a five-year tenure as the CEO of an emerging data visualization software firm that brought him to Arizona in 2001.
In his entrepreneurial career, Brad has successfully secured over $200 million in capital via public and private investment sources, and he engineered multiple creative, strategic licensing agreements. Together, these companies created an equity value of over $700 million.
Co-Founder and Advisor
Ken Abrahams
Ken Abrahams is a co-founder of Cadre Partners and Cadre Advisors and is a co-General Partner of Cadre Partners Fund. Mr. Abrahams has been an owner, principal, and investor of multiple successful business enterprises and ventures over the past 40 years.
Before forming Cadre Partners, Abrahams co-founded Diamond Ventures, Inc, one of Southwest’s largest and most successful real estate development and private equity investment firms.
Abrahams directed the firms’ real estate portfolio valued at $1.3 Billion and managed all real estate development activities, including site acquisitions, entitlements, finance, construction, and operations. The real estate portfolio included master-planned communities, residential, commercial/retail, and industrial asset types.
What Our Clients Say About Us
Chairman and CEO, Sebra Medical; Former Vice President, IBM Corp.
"Over five years, Cadre Partners adeptly guided our entrepreneurial business through financing, operational challenges, and exploring sale options, including mergers and acquisitions. They served as a trusted confidante, providing responsive and tailored advice. Their expertise was crucial in navigating issues of value, risk, governance, and our post-sale roles, leading negotiations with the chosen buyer. Cadre's invaluable contribution was instrumental in achieving our goals and a successful outcome."
Managing Partner and Owner, VSCOT, LLC.
"The Cadre team's proactive approach has been key in realizing our goals, notably in formulating and executing an acquisition and financing strategy to fuel our growth. Their expertise in capital markets and acquisition processes has led to a cost-effective equity and debt-financing plan tailored to our operational objectives. As trusted advisors, they play a pivotal role in both the planning and hands-on implementation of these strategies, becoming a valued source of CEO-level advice."
