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Centre Lane Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Centre Lane Partners has acquired 1 company.

Centre Lane Partners’ most common sectors for investment areconsumer products (24%) and internet software and services (12%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (36%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (24%). In total, Centre Lane Partners has invested in 10 US states and 3 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2021 when it acquired Synacor for $92M.

In the last 3 years, Centre Lane Partners has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (46%). Centre Lane Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2015 when it sold CLP Towne for $125M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity28
    • M&A Buy Activity17
    • M&A Sell Activity11
  • Total Sectors Invested 11
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 9
  • M&A Advisors 5

Centre Lane Partners

Centre Lane Partners LLC

One Grand Central Place, 60 East 42nd Street, Suite 1250,
New York, New York 10165
United States
(646) 843-0710
www.centrelanepartners.com
info@centrelanepartners.com

Centre Lane Partners is a private investment firm focused on making credit and equity, control and non-control, investments in North American middle-market companies. Centre Lane targets companies with revenues between $20 and $500 million that have leading market positions and sustainable competitive advantages in their respective niches. The Firm does not have any sector preferences and seeks to invest $5 to $250 million per transaction. Centre Lane Partners was formed in 2007 and is headquartered in New York City.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Consumer Products, Distribution, Environmental, Food, Internet Software and Services, Manufacturing, Marketing, Packaging, Restaurants, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Growth Capital, Special Situations/Distressed, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 20 500
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 5 250
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 15 1 - 1 - - 17
vol $53M $92M $145M
Sell (0.6/yr) # 8 1 1 1 - - 11
vol $125M $125M
  28

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Alternative Biomedical Solutions LLC 2023-12-14 - Trade Sale
Carrollton, Texas · www.altbio.com
Instant Brands - Appliances Division 2023-11-14 - Divestiture
Ottawa, Ontario
Infobase Learning 2022-06-15 - Secondary Sale
Dover, Delaware · www.infobase.com
Perform[cb] LLC 2021-05-05 - Secondary Sale
Sarasota, Florida · www.performcb.com
Synacor, Inc. 2021-02-11 92M USD Going Private
Buffalo, New York · www.synacor.com
Capital Brands Distribution LLC 2020-11-23 - Trade Sale
Los Angeles, California · www.capitalbrands.com
Lenox Corp. 2020-10-19 - Secondary Buyout
Bristol, Pennsylvania · www.lenox.com
Hollander Sleep Products LLC 2019-09-13 - Special Situations/Distressed
Boca Raton, Florida · www.hollander.com
The Merit Group, Inc. 2019-04-04 - Secondary Sale
Spartanburg, South Carolina · www.lancasterco.com
Turning Technologies LLC 2019-01-02 - Secondary Buyout
Youngstown, Ohio · www.turningtechnologies.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Lenox Corp. 2020-10-19 Dansk Designs 2021-05-03 1
Bristol, Pennsylvania · www.lenox.com Bristol, Pennsylvania · www.dansk.com
Hollander Sleep Products LLC 2019-09-13 Sure Fit, Inc. 2021-04-14 1
Boca Raton, Florida · www.hollander.com Alburtis, Pennsylvania · www.surefit.com
WOWorks LLC 2015-06-15 Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill LLC 2020-12-22 5
West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania · www.woworks.co Centennial, Colorado · www.eatgarbanzo.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Consumer Products 2 (22%) - 4 (24%) 25M (17%)
Internet Software and Services 1 (11%) 92M (77%) 2 (12%) 92M (63%)
Distribution - - 2 (12%) -
Software 2 (22%) - 2 (12%) -
Manufacturing 1 (11%) 28M (23%) 1 (6%) 28M (19%)
Marketing - - 1 (6%) -
Medical Products - - 1 (6%) -
Packaging 1 (11%) - 1 (6%) -
Restaurants 1 (11%) - 1 (6%) -
Retail 1 (11%) - 1 (6%) -
Transportation - - 1 (6%) -
Total 9 $120M 17 $145M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 8 (89%) 120M (100%) 15 (88%) 145M (100%)
  Ohio 2 (22%) 28M (23%) 2 (12%) 28M (19%)
  Pennsylvania 2 (22%) - 2 (12%) -
  New York 1 (11%) 92M (77%) 2 (12%) 117M (81%)
  Florida 1 (11%) - 2 (12%) -
  Texas - - 2 (12%) -
  Kentucky 1 (11%) - 1 (6%) -
  California 1 (11%) - 1 (6%) -
  South Carolina - - 1 (6%) -
  Illinois - - 1 (6%) -
  Delaware - - 1 (6%) -
Canada 1 (11%) - 1 (6%) -
  Ontario 1 (11%) - 1 (6%) -
France - - 1 (6%) -
Total 9 $120M 17 $145M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 2 (22%) - 6 (35%) -
Divestiture 3 (33%) 28M (23%) 4 (24%) 53M (37%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (22%) - 4 (24%) -
Special Situations/Distressed 1 (11%) - 2 (12%) -
Going Private 1 (11%) 92M (77%) 1 (6%) 92M (63%)
Total 9 $120M 17 $145M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 5 (45%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 2 (18%) 125M (100%)
Trade Sale 2 (18%) -
Bankruptcy 1 (9%) -
IPO 1 (9%) -
Total 11 $125M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Goldman Sachs
 1
Alvarez & Marsal
 1
Legal Deals
Katten Muchin Rosenman
 2
Jones Day
 1
Thompson Hine
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 3 $145M
TOTAL $145M
Largest Synacor, Inc.
$92M (2021-02-11)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $125M
TOTAL $125M
Largest CLP Towne, Inc. (dba Towne Air Freight)
$125M (2015-03-09)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
29%
5 (29%)
Strategic(s)
24%
4 (24%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
45%
5 (45%)
Strategic(s)
36%
4 (36%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

Established

2007

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Kenneth Lau

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Quinn Morgan

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Luke Gosselin

Managing Director

Mark Bevan

Managing Director

Mayank Singh

Managing Director

FAQ

When was Centre Lane Partners founded?

Centre Lane Partners was founded in 2007.

What type of investor is Centre Lane Partners?

Centre Lane Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Centre Lane Partners headquartered?

Centre Lane Partners is headquartered in New York, New York.

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