Oak Hill Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Oak Hill Capital has acquired 6 companies. It has also invested in 4 others.

Oak Hill Capital’s most common sectors for investment arecommunications (17%) and business services (10%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (33%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (28%). In total, Oak Hill Capital has invested in 27 US states and 5 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2006 when it acquired RSC Equipment Rental for $3.8B.

In the last 3 years, Oak Hill Capital has exited 4 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (42%). Oak Hill Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2014 when it sold Firth Rixson for $2.9B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity127
    • M&A Buy Activity72
    • M&A Sell Activity55
  • Total Sectors Invested 20
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 57
  • M&A Advisors 26

Oak Hill Capital

263 Tresser Boulevard, 15th Floor,
Stamford, Connecticut 06901
United States
(203) 328-1600
www.oakhillcapital.com

Oak Hill Capital Partners was originally formed as the private equity investment vehicle for Robert Bass and in 1999, opened up to outside investors and raised its first private equity fund. Oak Hill looks to invest in middle-market companies and focuses its efforts within six industry groups. The six groups include basic industries; business and financial services; consumer, retail, and distribution; healthcare; media and telecom; and technology. Oak Hill targets businesses with defensible business models, strong market positions, and 'best-in-class' management. Oak Hill Capital was formed in 1986 and has offices in Stamford, Connecticut; Menlo Park, California; and New York City.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Automotive, Business Services, Communications, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Defense, Distribution, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Internet Software and Services, Leisure, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Medical Products, Restaurants, Retail, Safety/Security, Semiconductors, Software, Technology Hardware, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Going Private, 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 - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 100 300
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (2.4/yr) # 60 3 5 3 - 1 72
vol $14.7B $106M $14.8B
Sell (1.4/yr) # 48 3 3 - - 1 55
vol $18.6B $18.6B
  127

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Safe Fleet Holdings LLC 2024-02-15 - Trade Sale
Belton, Missouri · www.safefleetsolutions.com
Wire 3 Services 2024-01-04 - Divestiture
Daytona Beach, Florida · www.wire3.com
Omni Fiber, LLC 2022-07-22 - Growth Capital
Mason, Ohio · www.omnifiber.com
Greenlight Networks 2022-03-07 - Growth Capital
Rochester, New York · www.greenlightnetworks.com
CCC Intelligent Solutions, Inc. 2022-02-22 - Stake Purchase
Chicago, Illinois · www.cccis.com
Berlin Packaging LLC 2021-11-18 - Recapitalization
Chicago, Illinois · www.berlinpackaging.com
U.S. Oral Surgery Management 2021-11-08 - Secondary Buyout
Irving, Texas · www.usosm.com
Pulsant Ltd. 2021-07-26 - Secondary Sale
Maidenhead, United Kingdom · www.pulsant.com
Trinity Consultants, Inc. 2021-06-29 - Secondary Buyout
Dallas, Texas · www.trinityconsultants.com
Technimark LLC 2021-06-07 - Secondary Buyout
Asheboro, North Carolina · www.technimark.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Berlin Packaging LLC 2021-11-18 Bark Packaging Group 2022-10-04 15
Chicago, Illinois · www.berlinpackaging.com Eerbeek, Netherlands · www.barkpackaginggroup.com
Berlin Packaging LLC 2021-11-18 Jansy Packaging LLC 2022-07-21 14
Chicago, Illinois · www.berlinpackaging.com Fort Lee, New Jersey · www.jansypkg.com
Galway Insurance Holdings LP 2020-06-19 EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, Inc. 2020-06-19 3
Chicago, Illinois San Francisco, California · www.epicbrokers.com
Galway Insurance Holdings LP 2020-06-19 Jencap Group LLC 2020-06-19 2
Chicago, Illinois New York, New York · www.jencapholdings.com
Calero Software LLC 2019-11-19 Market Data Services Ltd. 2019-11-19 3
Rochester, New York · www.calero.com Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom · www.mdsl.com
Mercer Advisors, Inc. 2015-03-25 The Kanaly Co. 2016-03-28 64
Denver, Colorado · www.merceradvisors.com Houston, Texas · www.kanaly.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Communications 6 (32%) 106M (17%) 12 (16%) 106M (1%)
Business Services 3 (16%) - 7 (10%) 4.6B (31%)
Information Technology - - 6 (8%) 694M (5%)
Insurance 2 (11%) - 4 (5%) 1.0B (7%)
Retail - - 4 (5%) 1.0B (7%)
Financial Services 1 (5%) - 4 (5%) 495M (3%)
Internet Software and Services - - 4 (5%) -
Transportation - - 4 (5%) -
Aerospace - - 3 (4%) 2.2B (15%)
Packaging 2 (11%) - 3 (4%) 1.4B (10%)
Leisure - - 3 (4%) 570M (4%)
Healthcare Services - - 3 (4%) -
Safety/Security - - 3 (4%) -
Software 2 (11%) - 3 (4%) -
Distribution - - 2 (3%) 815M (5%)
Restaurants 1 (5%) 525M (83%) 2 (3%) 525M (4%)
Medical Products - - 2 (3%) 26M (< 1%)
Consumer Services 2 (11%) - 2 (3%) -
Media - - 1 (1%) 1.1B (7%)
Real Estate - - 1 (1%) 234M (2%)
Total 19 $631M 73 $14.8B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 19 (100%) 631M (100%) 66 (90%) 10.5B (71%)
  Texas 3 (16%) - 9 (12%) 1.1B (7%)
  California 1 (5%) - 7 (10%) 111M (1%)
  New York 2 (11%) - 6 (8%) 700M (5%)
  Ohio 1 (5%) - 5 (7%) 815M (5%)
  Illinois 3 (16%) - 4 (5%) 1.4B (10%)
  Florida 3 (16%) 525M (83%) 4 (5%) 525M (4%)
  North Carolina 1 (5%) - 3 (4%) 610M (4%)
  Massachusetts 1 (5%) - 3 (4%) -
  Colorado 1 (5%) - 3 (4%) -
  Maine 1 (5%) 106M (17%) 2 (3%) 106M (1%)
  Arizona - - 2 (3%) 3.8B (26%)
  Kentucky - - 2 (3%) 1.1B (7%)
  Washington - - 2 (3%) -
  Indiana 1 (5%) - 1 (1%) -
  Connecticut 1 (5%) - 1 (1%) -
  Maryland - - 1 (1%) 234M (2%)
  Virginia - - 1 (1%) -
  Utah - - 1 (1%) -
  South Dakota - - 1 (1%) -
  Pennsylvania - - 1 (1%) -
  Oregon - - 1 (1%) -
  Missouri - - 1 (1%) -
  Minnesota - - 1 (1%) -
  Iowa - - 1 (1%) -
  Georgia - - 1 (1%) -
  District of Columbia - - 1 (1%) -
United Kingdom - - 3 (4%) 1.7B (12%)
Bermuda - - 2 (3%) 1.8B (12%)
Ireland - - 1 (1%) 750M (5%)
Puerto Rico - - 1 (1%) -
Domestic 19 (100%) 631M (100%) 66 (90%) 10.5B (71%)
Cross-border - - 7 (10%) 4.3B (29%)
Total 19 $631M 73 $14.8B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 7 (37%) 525M (83%) 24 (33%) 5.3B (36%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (5%) - 20 (27%) 5.8B (39%)
Divestiture 1 (5%) - 6 (8%) 1.2B (8%)
Stake Purchase 2 (11%) - 5 (7%) 1.1B (7%)
Recapitalization 3 (16%) - 4 (5%) 310M (2%)
Venture - - 4 (5%) 111M (1%)
Growth Capital 4 (21%) - 4 (5%) -
Going Private 1 (5%) 106M (17%) 3 (4%) 895M (6%)
PIPE - - 2 (3%) 100M (1%)
Acquisition Financing - - 1 (1%) -
Total 19 $631M 73 $14.8B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 12 (22%) 8.4B (45%)
Trade Sale 11 (20%) 7.8B (42%)
Secondary Sale 11 (20%) 2.5B (13%)
IPO 10 (18%) -
Bankruptcy 4 (7%) -
Merger 3 (5%) -
Recapitalization 3 (5%) -
Shut Down 1 (2%) -
Total 55 $18.6B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
TD Securities
 4
UBS Investment Bank
 3
CIBC Capital Markets
 3
Legal Deals
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
 25
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
 3
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
 2

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 5 $8.8B
$100M to $1B 12 $5.7B
< $100M 4 $300M
TOTAL $14.8B
Largest RSC Equipment Rental, Inc.
$3.8B (2006-10-06)
sell # Total
> $1B 8 $15.0B
$100M to $1B 7 $3.5B
< $100M 2 $157M
TOTAL $18.6B
Largest Firth Rixson Ltd.
$2.9B (2014-11-20)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
37%
27 (37%)
Strategic(s)
10%
7 (10%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
25%
14 (25%)
Strategic(s)
47%
26 (47%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

9.5B USD

Established

1986

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Brian Cherry

Managing Partner

Scott Baker

Managing Partner

Steven Puccinelli

Managing Partner

Tyler Wolfram

Managing Partner

John Rachwalski

Partner

FAQ

When was Oak Hill Capital founded?

Oak Hill Capital was founded in 1986.

What type of investor is Oak Hill Capital?

Oak Hill Capital is a private equity firm.

Where is Oak Hill Capital headquartered?

Oak Hill Capital is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

How much capital does Oak Hill Capital have under management?

Oak Hill Capital has 9.5B USD under management.

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