Benford Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Benford Capital Partners has acquired 8 companies.

Benford Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment arefood (29%) and consumer products (10%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (39%) and recapitalization (39%). In total, Benford Capital Partners has invested in 9 US states and 2 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Benford Capital Partners has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (72%). Benford Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2024 when it sold Alpha Safety Intermediate for $107M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity28
    • M&A Buy Activity21
    • M&A Sell Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 10
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 14
  • M&A Advisors 1

Benford Capital Partners

Benford Capital Partners

121 West Wacker, Suite 3600,
Chicago, Illinois 60601
United States
(312) 932-0200
www.benfordcapital.com
edward@benfordcapital.com

Benford Capital Partners is a private equity investment firm focused on leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations of smaller, lower middle-market companies in the US and Canada. Benford targets niche manufacturers, unique service companies and specialty distributors with minimum sales of $3 million, and at least $1 million in EBITDA. Avoided industries/transactions include retail, restaurants, software, start-ups, real estate, commodity products, and biotech. Benford Capital Partners was formed in 2004 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Building Materials, Business Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Food, Machinery, Manufacturing, Technology Hardware, Test/Measurement Equipment

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Secondary Buyout

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 5 100
Target EBITDA 1 10
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (2.0/yr) # 11 2 4 2 2 - 21
Sell (1.0/yr) # 2 2 1 - - 2 7
vol $107M $107M
  28

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Alpha Safety Intermediate LLC 2024-02-20 107M USD Trade Sale
Golden, Colorado · www.alphasafetyco.com
Saco Foods LLC 2024-01-22 - Secondary Sale
Middleton, Wisconsin · www.sacofoods.com
RP Foods LLC 2023-10-16 - Recapitalization
Dallas, Texas · www.rpfoodsinc.com
Legacy Bakehouse 2023-04-10 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Waukesha, Wisconsin · www.legacybakehouse.com
Animix LLC 2022-10-18 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Juneau, Wisconsin · www.animix.net
Gum Products International, Inc. 2022-08-16 - Recapitalization
Newmarket, Ontario · www.gpiglobal.com
Farmers Hen House LLC 2021-12-15 - Recapitalization
Kalona, Iowa · www.farmershenhouse.com
Argus Monitoring Solutions Holdings LLC 2021-11-02 - Consolidation
Birmingham, Alabama
Atlas RFID Solutions LLC 2021-09-29 - Trade Sale
Birmingham, Alabama · www.atlasrfid.com
Nucfil LLC 2021-06-25 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Golden, Colorado · www.nftinc.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Food 5 (36%) - 6 (29%) -
Business Services 1 (7%) - 2 (10%) -
Consumer Products 1 (7%) - 2 (10%) -
Distribution 1 (7%) - 2 (10%) -
Manufacturing 2 (14%) - 2 (10%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (7%) - 2 (10%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment 1 (7%) - 2 (10%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (5%) -
Chemicals 1 (7%) - 1 (5%) -
Information Technology 1 (7%) - 1 (5%) -
Total 14 - 21 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 13 (93%) - 20 (95%) -
  Wisconsin 4 (29%) - 6 (29%) -
  Colorado 3 (21%) - 4 (19%) -
  Texas 1 (7%) - 2 (10%) -
  Iowa 1 (7%) - 2 (10%) -
  Alabama 1 (7%) - 2 (10%) -
  New York 1 (7%) - 1 (5%) -
  Minnesota 1 (7%) - 1 (5%) -
  California 1 (7%) - 1 (5%) -
  Michigan - - 1 (5%) -
Canada 1 (7%) - 1 (5%) -
  Ontario 1 (7%) - 1 (5%) -
Domestic 13 (93%) - 20 (95%) -
Cross-border 1 (7%) - 1 (5%) -
Total 14 - 21 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 6 (43%) - 8 (38%) -
Recapitalization 6 (43%) - 8 (38%) -
Growth Capital 1 (7%) - 3 (14%) -
Consolidation 1 (7%) - 1 (5%) -
Divestiture - - 1 (5%) -
Total 14 - 21 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 3 (43%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 2 (29%) 107M (100%)
Secondary Sale 2 (29%) -
Total 7 $107M

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Ice Miller
1

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $107M
TOTAL $107M
Largest Alpha Safety Intermediate LLC
$107M (2024-02-20)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
5%
1 (5%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
29%
2 (29%)
Strategic(s)
71%
5 (71%)

FAQ

When was Benford Capital Partners founded?

Benford Capital Partners was founded in 2004.

What type of investor is Benford Capital Partners?

Benford Capital Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Benford Capital Partners headquartered?

Benford Capital Partners is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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