Benford Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Benford Capital Partners has acquired 10 companies.

Benford Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment arefood (27%) and test/measurement equipment (14%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (40%) and recapitalization (31%). 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 Activity30
    • M&A Buy Activity23
    • 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 (2.4/yr) # 11 2 5 2 2 1 23
Sell (1.0/yr) # 2 2 1 - - 2 7
vol $107M $107M
  30

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
R. M. Young Co. 2024-04-03 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Traverse City, Michigan · www.youngusa.com
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 - Add-on Acquisition
Kalona, Iowa · www.farmershenhouse.com
Pasture Brands Holdings LLC 2021-12-15 - Consolidation
Kalona, Iowa
Argus Monitoring Solutions Holdings LLC 2021-11-02 - Consolidation
Birmingham, Alabama
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M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Food 5 (31%) - 6 (26%) -
Business Services 2 (13%) - 3 (13%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment 2 (13%) - 3 (13%) -
Consumer Products 1 (6%) - 2 (9%) -
Distribution 1 (6%) - 2 (9%) -
Manufacturing 2 (13%) - 2 (9%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (6%) - 2 (9%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (4%) -
Chemicals 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
Information Technology 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
Total 16 - 23 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 15 (94%) - 22 (96%) -
  Wisconsin 4 (25%) - 6 (26%) -
  Colorado 3 (19%) - 4 (17%) -
  Iowa 2 (13%) - 3 (13%) -
  Texas 1 (6%) - 2 (9%) -
  Michigan 1 (6%) - 2 (9%) -
  Alabama 1 (6%) - 2 (9%) -
  New York 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
  Minnesota 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
  California 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
Canada 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
  Ontario 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
Domestic 15 (94%) - 22 (96%) -
Cross-border 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
Total 16 - 23 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 7 (44%) - 9 (39%) -
Recapitalization 5 (31%) - 7 (30%) -
Growth Capital 1 (6%) - 3 (13%) -
Consolidation 2 (13%) - 2 (9%) -
Add-on Acquisition 1 (6%) - 1 (4%) -
Divestiture - - 1 (4%) -
Total 16 - 23 -

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

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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)
4%
1 (4%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
29%
2 (29%)
Strategic(s)
71%
5 (71%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

Established

2004

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Edward Benford

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Benjamin Riefe

Managing Director

Brendan Green

Principal

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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