Bush O Donnell Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Profile

Bush O Donnell Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment are healthcare services (16%) and business services (10%). The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (60%) and secondary buyout (16%). In total, Bush O Donnell Capital Partners has invested in 18 US states.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (62%). Bush O Donnell Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2011 when it sold FURminator for $140M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity53
    • M&A Buy Activity32
    • M&A Sell Activity21
  • Total Sectors Invested 19
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 39
  • M&A Advisors 1

Bush O'Donnell Capital Partners

353 Marshall Avenue, Suite M,
St. Louis, Missouri 63119
United States,
(314)727-4555
www.bushodonnell.com
info@bushodonnell.com

Bush O'Donnell Capital Partners (BOCP) is the private equity investment arm of Bush O'Donnell & Co., a firm that also provides investment advisory services. BOCP makes equity and mezzanine investments of $2 to $10 million in lower middle-market businesses with $5 to $100 million in sales. Funds are generally used to support growth initiatives, management buyouts, leveraged buyouts, and recapitalizations. Prospective companies typically have experienced management, stable cash-flows, and operate in a defensible market niche. The Firm will not invest in start-ups or turnarounds. BOCP is based in St. Louis, Missouri.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Communications, Consumer Products, Distribution, E-Commerce, Electrical Equipment, Financial Services, Food, Franchising, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Machinery, Manufacturing, Media, Medical Products, Metals/Mining, Packaging, Software, Technology Hardware

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 5 100
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 2 10
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 32 - - - - - 32
Sell (0.6/yr) # 18 3 - - - - 21
vol $235M $63M $298M
  53

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Quadrant Software, Inc. 2016-06-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Mansfield, Massachusetts · www.quadrantsoftware.com
TrueNet Communications, Inc. 2016-05-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Jacksonville, Florida · www.truenetcommunications.com
Infinity Homecare, Inc. 2016-01-04 63M USD Add-on Acquisition
Sarasota, Florida · www.infinityhc.com
Henderson Products, Inc. 2014-12-31 95M USD Add-on Acquisition
Manchester, Iowa · www.hendersonproducts.com
Nexus IS, Inc. 2014-04-23 - Add-on Acquisition
Valencia, California · www.nexusis.com
AHM Financial Group 2013-11-12 - Add-on Acquisition
St Louis, Missouri · www.ahmfinancialgroup.com
Santé Pediatric Services 2012-12-19 - Add-on Acquisition
Frisco, Texas · www.santepediatrics.com
Revere Packaging LLC 2012-12-12 - Secondary Buyout
Shelbyville, Kentucky · www.reverepackaging.com
SoftBase Systems, Inc. 2012-08-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Asheville, North Carolina · www.softbase.com
Renovation Brands LLC 2012-06-19 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Florence, Alabama · www.netdirectmerchants.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Renovation Brands LLC 2012-06-19 DecorPlanet.com 2019-08-12 1
Florence, Alabama · www.netdirectmerchants.com New York, New York · www.decorplanet.com
Inmark, Inc. 2010-10-01 Container Resources, Inc. 2016-08-30 2
Austell, Georgia · www.inmarkpackaging.com Greenville, South Carolina · www.containerresources.com
Inmark, Inc. 2010-10-01 Saf-T-Pak, Inc. 2015-04-07 1
Austell, Georgia · www.inmarkpackaging.com Edmonton, Alberta · www.saftpak.com
Koch Eye Associates, Inc. (Claris Vision) 2012-01-30 Southcoast Eye Care, Inc. 2013-10-23 3
Warwick, Rhode Island · www.kocheye.com North Dartmouth, Massachusetts · www.southcoasteyecareinc.com
Koch Eye Associates, Inc. (Claris Vision) 2012-01-30 Eye Health Vision Centers 2013-01-04 2
Warwick, Rhode Island · www.kocheye.com Dartmouth, Massachusetts · www.eyehealthvision.com
Koch Eye Associates, Inc. (Claris Vision) 2012-01-30 Seacoast Eye Associates, Inc. 2013-01-04 1
Warwick, Rhode Island · www.kocheye.com Wakefield, Rhode Island · www.seacoasteye.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Healthcare Services 2 (25%) - 5 (16%) -
Business Services - - 3 (9%) -
Apparel/Textiles - - 2 (6%) -
Chemicals - - 2 (6%) -
Food 1 (13%) - 2 (6%) -
Manufacturing 1 (13%) - 2 (6%) -
Packaging 2 (25%) - 2 (6%) -
Software - - 2 (6%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (13%) - 2 (6%) -
Communications - - 1 (3%) -
Consumer Products - - 1 (3%) -
Distribution - - 1 (3%) -
E-Commerce 1 (13%) - 1 (3%) -
Financial Services - - 1 (3%) -
Information Technology - - 1 (3%) -
Machinery - - 1 (3%) -
Medical Products - - 1 (3%) -
Metals/Mining - - 1 (3%) -
Retail - - 1 (3%) -
Total 8 - 32 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 8 (100%) - 32 (100%) -
  Missouri 1 (13%) - 7 (22%) -
  Florida 1 (13%) - 3 (9%) -
  California 1 (13%) - 3 (9%) -
  Illinois - - 3 (9%) -
  Kentucky 1 (13%) - 2 (6%) -
  Arizona - - 2 (6%) -
  Georgia 1 (13%) - 1 (3%) -
  Alabama 1 (13%) - 1 (3%) -
  Wisconsin 1 (13%) - 1 (3%) -
  Rhode Island 1 (13%) - 1 (3%) -
  Colorado - - 1 (3%) -
  Arkansas - - 1 (3%) -
  Texas - - 1 (3%) -
  South Carolina - - 1 (3%) -
  North Carolina - - 1 (3%) -
  Michigan - - 1 (3%) -
  Massachusetts - - 1 (3%) -
  Iowa - - 1 (3%) -
Total 8 - 32 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (38%) - 19 (59%) -
Secondary Buyout 4 (50%) - 5 (16%) -
Recapitalization 1 (13%) - 4 (13%) -
Growth Capital - - 3 (9%) -
Divestiture - - 1 (3%) -
Total 8 - 32 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 9 (43%) 140M (47%)
Unknown 5 (24%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (19%) 158M (53%)
Bankruptcy 1 (5%) -
IPO 1 (5%) -
Secondary Sale 1 (5%) -
Total 21 $298M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
McColl Partners LLC
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $140M
< $100M 2 $158M
TOTAL $298M
Largest FURminator, Inc.
$140M (2011-12-22)

M&A Connections

Deals %
Acquired from
PE Firm(s)
100%
6 100%
Exited to
PE Firm(s)
13%
2 13%
Strategic(s)
87%
13 87%

Investor Summary

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

250M USD

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

William H.T. Bush

Co-Founder & Chairman

James V. O’Donnell

Co-Founder & President

John F. Brown

Managing Director

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