Calvert Street Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Calvert Street Capital Partners has acquired 2 companies. It has also invested in 2 others.

Calvert Street Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment aretest/measurement equipment (15%) and plastics (10%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (48%) and recapitalization (24%). In total, Calvert Street Capital Partners has invested in 13 US states and 2 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Calvert Street Capital Partners has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (64%). Calvert Street Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2021 when it sold FDS for $177M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity32
    • M&A Buy Activity21
    • M&A Sell Activity11
  • Total Sectors Invested 17
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 14
  • M&A Advisors 1

Calvert Street Capital Partners

Calvert Street Capital Partners

2330 West Joppa Road, Suite 320,
Lutherville, Maryland 21093
United States
(443) 573-3700
www.cscp.com
cscp@cscp.com

Calvert Street Capital Partners (CSCP) is a private equity firm that invests in mid-sized companies. CSCP will consider opportunities across the US with a preference for opportunities located in the Eastern US. The Firm generally targets investments in scalable niche manufacturing, industrial, and business service companies. CSCP looks to invest $15 to $50 million per transaction. CSCP will not invest in start-ups, early stage venture capital, real estate or in companies that develop rapidly changing technology. Calvert Street Capital Partners was formed in 1995 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Environmental, Information Technology, Machinery, Manufacturing, Metals/Mining, Test/Measurement Equipment

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 15 -
Target EBITDA 3 15
Investment Size 15 50
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 17 - 1 3 - - 21
Sell (0.6/yr) # 8 - 3 - - - 11
vol $177M $177M
  32

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
D2K Traffic Safety, Inc. 2022-09-21 - Growth Capital
Naperville, Illinois · www.d2ktraffic.com
Up to Date Laundry, LLC 2022-09-07 - Growth Capital
Baltimore, Maryland · www.uptodatelaundry.net
Rowland, Inc. 2022-07-25 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Pinellas Park, Florida · www.rowland-inc.com
Premium Inspection & Testing 2021-11-19 - Trade Sale
Baton Rouge, Louisiana · www.pitinc.com
Machine Specialties, Inc. 2021-09-17 - Recapitalization
Whitsett, North Carolina · www.machspec.com
FDS, Inc. 2021-07-26 177M USD Trade Sale
Fort Worth, Texas · www.fdsrx.com
Group LMT 2021-06-24 - Trade Sale
Longueuil, Quebec · www.groupelmt.com
Terra Nova Solutions 2019-04-30 - Acquisition Financing
Victor, New York · www.tnsolutions.co
Hocking International Laboratories 2017-11-10 - Growth Capital
San Marcos, California · www.hockingintl.com
Bacharach, Inc. 2017-09-21 - Secondary Sale
Kensington, Pennsylvania · www.mybacharach.com
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Advanced Grinding Solutions 2015-10-20 Sun Country Industries LLC 2019-02-25 1
Bloomingdale, Illinois · www.abrasive-form.com Albuquerque, New Mexico · www.suncountryindustries.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Test/Measurement Equipment 1 (11%) - 3 (14%) -
Business Services 2 (22%) - 2 (10%) -
Plastics - - 2 (10%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (5%) -
Chemicals 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
Construction 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
Consumer Products - - 1 (5%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (5%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (5%) -
Environmental 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
Machinery 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
Manufacturing 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
Metals/Mining - - 1 (5%) -
Publishing - - 1 (5%) -
Safety/Security 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
Software - - 1 (5%) -
Staffing - - 1 (5%) -
Total 9 - 21 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 9 (100%) - 20 (95%) -
  Texas 1 (11%) - 4 (19%) -
  Florida 1 (11%) - 3 (14%) -
  Illinois 2 (22%) - 2 (10%) -
  Louisiana - - 2 (10%) -
  Maryland 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
  California 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
  Wisconsin 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
  North Carolina 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
  New York 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
  Massachusetts - - 1 (5%) -
  Pennsylvania - - 1 (5%) -
  New Jersey - - 1 (5%) -
  Michigan - - 1 (5%) -
Canada - - 1 (5%) -
  Quebec - - 1 (5%) -
Domestic 9 (100%) - 20 (95%) -
Cross-border - - 1 (5%) -
Total 9 - 21 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (33%) - 10 (48%) -
Recapitalization 2 (22%) - 5 (24%) -
Growth Capital 3 (33%) - 4 (19%) -
Acquisition Financing 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (5%) -
Total 9 - 21 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 5 (45%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 2 (18%) 177M (100%)
Secondary Sale 2 (18%) -
IPO 1 (9%) -
Recapitalization 1 (9%) -
Total 11 $177M

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $177M
TOTAL $177M
Largest FDS, Inc.
$177M (2021-07-26)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
10%
2 (10%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
27%
3 (27%)
Strategic(s)
64%
7 (64%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

526M USD

Established

1995

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Joshua Hall

Co-Founder

Reidan Cruz

Head of Investor Relations

Alexander Puthumana

Team Member

Andrew John

Team Member

Andrew Silverman

Team Member

FAQ

When was Calvert Street Capital Partners founded?

Calvert Street Capital Partners was founded in 1995.

What type of investor is Calvert Street Capital Partners?

Calvert Street Capital Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Calvert Street Capital Partners headquartered?

Calvert Street Capital Partners is headquartered in Lutherville, Maryland.

How much capital does Calvert Street Capital Partners have under management?

Calvert Street Capital Partners has 526M USD under management.

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