Capstar Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Growth Capital Firm Profile

Capstar Partners’ most common sectors for investment areapparel/textiles (50%) and media (50%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (50%) and special situations/distressed (50%). In total, Capstar Partners has invested in 1 US state. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2005 when it acquired DMX for $75M.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (67%). Capstar Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2013 when it sold Harden Healthcare for $408M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity2
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5

Capstar Partners

1703 West Fifth Street,
Austin, Texas 78703
United States
(512) 340-7800
www.capstarpartners.com

Capstar Partners is a private equity firm focused on small and mid-sized buyouts, real estate transactions, and public investing. In addition to real estate target sectors include media/broadcasting, healthcare, e-commerce, and financial services. Capstar was formed in 2000 and is based in Austin, Texas.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Apparel/Textiles, Business Services, E-Commerce, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Leisure, Media, Publishing, Real Estate

Target Transaction Types: Growth Capital, Venture

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $75M $75M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
vol $524M $524M
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Kendra Scott Design, Inc. 2016-12-21 - Growth Capital
Austin, Texas · www.kendrascott.com
CPO Commerce, Inc. 2014-05-19 30M USD Add-on Acquisition
Pasadena, California · www.cpocommerce.com
Harden Healthcare LLC 2013-10-18 408M USD Add-on Acquisition
Austin, Texas · www.hardenhealthcare.com
DMX, Inc. 2012-03-19 86M USD Trade Sale - Public Company
Austin, Texas · www.dmx.com
DMX, Inc. 2005-06-09 75M USD Special Situations/Distressed
Austin, Texas · www.dmx.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Media - - 1 (50%) 75M (100%)
Apparel/Textiles 1 (100%) - 1 (50%) -
Total 1 - 2 $75M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 1 (100%) - 2 (100%) 75M (100%)
  Texas 1 (100%) - 2 (100%) 75M (100%)
Total 1 - 2 $75M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Special Situations/Distressed - - 1 (50%) 75M (100%)
Growth Capital 1 (100%) - 1 (50%) -
Total 1 - 2 $75M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 3 (100%) 524M (100%)
Total 3 $524M

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $75M
TOTAL $75M
Largest DMX, Inc.
$75M (2005-06-09)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $408M
< $100M 2 $116M
TOTAL $524M
Largest Harden Healthcare LLC
$408M (2013-10-18)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Strategic(s)
67%
2 (67%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Growth Capital Firm

Size

Small

Established

2000

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

R. Steven Hicks

Founder & Executive Chairman

John Cullen

Partner

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