Catalyst Capital Group Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Profile

Catalyst Capital Group’s most common sectors for investment are business services (34%) and media (34%). The Firm’s most common investment types include special situations/distressed (67%) and pipe (34%). In total, Catalyst Capital Group has invested in 2 US states and 2 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Catalyst Capital Group has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is bankruptcy (100%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity4
    • M&A Buy Activity3
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 2

Catalyst Capital Group Inc.

181 Bay Street Suite 4700,
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3
Canada
(416) 945-3000
www.catcapital.com
info@catcapital.com

Catalyst Capital Group is a private equity firm focused on control investments in distressed and undervalued North American companies. The Firm does not have any sector preferences and takes a direct approach on working with portfolio companies. Catalyst Capital Group was established in 2002 and is headquartered in Toronto.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Financial Services, Gaming, Life Science, Manufacturing, Media, Retail

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Special Situations/Distressed

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

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

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 2 1 - - - - 3
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - - - - 1 1
  4

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Advantage Rent A Car 2020-05-27 - Bankruptcy
Ridgeland, Mississippi · www.advantage.com
Frontera Energy Corp. 2016-11-01 - PIPE
Toronto, Ontario · www.fronteraenergy.ca
Advantage Rent A Car 2014-04-30 - Special Situations/Distressed
Ridgeland, Mississippi · www.advantage.com
Sonar Entertainment, Inc. 2011-03-01 - Special Situations/Distressed
Los Angeles, New York · www.sonarent.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Sonar Entertainment, Inc. 2011-03-01 Tricon Films & Television 2017-05-03 1
Los Angeles, New York · www.sonarent.com Toronto, Ontario

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services - - 1 (33%) -
Media 1 (50%) - 1 (33%) -
Oil/Gas Exploration 1 (50%) - 1 (33%) -
Total 2 - 3 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 1 (50%) - 2 (67%) -
  New York 1 (50%) - 1 (33%) -
  Mississippi - - 1 (33%) -
Canada 1 (50%) - 1 (33%) -
  Ontario 1 (50%) - 1 (33%) -
Total 2 - 3 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Special Situations/Distressed 1 (50%) - 2 (67%) -
PIPE 1 (50%) - 1 (33%) -
Total 2 - 3 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Bankruptcy 1 (100%) -
Total 1 -

Investor Summary

Size

Large

PE Assets

4.3B USD

Established

2002

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Newton Glassman

Founder & Managing Partner

Gabriel de Alba

Managing Director and Partner

Rocco DiPucchio

Managing Director and COO

James Riley

Managing Director

Steven Rostowsky

CFO

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