Center Rock Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Profile

In the last 3 years, Center Rock Capital Partners has acquired 4 companies. It has also invested in 1 other.

Center Rock Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment are distribution (60%) and manufacturing (40%). The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (60%) and growth capital (20%). In total, Center Rock Capital Partners has invested in 5 US states.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1

Center Rock Capital Partners LP

8755 W. Higgins Road, Suite 840 ,
Chicago, Illinois 60631
United States
(312) 635-8075
www.centerrockcapitalpartners.com
mclark@centerrockcp.com

Center Rock Partners is a private investment group focused on investing in middle-market industrial companies headquartered in North America that serve domestic and global markets. The Firm generally pursues companies with $25 to $500 million in revenue and up to $50 million of EBITDA. Specific areas of interest include Industrial manufacturing, industrial distribution and industrial services. Center Rock Capital Partners was formed in 2017 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Distribution, Manufacturing

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 25 500
Target EBITDA - 50
Investment Size 10 75
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # - - - 2 2 1 5
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
TAG Manufacturing, Inc. 2020-02-11 - Recapitalization
Chattanooga, Tennessee · www.tagmfg.us
Signature Systems Group LLC 2019-05-07 - Secondary Buyout
Flower Mound, Texas · www.signature-systems.com
The Merit Group, Inc. 2019-04-04 - Secondary Buyout
Spartanburg, South Carolina · www.lancasterco.com
LINC Systems, Inc. 2018-09-18 - Growth Capital
Westfield, Indiana · www.lincsystems.com
American Piping Products, Inc. 2018-09-17 - Secondary Buyout
Chesterfield, Missouri · www.amerpipe.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Distribution 3 (60%) - 3 (60%) -
Manufacturing 2 (40%) - 2 (40%) -
Total 5 - 5 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 5 (100%) - 5 (100%) -
  Texas 1 (20%) - 1 (20%) -
  Tennessee 1 (20%) - 1 (20%) -
  South Carolina 1 (20%) - 1 (20%) -
  Missouri 1 (20%) - 1 (20%) -
  Indiana 1 (20%) - 1 (20%) -
Total 5 - 5 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 3 (60%) - 3 (60%) -
Growth Capital 1 (20%) - 1 (20%) -
Recapitalization 1 (20%) - 1 (20%) -
Total 5 - 5 -

M&A Connections

Deals %
Acquired from
PE Firm(s)
100%
8 100%

Investor Summary

Size

Middle-Market

Established

2017

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

Ian Kirson

Founder & Partner

Terry Theodore

Partner

John Newman

Principal, CFO & CCO

Arun Laxmanan

Principal

Brent Willson

Principal

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