CID Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Profile

In the last 3 years, CID Capital has acquired 3 companies. It has also invested in 1 other.

CID Capital’s most common sectors for investment are consumer products (34%) and manufacturing (25%). The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (46%) and recapitalization (42%). In total, CID Capital has invested in 13 US states and 2 different countries.

In the last 3 years, CID Capital has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (45%). CID Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2013 when it sold Exacq Technologies for $150M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity44
    • M&A Buy Activity24
    • M&A Sell Activity20
  • Total Sectors Invested 11
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 22
  • M&A Advisors 1

CID Capital

10201 N. Illinois St. Suite 200,
Indianapolis, Indiana 46290
United States
(317) 818-5030
www.cidcap.com
info@cidcap.com

CID Capital is a private investment firm that makes both venture capital and private equity investments. CID's private equity practice invests $7 to $15 million of equity capital in lower middle-market companies with $10 to $100 million of revenue and at least $3 million of cash-flow. Funds are generally used to support divestitures, management buyouts, leveraged buyouts, shareholder liquidity, recapitalization, and growth financing. Areas of interest include industrial products and services, general distribution, safety and security products, branded consumer products, medical products and services, building products, and food manufacturing. The Firm prefers investments located within the US. CID Capital was formed in 1981 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Building Materials, Business Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Education, Electrical Equipment, Electronics, Environmental, Healthcare Services, Machinery, Manufacturing, Medical Products, Safety/Security, Test/Measurement Equipment, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Growth Capital, Recapitalization

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 100
Target EBITDA 3 10
Investment Size 7 15
Enterprise Value 10 70
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # 19 1 1 3 - - 24
Sell (0.8/yr) # 16 2 - 2 - - 20
vol $150M $150M
  44

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Team Drive-Away, Inc. 2019-10-21 - Add-on Acquisition
Olathe, Kansas · www.teamdriveaway.com
Seaga Manufacturing, Inc. 2019-09-02 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Freeport, Illinois · www.seaga.com
ABC Industries, Inc. 2019-08-05 - Secondary Buyout
Winona Lake, Indiana · www.abc-industries.net
Extra Mile Brands 2019-02-06 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Reedsville, Pennsylvania · www.extramilebrands.com
Giftcraft Ltd. 2019-01-22 - Recapitalization
Brampton, Ontario · www.giftcraft.com
ProSource LLC 2018-07-26 - Growth Capital
Greenville, South Carolina · www.prosourcesupply.com
Westone Laboratories, Inc. 2017-10-30 - Secondary Buyout
Colorado Springs, Colorado · www.westone.com
Matilda Jane Clothing 2017-05-04 - Secondary Buyout
Fort Wayne, Indiana · www.matildajaneclothing.com
Grandview Gallery 2017-01-02 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Memphis, Tennessee · www.grandviewgallery.com
BigMouth, Inc. 2016-11-18 - Recapitalization
Glastonbury, Connecticut · www.bigmouthinc.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Consumer Products 4 (44%) - 8 (33%) -
Manufacturing 2 (22%) - 6 (25%) -
Distribution 1 (11%) - 2 (8%) -
Apparel/Textiles - - 1 (4%) -
Automotive 1 (11%) - 1 (4%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (4%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (4%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (4%) -
Medical Products - - 1 (4%) -
Retail 1 (11%) - 1 (4%) -
Transportation - - 1 (4%) -
Total 9 - 24 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 8 (89%) - 23 (96%) -
  Pennsylvania 2 (22%) - 3 (13%) -
  Washington 1 (11%) - 3 (13%) -
  California - - 3 (13%) -
  Illinois 1 (11%) - 2 (8%) -
  Kansas - - 2 (8%) -
  Indiana - - 2 (8%) -
  Colorado - - 2 (8%) -
  Rhode Island 1 (11%) - 1 (4%) -
  Connecticut 1 (11%) - 1 (4%) -
  Tennessee 1 (11%) - 1 (4%) -
  South Carolina 1 (11%) - 1 (4%) -
  Minnesota - - 1 (4%) -
  Michigan - - 1 (4%) -
Canada 1 (11%) - 1 (4%) -
  Ontario 1 (11%) - 1 (4%) -
Domestic 8 (89%) - 23 (96%) -
Cross-border 1 (11%) - 1 (4%) -
Total 9 - 24 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (33%) - 11 (46%) -
Recapitalization 5 (56%) - 10 (42%) -
Growth Capital 1 (11%) - 1 (4%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (4%) -
Venture - - 1 (4%) -
Total 9 - 24 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 10 (50%) -
Trade Sale 5 (25%) 150M (100%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (20%) -
IPO 1 (5%) -
Total 20 $150M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Duff & Phelps Corp.
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $150M
TOTAL $150M
Largest Exacq Technologies, Inc.
$150M (2013-07-29)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
8%
2 (8%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
45%
9 (45%)
Strategic(s)
45%
9 (45%)

Investor Summary

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

500M USD

Established

1981

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Scot Swenberg

Managing Partner

Eric Bruun

Partner

John Aplin

Partner

Steve Cobb

Partner

Cory Heck

Managing Director

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