Compass Group Equity Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Profile

In the last 3 years, Compass Group Equity Partners has acquired 8 companies.

Compass Group Equity Partners’ most common sectors for investment are technology hardware (30%) and business services (20%). The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (80%) and consolidation (10%). In total, Compass Group Equity Partners has invested in 7 US states.

In the last 3 years, Compass Group Equity Partners has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (67%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity13
    • M&A Buy Activity10
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

Compass Group Equity Partners

7701 Forsyth Boulevard Suite #850,
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
United States
(314) 721-2800
www.cgep.com
info@cgep.com

Compass Group Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused on lower middle-market companies. The Firm looks to invest between $1 to $15 million for companies generating sales of $10 to $100 million. Prospective transaction types include management buyouts, growth financings, and stake purchases. Sectors of interest include manufacturing, distribution, and business services. Compass Group was formed in 2014 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Consumer Services, Distribution, Engineering, Food, Healthcare Services, Manufacturing, Packaging, Semiconductors, Technology Hardware

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 100
Target EBITDA 2 10
Investment Size 1 15
Enterprise Value 10 100
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 T
Buy (1.6/yr) # 2 - 2 4 1 1 10
Sell (0.6/yr) # - - - 1 2 - 3
  13

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Podiatry Growth Partners (PGP) 2020-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
St Louis, Missouri · www.podiatry-partners.com
Tipton Mills Foods LLC 2019-09-01 - Sold to Management
Columbus, Indiana · www.tiptonmills.com
The Allied Group 2019-04-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Cranston, Rhode Island · www.thealliedgrp.com
Logic PD, Inc. 2019-02-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Eden Prairie, Minnesota · www.logicpd.com
Manufactured Assemblies Corp. 2018-09-12 - Add-on Acquisition
Vandalia, Ohio · www.mac-cable.com
Compass Electronics Group LLC 2018-09-12 - Consolidation
Eden Prairie, Maine · www.compasses.com
Epic Systems, Inc. 2018-07-20 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
St. Louis, Missouri · www.epicsysinc.com
Logic PD, Inc. 2018-03-15 - Secondary Buyout
Eden Prairie, Minnesota · www.logicpd.com
CareVet 2018-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
St. Louis, Missouri · www.carevethealth.com
Manufactured Assemblies Corp. 2017-06-27 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Vandalia, Ohio · www.mac-cable.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Compass Electronics Group LLC 2018-09-12 Logic PD, Inc. 2019-02-04 3
Eden Prairie, Maine · www.compasses.com Eden Prairie, Minnesota · www.logicpd.com
Compass Electronics Group LLC 2018-09-12 Protech Global Solutions LP 2019-01-29 2
Eden Prairie, Maine · www.compasses.com El Paso, Texas · protechglobalsolutions.com
Compass Electronics Group LLC 2018-09-12 Manufactured Assemblies Corp. 2018-09-12 1
Eden Prairie, Maine · www.compasses.com Vandalia, Ohio · www.mac-cable.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Technology Hardware 1 (17%) - 3 (30%) -
Business Services 2 (33%) - 2 (20%) -
Consumer Services 1 (17%) - 1 (10%) -
Distribution - - 1 (10%) -
Engineering 1 (17%) - 1 (10%) -
Packaging - - 1 (10%) -
Semiconductors 1 (17%) - 1 (10%) -
Total 6 - 10 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 6 (100%) - 10 (100%) -
  Missouri 3 (50%) - 4 (40%) -
  Rhode Island 1 (17%) - 1 (10%) -
  Maine 1 (17%) - 1 (10%) -
  Georgia 1 (17%) - 1 (10%) -
  Ohio - - 1 (10%) -
  Minnesota - - 1 (10%) -
  Indiana - - 1 (10%) -
Total 6 - 10 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 5 (83%) - 8 (80%) -
Consolidation 1 (17%) - 1 (10%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (10%) -
Total 6 - 10 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 2 (67%) -
Sold to Management 1 (33%) -
Total 3 -

M&A Connections

Deals %
Acquired from
PE Firm(s)
100%
1 100%
Exited to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 100%

Investor Summary

Size

Small

Established

2014

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

John Huhn

Managing Partner

Chris Gibson

Managing Director

Stuart Noel

Director of Business Development

David Weiss

Operating Partner

Greg Siwak

Operating Partner

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