Crown Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Profile

In the last 3 years, Crown Capital Partners has acquired 1 company.

Crown Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment are energy services and equipment (18%) and business services (11%). The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (49%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (21%). In total, Crown Capital Partners has invested in 3 US states and 4 different countries.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (46%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity40
    • M&A Buy Activity29
    • M&A Sell Activity11
  • Total Sectors Invested 19
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 10

Crown Capital Partners, Inc.

Suite 4330, 77 King Street W,
Toronto, Ontario M5K 1H6
Canada,
(416)640-6715
www.crowncapital.ca

Crown Capital Partners, Inc. is a Canadian investment manager that provides alternative debt financing for private equity backed and non-sponsored middle market transactions. The Firm typically invests $5 to $25 million in the form of subordinated debt and bridge loans to support acquisitions, management buy-outs, growth financings and recapitalizations. Crown Capital Partners was founded in 2000 and is based in Toronto with an additional office in Calgary.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Agriculture, Apparel/Textiles, Business Services, Communications, Construction, Distribution, Electrical Equipment, Energy Services and Equipment, Food, Furniture, Internet Software and Services, Life Science, Manufacturing, Media, Metals/Mining, Oil/Gas Exploration, Packaging, Renewable Energy, Restaurants, Technology Hardware

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

Geographic Preferences: Canada

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 30 500
Target EBITDA 2 50
Investment Size 5 25
Enterprise Value 5 200
values in millions of CAD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 28 - - - 1 - 29
Sell (0.0/yr) # 11 - - - - - 11
  40

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
WireIE Holdings International, Inc. 2019-07-15 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Richmond Hill, Ontario · www.wireie.com
Sherson Group, Inc. 2015-08-24 - Add-on Acquisition
Toronto, Ontario · www.sherson.com
Claude Resource, Inc. 2013-04-09 - Growth Capital
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · www.clauderesources.com
Big Sky Farms, Inc. 2013-01-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Humboldt, Canada · www.bigsky.sk.ca
Genalta Power, Inc. 2013-01-09 - Growth Capital
Calgary, Alberta · www.genaltapower.com
Clothing for Modern Times Ltd. 2012-06-06 - Bankruptcy
Toronto, Ontario
Touchstone Exploration, Inc. 2012-06-01 - Growth Capital
Calgary, Alberta · www.touchstoneexploration.com
Adeptron Technologies Corp. 2012-03-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Gloucester, Ontario · www.adeptron.com
Landdrill International, Inc. 2012-03-01 - Growth Capital
New Brunswick, Canada · www.landdrill.com
Contac Services, Inc. 2011-07-27 - Recapitalization
Vancouver, British Columbia · www.contacservices.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Energy Services and Equipment 2 (15%) - 5 (17%) -
Business Services 2 (15%) - 3 (10%) -
Construction - - 2 (7%) -
Food 1 (8%) - 2 (7%) -
Oil/Gas Exploration 1 (8%) - 2 (7%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (8%) - 2 (7%) -
Agriculture - - 1 (3%) -
Apparel/Textiles - - 1 (3%) -
Communications 1 (8%) - 1 (3%) -
Distribution - - 1 (3%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (8%) - 1 (3%) -
Furniture 1 (8%) - 1 (3%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (3%) -
Life Science - - 1 (3%) -
Manufacturing 1 (8%) - 1 (3%) -
Metals/Mining 1 (8%) - 1 (3%) -
Packaging - - 1 (3%) -
Renewable Energy 1 (8%) - 1 (3%) -
Restaurants - - 1 (3%) -
Total 13 - 29 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Canada 11 (85%) - 24 (86%) -
  Ontario 3 (23%) - 7 (25%) -
  Alberta 3 (23%) - 6 (21%) -
  Saskatchewan 1 (8%) - 4 (14%) -
  Quebec 1 (8%) - 1 (4%) -
  British Columbia - - 1 (4%) -
United States 1 (8%) - 3 (11%) -
  Oregon - - 1 (4%) -
  Colorado - - 1 (4%) -
United Kingdom 1 (8%) - 1 (4%) -
  British Columbia 1 (8%) - 1 (4%) -
Domestic 11 (85%) - 24 (86%) -
Cross-border 2 (15%) - 4 (14%) -
Total 13 - 28 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 5 (38%) - 14 (48%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (15%) - 6 (21%) -
Recapitalization 3 (23%) - 5 (17%) -
Acquisition Financing 2 (15%) - 3 (10%) -
PIPE 1 (8%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 13 - 29 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 4 (36%) -
Bankruptcy 3 (27%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 2 (18%) -
IPO 1 (9%) -
Merger 1 (9%) -
Total 11 -

M&A Connections

Deals %
Exited to
Strategic(s)
100%
6 100%

Investor Summary

Size

Middle-Market

Established

2000

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Christopher A. Johnson

Co-Founder, President & CEO

Brent G. Hughes

Executive Vice President & CCO

Tim Oldfield

Senior Vice President & CIO

Brian Mellum

Senior Vice President

Michael Overvelde

CFO & Senior Vice President, Finance

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