Guardian Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Profile

In the last 3 years, Guardian Capital Partners has acquired 3 companies. It has also invested in 5 others.

Guardian Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment are consumer products (34%) and manufacturing (17%). The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (39%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (28%). In total, Guardian Capital Partners has invested in 12 US states.

In the last 3 years, Guardian Capital Partners has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (40%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity23
    • M&A Buy Activity18
    • M&A Sell Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 11
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 8
  • M&A Advisors 6

Guardian Capital Partners

Devon Square I, 724 West Lancaster Avenue Suite 120,
Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087
United States
(610) 263-0100
www.guardiancp.com
gcp@guardiancp.com

Guardian Capital Partners is a smaller private equity firm focused on control investments in family-owned companies and corporate divestitures. Guardian looks for profitable businesses with a 'history of stability' and a 'strong instaleed customer base'. Prospective opportunities are located in the US and typically generate sales of $20 to $100 million. Target sectors include industrial, manufacturing, business services, consumer products, and healthcare/medical devices. Guardian Capital Partners was formed in 2007 and is based in Wayne, Pennsylvania.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Business Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Electronics, Healthcare Services, Machinery, Manufacturing

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Recapitalization, Stake Purchase

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 20 100
Target EBITDA 3 9
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 8 15
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 T
Buy (1.6/yr) # 10 - 1 3 3 1 18
Sell (0.4/yr) # 3 1 1 - - - 5
  23

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
NewAir 2021-06-09 - Recapitalization
Cypress, California · www.newair.com
Havis, Inc. 2020-12-07 - Growth Capital
Warminster, Pennsylvania · www.havis.com
Upper Echelon Products 2020-11-02 - Growth Capital
Austin, Texas · www.upperechelonproducts.com
Flat River Group LLC 2020-01-09 - Growth Capital
Belding, Michigan · www.flatrivergroup.com
CREWBOSS P.P.E. 2019-11-14 - Secondary Buyout
Eugene, Oregon · www.crewbossppe.com
Western Shelter Systems 2019-11-14 - Secondary Buyout
Eugene, Oregon · www.westernshelter.com
Tactical Medical Solutions (TacMed Solutions) 2019-01-11 - Growth Capital
Anderson, South Carolina · www.tacmedsolutions.com
PPI-Time Zero, Inc. 2018-09-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Paterson, New Jersey · www.ppi-timezero.com
SMG Extol, Inc. 2018-08-02 - Growth Capital
Fremont, California · www.directline.us
Kwik Tek, Inc. 2017-01-19 - Secondary Buyout
Denver, Colorado · www.kwiktek.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Consumer Products 4 (33%) - 6 (33%) -
Manufacturing 3 (25%) - 3 (17%) -
Apparel/Textiles - - 1 (6%) -
Automotive 1 (8%) - 1 (6%) -
Business Services 1 (8%) - 1 (6%) -
Communications 1 (8%) - 1 (6%) -
Distribution 1 (8%) - 1 (6%) -
E-Commerce 1 (8%) - 1 (6%) -
Electronics - - 1 (6%) -
Furniture - - 1 (6%) -
Semiconductors - - 1 (6%) -
Total 12 - 18 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 12 (100%) - 18 (100%) -
  Pennsylvania 2 (17%) - 4 (22%) -
  Oregon 2 (17%) - 2 (11%) -
  California 2 (17%) - 2 (11%) -
  New Jersey - - 2 (11%) -
  Texas 1 (8%) - 1 (6%) -
  South Carolina 1 (8%) - 1 (6%) -
  North Carolina 1 (8%) - 1 (6%) -
  Minnesota 1 (8%) - 1 (6%) -
  Michigan 1 (8%) - 1 (6%) -
  Kansas 1 (8%) - 1 (6%) -
  Oklahoma - - 1 (6%) -
  Colorado - - 1 (6%) -
Total 12 - 18 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 7 (58%) - 7 (39%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (8%) - 5 (28%) -
Secondary Buyout 3 (25%) - 4 (22%) -
Recapitalization 1 (8%) - 2 (11%) -
Total 12 - 18 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 3 (60%) -
Trade Sale 2 (40%) -
Total 5 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Marcum LLP
 1
Legal Deals
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
 2
DLA Piper
 2
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
 2

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
22%
4 (22%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
40%
2 (40%)
Strategic(s)
40%
2 (40%)

Investor Summary

Size

Small

PE Assets

200M USD

Established

2007

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Peter Haabestad

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Scott Evans

Managing Partner

Janet Stott

CFO

Adrian Ironside

Partner

Christopher Fugaro

Principal & Head of Business Development

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