Harbour Group Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Asset Manager Profile

In the last 3 years, Harbour Group has acquired 6 companies.

Harbour Group’s most common sectors for investment aremachinery (19%) and electrical equipment (16%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (48%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (43%). In total, Harbour Group has invested in 17 US states and 2 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2002 when it acquired Alemite for $39M.

In the last 3 years, Harbour Group has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (50%). Harbour Group’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2010 when it sold Lincoln Industrial for $1.0B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity56
    • M&A Buy Activity38
    • M&A Sell Activity18
  • Total Sectors Invested 11
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 14
  • M&A Advisors 2

Harbour Group

7733 Forsyth Blvd., 23rd Floor,
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
United States
(314) 727-5550
www.harbourgroup.com

Harbour Group is a private investment firm that seeks to invest in companies within the sectors of manufacturing and distribution. The firm pursues companies with EBITDA between $4 million and $60 million, and revenue between $50 million and $100 million. In addition, the firm looks for investments within North America and around the world with enterprise value between $30 million and $500 million. Harbour Group was formed in 1976 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Automotive, Building Materials, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Electrical Equipment, Electronics, Furniture, Internet Software and Services, Machinery, Manufacturing, Medical Products, Retail, Technology Hardware, Test/Measurement Equipment, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Growth Capital, Secondary Buyout, Venture

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 50 100
Target EBITDA 4 60
Investment Size 15 100
Enterprise Value 30 500
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 T
Buy (1.4/yr) # 31 1 3 1 - 2 38
vol $39M $39M
Sell (0.8/yr) # 14 1 1 - 2 - 18
vol $1.3B $1.3B
  56

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Tyro Remotes LLC 2022-07-13 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Almelo, Netherlands · www.tyroremotes.nl
DecksDirect LLC 2022-01-18 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Minneapolis, Minnesota · www.decksdirect.com
Thibaut, Inc. 2021-11-10 - Secondary Buyout
Union, New Jersey · www.thibautdesign.com
Nationwide Industries, Inc. 2021-05-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Tampa, Florida · www.nationwideindustries.com
SHF, Inc. 2020-02-06 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Pasadena, Texas · www.shfltd.com
SpotSee 2019-11-26 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Dallas, Texas · www.spotsee.io
Onicon, Inc. 2019-04-26 - Add-on Acquisition
Clearwater, Florida · www.onicon.com
Lofa Industries LLC 2019-03-07 - Secondary Buyout
Roswell, Georgia · www.lofa.net
Cattron Holdings, Inc. 2019-03-06 - Divestiture
Warren, Ohio · www.cattron.com
Fleetgistics, Inc. 2018-11-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Orlando, Florida · www.fleetgistics.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Cleaver-Brooks, Inc. 2012-12-20 Cheminee Lining, Inc. 2022-07-26 1
Thomasville, Georgia · www.cleaverbrooks.com Terrebonne, Quebec · www.chemineelining.com
ILP Holdings Corp. 2017-04-03 Energy Planning Associates Corp. 2018-12-20 2
Sanford, Florida · www.ilp-inc.com Sanford, Florida · www.envirobrite.net
ILP Holdings Corp. 2017-04-03 Green Creative LLC 2017-10-18 1
Sanford, Florida · www.ilp-inc.com Sanford, Florida · www.greencreative.com
Lindstrom Metric LLC 2011-07-13 Hodell-Natco Industries, Inc. - Packaged Fastener Business 2017-03-07 4
Blaine, Minnesota · www.lindstromfasteners.com Cleveland, Ohio
Cleaver-Brooks, Inc. 2012-12-20 Holman Boiler Works, Inc. 2014-07-22 3
Thomasville, Georgia · www.cleaverbrooks.com Dallas, Texas · www.holmanboiler.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Machinery 1 (7%) - 7 (18%) 39M (100%)
Electrical Equipment 3 (20%) - 6 (16%) -
Automotive 1 (7%) - 5 (13%) -
Distribution 3 (20%) - 5 (13%) -
Manufacturing 2 (13%) - 5 (13%) -
Building Materials 1 (7%) - 3 (8%) -
Electronics 1 (7%) - 2 (5%) -
Technology Hardware 2 (13%) - 2 (5%) -
Consumer Products - - 1 (3%) -
Medical Products 1 (7%) - 1 (3%) -
Transportation - - 1 (3%) -
Total 15 - 38 $39M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 14 (93%) - 37 (97%) 39M (100%)
  Florida 2 (13%) - 6 (16%) -
  Illinois 1 (7%) - 4 (11%) -
  Minnesota 3 (20%) - 3 (8%) -
  Georgia 2 (13%) - 3 (8%) -
  Wisconsin - - 3 (8%) -
  Texas 2 (13%) - 2 (5%) -
  Pennsylvania 1 (7%) - 2 (5%) -
  Ohio 1 (7%) - 2 (5%) -
  Missouri - - 2 (5%) 39M (100%)
  California - - 2 (5%) -
  New Jersey - - 2 (5%) -
  Michigan 1 (7%) - 1 (3%) -
  Louisiana 1 (7%) - 1 (3%) -
  Connecticut - - 1 (3%) -
  Kansas - - 1 (3%) -
  Iowa - - 1 (3%) -
  Indiana - - 1 (3%) -
Netherlands 1 (7%) - 1 (3%) -
Domestic 14 (93%) - 37 (97%) 39M (100%)
Cross-border 1 (7%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 15 - 38 $39M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 8 (53%) - 18 (47%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 6 (40%) - 16 (42%) -
Divestiture 1 (7%) - 2 (5%) 39M (100%)
Consolidation - - 1 (3%) -
Growth Capital - - 1 (3%) -
Total 15 - 38 $39M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 7 (39%) -
Trade Sale 6 (33%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 3 (17%) 1.3B (100%)
Merger 2 (11%) -
Total 18 $1.3B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Harris Williams & Co.
 1
Lincoln International
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $39M
TOTAL $39M
Largest Alemite LLC
$39M (2002-06-14)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.0B
$100M to $1B 1 $270M
TOTAL $1.3B
Largest Lincoln Industrial Corp.
$1.0B (2010-12-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
45%
17 (45%)
Strategic(s)
8%
3 (8%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
39%
7 (39%)
Strategic(s)
50%
9 (50%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Asset Manager

Size

Large

Established

1976

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Earle Weaver

Group President

Brandon Bezzan

Managing Director

Kevin Klebe

Managing Director

Mark Leeker

Managing Director

Zach Waltz

Managing Director - Corporate Development

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