Housatonic Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Profile

In the last 3 years, Housatonic Partners has acquired 1 company. It has also invested in 5 others.

Housatonic Partners’ most common sectors for investment are business services (19%) and healthcare services (16%). The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (45%) and recapitalization (33%). In total, Housatonic Partners has invested in 16 US states and 4 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2007 when it acquired Aircraft Fasteners International for $14M.

In the last 3 years, Housatonic Partners has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (41%). Housatonic Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2015 when it sold Learner s Digest International for $150M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity95
    • M&A Buy Activity58
    • M&A Sell Activity37
  • Total Sectors Invested 22
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 34
  • M&A Advisors 2

Housatonic Partners

800 Boylston Street, Suite 2220,
Boston, Massachusetts 02199
United States
(617) 399-9200
www.housatonicpartners.com
info@housatonicpartners.com

Housatonic Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in growing, profitable companies with a preference for businesses generating recurring revenues. Target sectors include services, media, and communications. Housatonic looks to commit $10 to $30 million per transaction to support buyouts and recapitalizations. Prospective companies generally have high gross margins and moderate capital intensity. Housatonic was formed in 1994 and has offices in Boston, Massachusetts and San Francisco, California.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Apparel/Textiles, Business Services, Communications, Consumer Services, Digital Media, Distribution, Education, Environmental, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Marketing, Media, Medical Products, Publishing, Safety/Security, Software, Staffing, Technology Hardware, Transportation

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 10 30
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 T
Buy (1.2/yr) # 52 - 1 1 3 1 58
vol $26M $26M
Sell (1.4/yr) # 30 5 - 1 - 1 37
vol $195M $195M
  95

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
CLEO Communications, Inc. 2021-06-09 - Secondary Buyout
Rockford, Illinois · www.cleo.com
Working Solutions, Inc. 2021-01-12 - Growth Capital
Plano, Texas · www.workingsolutions.com
Aymira, Inc. 2020-11-03 - Growth Capital
Charlotte, North Carolina · www.aymira.com
MaxiTransfers LLC 2020-10-12 - Growth Capital
Houston, Texas · www.maxi-ms.com
Enrollment123, Inc. 2020-07-29 - Growth Capital
Laguna Beach, California · www.enrollment123.com
D2C Media, Inc. 2019-10-23 - Recapitalization
Montreal, Quebec · www.d2cmedia.ca
Circle Graphics, Inc. 2019-10-02 - Secondary Buyout
Longmont, Colorado · www.circlegraphicsonline.com
Registria 2018-05-17 - Growth Capital
Denver, Colorado · www.registria.com
Proservice Hawaii Business Development Corp. 2017-11-08 - Secondary Buyout
Honolulu, Hawaii · www.proservicehawaii.com
OASIS Group - Information Secured 2017-07-27 - Secondary Buyout
Dublin, Ireland · www.oasisgroup.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Exponential Interactive, Inc. 2010-08-01 Techbargains.com 2013-11-19 1
Emeryville, California · www.exponential.com San Francisco, California · www.techbargains.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 3 (15%) - 11 (19%) -
Healthcare Services 5 (25%) - 9 (16%) -
Communications - - 6 (10%) 13M (48%)
Media 2 (10%) - 5 (9%) -
Software 2 (10%) - 5 (9%) -
Distribution - - 2 (3%) 14M (52%)
Information Services - - 2 (3%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (5%) - 2 (3%) -
Marketing 2 (10%) - 2 (3%) -
Technology Hardware - - 2 (3%) -
Aerospace - - 1 (2%) -
Apparel/Textiles - - 1 (2%) -
Consumer Services - - 1 (2%) -
Digital Media 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
Education 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
Environmental - - 1 (2%) -
Financial Services 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
Information Technology - - 1 (2%) -
Infrastructure 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
Publishing 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
Safety/Security - - 1 (2%) -
Staffing - - 1 (2%) -
Total 20 - 58 $26M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 18 (90%) - 55 (95%) 26M (100%)
  California 5 (25%) - 17 (29%) 26M (100%)
  Massachusetts 2 (10%) - 9 (16%) -
  Texas 3 (15%) - 5 (9%) -
  Illinois 1 (5%) - 4 (7%) -
  Colorado 1 (5%) - 3 (5%) -
  Utah - - 3 (5%) -
  New Jersey 1 (5%) - 2 (3%) -
  Florida 1 (5%) - 2 (3%) -
  Connecticut - - 2 (3%) -
  North Carolina 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
  New York 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
  New Hampshire 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
  Virginia 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
  Maryland - - 1 (2%) -
  Hawaii - - 1 (2%) -
Canada 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
  Quebec 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
Brazil 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
Ireland - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 18 (90%) - 55 (95%) 26M (100%)
Cross-border 2 (10%) - 3 (5%) -
Total 20 - 58 $26M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (15%) - 26 (45%) 14M (52%)
Recapitalization 8 (40%) - 19 (33%) -
Growth Capital 8 (40%) - 10 (17%) 13M (48%)
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (2%) -
Stake Purchase 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
Venture - - 1 (2%) -
Total 20 - 58 $26M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 16 (43%) 178M (91%)
Secondary Sale 14 (38%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 5 (14%) 17M (9%)
IPO 2 (5%) -
Total 37 $195M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
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Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 2 $26M
TOTAL $26M
Largest Aircraft Fasteners International LLC
$14M (2007-11-06)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $150M
< $100M 3 $45M
TOTAL $195M
Largest Learner's Digest International LLC
$150M (2015-09-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
2%
1 (2%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
35%
13 (35%)
Strategic(s)
41%
15 (41%)

Investor Summary

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.4B USD

Established

1994

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

William Thorndike Jr.

Founding Partner & Managing Director

Barry Reynolds

Managing Director

Joseph Niehaus

Managing Director

Mark Hilderbrand

Managing Director

Jill Raimond

CFO

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