ACI Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Profile

ACI Capital’s most common sectors for investment areconsumer services (10%) and franchising (10%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (90%) and venture (10%). In total, ACI Capital has invested in 7 US states.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (50%). ACI Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2006 when it sold Jenny Craig for $600M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity20
    • M&A Buy Activity10
    • M&A Sell Activity10
  • Total Sectors Invested 10
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 12

ACI Capital Co.

299 Park Avenue, 34th Floor,
New York, New York 10171
United States
(212) 634-3333
www.acicapital.com

ACI Capital is a private investment firm that targets investments in mid-sized companies. ACI primarily looks for US based businesses with revenues between $25 and $500 million and operating profits of at least $5 million. ACI prefers control investments and will consider a variety of investment structures including buyouts, restructurings, growth capital financings, recapitalizations, PIPEs, secondary purchases, and bridge financings. Sectors of interest include consumer (consumer products, direct marketing, restaurants, franchising, healthy living), industrial (niche manufacturing, transportation, infrastructure, alternative energy), and services (business services, healthcare services, financial services, logistics, media). ACI Capital was formed in 1995 and is based in New York City.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Electronics, Energy Services and Equipment, Financial Services, Food, Franchising, Healthcare Services, Infrastructure, Insurance, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Metals/Mining, Oil/Gas Exploration, Restaurants, Retail, Technology Hardware, Transportation, Utilities

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Special Situations/Distressed

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 25 500
Target EBITDA 5 -
Investment Size 20 50
Enterprise Value 50 300
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 10 - - - - - 10
Sell (0.0/yr) # 10 - - - - - 10
vol $1.3B $1.3B
  20

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Healthy Directions LLC 2014-07-01 195M USD Trade Sale
Potomac, Maryland · www.healthydirections.com
Sundance Catalog Co. 2012-07-10 - Secondary Sale
Salt Lake City, Utah · www.sundancecatalog.com
Excel Polymers LLC 2010-10-17 214M USD Trade Sale
Solon, Ohio · www.excel-polymers.com
SEMX Corp. 2009-01-22 - Trade Sale
Saddle Brook, New Jersey · www.semx.com
Unified Logistics Holdings LLC 2008-08-07 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Bethesda, Maryland · www.unifiedlogistics.com
Hollywood Tans Brands LLC 2007-10-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Sewell, New Jersey · www.hollywoodtans.com
Jenny Craig, Inc. 2006-06-19 600M USD Trade Sale
Carlsbad, California · www.jennycraig.com
VUTEk, Inc. 2005-06-02 281M USD Trade Sale
Meredith, New Hampshire · www.vutek.com
James River Group, Inc. 2005-01-01 - IPO
Chapel Hill, North Carolina · www.james-river-group.com
Accent Energy Group LLC 2004-12-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Dublin, Ohio · www.accentenergy.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Chemicals - - 1 (10%) -
Consumer Products - - 1 (10%) -
Consumer Services - - 1 (10%) -
Franchising 1 (50%) - 1 (10%) -
Manufacturing - - 1 (10%) -
Metals/Mining - - 1 (10%) -
Retail - - 1 (10%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (10%) -
Transportation 1 (50%) - 1 (10%) -
Utilities - - 1 (10%) -
Total 2 - 10 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 2 (100%) - 10 (100%) -
  New Jersey 1 (50%) - 2 (20%) -
  Maryland 1 (50%) - 2 (20%) -
  Ohio - - 2 (20%) -
  California - - 1 (10%) -
  Utah - - 1 (10%) -
  New Hampshire - - 1 (10%) -
  Minnesota - - 1 (10%) -
Total 2 - 10 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (100%) - 9 (90%) -
Venture - - 1 (10%) -
Total 2 - 10 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (40%) 1.3B (97%)
Trade Sale 2 (20%) 45M (3%)
IPO 1 (10%) -
Merger 1 (10%) -
Secondary Sale 1 (10%) -
Unknown 1 (10%) -
Total 10 $1.3B

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 4 $1.3B
< $100M 1 $45M
TOTAL $1.3B
Largest Jenny Craig, Inc.
$600M (2006-06-19)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Investor(s)
10%
1 (10%)
Strategic(s)
60%
6 (60%)

Investor Summary

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

500M USD

Established

1995

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

FAQ

When was ACI Capital Co. founded?

ACI Capital Co. was founded in 1995.

Where is ACI Capital Co. headquartered?

ACI Capital Co. is headquartered in New York, New York.

How much capital does ACI Capital Co. have under management?

ACI Capital Co. has 500M USD under management.

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