Argentum Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Growth Capital Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Argentum Capital Partners has invested in 8 companies.

Argentum Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment aresoftware (27%) and internet software and services (25%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (49%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (23%). In total, Argentum Capital Partners has invested in 18 US states and 4 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 1999 when it acquired White Cap Supply Holdings for $240M.

In the last 3 years, Argentum Capital Partners has exited 8 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (71%). Argentum Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2019 when it sold Chrome River Technologies for $1.0B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity88
    • M&A Buy Activity44
    • M&A Sell Activity44
  • Total Sectors Invested 15
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 57

Argentum Capital Partners

Argentum Capital Partners

60 Madison Avenue, Suite 701,
New York, New York 10010
United States
(212) 949-6262
www.argentumgroup.com
tag@argentumgroup.com

Argentum Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in small to mid-sized companies with proven business models and the ability to become market leaders. Prospective transaction situations include growth capital financing, management buyouts, platform acquisitions, and recapitalization. The firm typically takes minority positions, except in the case of management buyouts. Industry sectors of interest include business services, healthcare, and technology. Argentum generally prefers opportunities located in the Eastern US, but will consider companies across the US. Argentum Capital Partners was formed in 1988 and is based in New York City.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Communications, Consumer Services, Defense, Distribution, Education, Energy Services and Equipment, Environmental, Financial Services, Forest Products, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Life Science, Manufacturing, Marketing, Metals/Mining, Renewable Energy, Software, Staffing, Technology Hardware

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 5 25
Target EBITDA - 5
Investment Size 3 15
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.6/yr) # 36 - 4 1 1 2 44
vol $254M $254M
Sell (2.0/yr) # 34 2 2 2 3 1 44
vol $1.5B $1.5B
  88

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Alarm Masters Corp. 2024-11-12 - Growth Capital
Miami, Florida · www.thealarmmasters.com
L2 Aviation 2024-09-10 - Growth Capital
Dripping Springs, Texas · www.l2aviation.com
EmpowerMX 2024-07-10 - Trade Sale
Frisco, Texas · www.empowermx.com
Orion Labs, Inc. 2023-12-11 - Trade Sale
San Francisco, California · www.orionlabs.io
Fleetworthy Solutions, Inc. 2023-11-28 - Trade Sale
Madison, Wisconsin · www.fleetworthy.com
WarrCloud Inc. 2023-03-21 - Growth Capital
Meridian, Idaho · www.warrcloud.com
Mediant Communications LLC 2023-03-01 - Trade Sale
New York, New York · www.mediant.com
Resonate Networks, Inc. 2022-07-27 - Secondary Sale
Reston, Virginia · www.resonate.com
Insellerate LLC 2022-02-15 - Growth Capital
Newport Beach, California · www.insellerate.com
Aventri, Inc. 2022-01-10 - Merger
Norwalk, Connecticut · www.aventri.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
QPS Holdings LLC 2008-03-03 Scantox Neuro GmbH 2023-11-30 1
Newark, Delaware · www.qps.com Grambach, Austria · www.scantoxneuro.com
QPS Holdings LLC 2008-03-03 Development Center - Center of Toxicology & Preclinical Sciences 2011-02-14 5
Newark, Delaware · www.qps.com New Taipei City, Taiwan

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Software 6 (35%) - 12 (27%) -
Internet Software and Services 3 (18%) - 11 (24%) -
Information Technology 2 (12%) - 5 (11%) -
Business Services 1 (6%) - 3 (7%) 14M (5%)
Financial Services - - 2 (4%) -
Life Science 1 (6%) - 2 (4%) -
Staffing 1 (6%) - 2 (4%) -
Distribution - - 1 (2%) 240M (95%)
Aerospace 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Chemicals - - 1 (2%) -
Electronics - - 1 (2%) -
Forest Products 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Healthcare Services - - 1 (2%) -
Renewable Energy - - 1 (2%) -
Safety/Security 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 17 - 45 $254M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 17 (100%) - 42 (93%) 254M (100%)
  California 5 (29%) - 10 (22%) 14M (5%)
  New York 2 (12%) - 5 (11%) -
  Texas 2 (12%) - 3 (7%) -
  Illinois 2 (12%) - 3 (7%) -
  Florida 1 (6%) - 3 (7%) -
  New Jersey - - 3 (7%) -
  Georgia 1 (6%) - 2 (4%) 240M (95%)
  Maryland 1 (6%) - 2 (4%) -
  Connecticut - - 2 (4%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
  Idaho 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
  Delaware 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
  Wisconsin - - 1 (2%) -
  Virginia - - 1 (2%) -
  Pennsylvania - - 1 (2%) -
  Ohio - - 1 (2%) -
  Colorado - - 1 (2%) -
  Arizona - - 1 (2%) -
United Kingdom - - 1 (2%) -
Denmark - - 1 (2%) -
Norway - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 17 (100%) - 42 (93%) 254M (100%)
Cross-border - - 3 (7%) -
Total 17 - 45 $254M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 12 (71%) - 22 (49%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (6%) - 10 (22%) 240M (95%)
Venture 3 (18%) - 9 (20%) 14M (5%)
Secondary Buyout - - 2 (4%) -
Consolidation - - 1 (2%) -
Recapitalization 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 17 - 45 $254M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 20 (45%) 313M (20%)
Trade Sale 12 (27%) -
Secondary Sale 6 (14%) 227M (15%)
Merger 3 (7%) 1.0B (65%)
IPO 3 (7%) -
Total 44 $1.5B

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $240M
< $100M 1 $14M
TOTAL $254M
Largest White Cap Supply Holdings LLC
$240M (1999-07-24)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.0B
$100M to $1B 2 $347M
< $100M 4 $193M
TOTAL $1.5B
Largest Chrome River Technologies, Inc.
$1.0B (2019-03-05)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
4%
2 (4%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
14%
6 (14%)
Strategic(s)
80%
35 (80%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Growth Capital Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

400M USD

Established

1988

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Daniel Raynor

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Walter Barandiaran

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Steve Berman

Partner & CFO

Chris Leong

Partner & Head of Business Development

Jean Parker

Director, Business Development

FAQ

When was Argentum Capital Partners founded?

Argentum Capital Partners was founded in 1988.

What type of investor is Argentum Capital Partners?

Argentum Capital Partners is a growth capital firm.

Where is Argentum Capital Partners headquartered?

Argentum Capital Partners is headquartered in New York, New York.

How much capital does Argentum Capital Partners have under management?

Argentum Capital Partners has 400M USD under management.

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