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Avante Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Mezzanine Finance Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Avante Capital Partners has acquired 4 companies. It has also invested in 9 others.

Avante Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (18%) and education (10%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (36%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (34%). In total, Avante Capital Partners has invested in 22 US states.

In the last 3 years, Avante Capital Partners has exited 6 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (55%). Avante Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2013 when it sold Network Instruments for $200M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity68
    • M&A Buy Activity48
    • M&A Sell Activity20
  • Total Sectors Invested 24
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 28
  • M&A Advisors 1

Avante Capital Partners

Avante Capital Partners

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1470,
Los Angeles, California 90025
United States
(310) 667-9242
www.avantecap.com
info@avantecap.com

Avante Mezzanine Partners is a provider of junior capital to lower middle-market companies generating at least $3 million in cash flow. The Firm looks to invest $5 to $20 million per transaction and generally works with private equity and independent sponsors in buyout transactions, as well as with entrepreneurs and owners to finance recapitalizations, refinancings, acquisitions and growth. Avante Mezzanine was formed in 2009 and has offices in Los Angeles and Boston.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Business Services, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Defense, Distribution, Education, Food, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Leisure, Life Science, Manufacturing, Metals/Mining, Safety/Security, Software, Test/Measurement Equipment

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA 3 20
Investment Size 7 45
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (3.4/yr) # 31 4 3 3 5 2 48
Sell (1.6/yr) # 12 2 2 1 2 1 20
vol $200M $200M
  68

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Ansel & Associates CPAS LLP 2025-06-26 - Growth Capital
Morganville, New Jersey · www.vfgcpas.com
VFG Advisory LLC 2025-06-26 - Growth Capital
Morganville, New Jersey · www.vfgadvisory.com
Unison Therapy Services 2025-01-09 - Secondary Sale
Walnut Creek, California · www.unisontherapyservices.com
Reservoir Communications Group LLC 2024-11-13 - Growth Capital
Washington, District of Columbia · www.reservoircg.com
RiseNow LLC 2024-10-23 - Growth Capital
Leawood, Kansas · www.risenow.com
Electronic Source Company 2024-10-22 - Growth Capital
Van Nuys, California · www.electronic-source.com
Go Local Interactive 2024-07-23 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Overland Park, Kansas · www.golocalinteractive.com
Vista Dental Products 2024-04-10 - Secondary Sale
Racine, Wisconsin · www.vistaapex.com
Biologos LLC 2024-03-19 - Secondary Buyout
Montgomery, Illinois · www.biologos.com
Syntrio, Inc. 2024-01-09 - Trade Sale
Northbrook, Illinois · www.syntrio.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Telestream, Inc. 2015-01-07 Masstech Innovations, Inc. 2021-03-11 6
Nevada City, California · www.telestream.net Whiteley, United Kingdom · www.masstech.com
Telestream, Inc. 2015-01-07 Pandastream Ltd. 2015-11-03 5
Nevada City, California · www.telestream.net London, United Kingdom · www.pandastream.com
Auto Meter Products, Inc. 2013-06-11 Cobb Tuning Products LLC 2014-07-29 2
Sycamore, Illinois · www.autometer.com Austin, Texas · www.cobbtuning.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 6 (21%) - 9 (18%) -
Education 3 (11%) - 5 (10%) -
Healthcare Services 3 (11%) - 4 (8%) -
Food 1 (4%) - 3 (6%) -
Manufacturing 1 (4%) - 3 (6%) -
Medical Products 2 (7%) - 3 (6%) -
Software 2 (7%) - 3 (6%) -
Consumer Products 1 (4%) - 2 (4%) -
Life Science 2 (7%) - 2 (4%) -
Marketing 1 (4%) - 2 (4%) -
Automotive 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Chemicals 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Consumer Services - - 1 (2%) -
Defense - - 1 (2%) -
Electronics - - 1 (2%) -
Financial Services 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Information Services 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Information Technology - - 1 (2%) -
Leisure - - 1 (2%) -
Retail 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Semiconductors 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (2%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment - - 1 (2%) -
Transportation - - 1 (2%) -
Total 28 - 50 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 28 (100%) - 50 (100%) -
  California 4 (14%) - 9 (18%) -
  Illinois 4 (14%) - 5 (10%) -
  Wisconsin 2 (7%) - 5 (10%) -
  Minnesota 1 (4%) - 4 (8%) -
  New Jersey 3 (11%) - 3 (6%) -
  Florida 3 (11%) - 3 (6%) -
  Texas 2 (7%) - 3 (6%) -
  Kansas 2 (7%) - 2 (4%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (4%) - 2 (4%) -
  Missouri - - 2 (4%) -
  West Virginia 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Utah 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Tennessee 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  North Carolina 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Maryland 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  District of Columbia 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Pennsylvania - - 1 (2%) -
  Iowa - - 1 (2%) -
  Georgia - - 1 (2%) -
  Connecticut - - 1 (2%) -
  Arkansas - - 1 (2%) -
  Arizona - - 1 (2%) -
Total 28 - 50 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 13 (46%) - 18 (36%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 7 (25%) - 17 (34%) -
Secondary Buyout 3 (11%) - 7 (14%) -
Recapitalization 1 (4%) - 3 (6%) -
Stake Purchase 3 (11%) - 3 (6%) -
Consolidation - - 1 (2%) -
Divestiture 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 28 - 50 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 11 (55%) -
Trade Sale 4 (20%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 2 (10%) 200M (100%)
Merger 2 (10%) -
Recapitalization 1 (5%) -
Total 20 $200M

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Choate Hall & Stewart
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $200M
TOTAL $200M
Largest Network Instruments LLC
$200M (2013-12-11)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
14%
7 (14%)
Strategic(s)
2%
1 (2%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
60%
12 (60%)
Strategic(s)
40%
8 (40%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Mezzanine Finance Firm

Size

Small

Established

2009

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Jeri Harman

Founder & Chairman

Paul Hayama

Founding Member & Partner

Cliff Lyon

Founding Member, CFO & Administrative Partner

Ivelisse Rodriguez Simon

Managing Partner

Amanda Kim

Principal

FAQ

When was Avante Capital Partners founded?

Avante Capital Partners was founded in 2009.

What type of investor is Avante Capital Partners?

Avante Capital Partners is a mezzanine finance firm.

Where is Avante Capital Partners headquartered?

Avante Capital Partners is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

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