Blum Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Blum Capital’s most common sectors for investment areelectronics (34%) and real estate (34%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include going private (67%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (34%). In total, Blum Capital has invested in 3 US states. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2012 when it acquired Payless Shoesource for $2.0B.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (34%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity6
    • M&A Buy Activity3
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4
  • M&A Advisors 1

Blum Capital

Blum Capital Partners L.P.

909 Montgomery Street,
San Francisco, California 94133
United States
(415) 434-1111
www.blumcapital.com
info@blumcapital.com

Blum Capital is an investment firm that seeks minority and control investments in public and private transactions across the US. The Firm focuses on small and mid-capitalization companies when considering opportunities. Blum Capital Partners was founded in 1975 and is based in San Francisco, California.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Communications, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Technology Hardware

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

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 ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
vol $2.8B $2.8B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
  6

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Payless Shoesource, Inc. 2017-04-03 - Bankruptcy
Topeka, Kansas · www.payless.com
Suntron Corp. 2013-06-03 - Trade Sale
Phoenix, Arizona · www.suntroncorp.com
Payless Shoesource, Inc. 2012-05-01 2.0B USD Going Private
Topeka, Kansas · www.payless.com
CBRE Group, Inc. 2004-06-10 - IPO
Dallas, Texas · www.cbre.com
CBRE Group, Inc. 2001-02-26 750M USD Going Private
Dallas, Texas · www.cbre.com
Suntron Corp. 2000-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Phoenix, Arizona · www.suntroncorp.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Retail - - 1 (33%) 2.0B (73%)
Real Estate - - 1 (33%) 750M (27%)
Electronics - - 1 (33%) -
Total - - 3 $2.8B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States - - 3 (100%) 2.8B (100%)
  Kansas - - 1 (33%) 2.0B (73%)
  Texas - - 1 (33%) 750M (27%)
  Arizona - - 1 (33%) -
Total - - 3 $2.8B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Going Private - - 2 (67%) 2.8B (100%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 1 (33%) -
Total - - 3 $2.8B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Bankruptcy 1 (33%) -
IPO 1 (33%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (33%) -
Total 3 -

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Kirkland & Ellis
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $2.0B
$100M to $1B 1 $750M
TOTAL $2.8B
Largest Payless Shoesource, Inc.
$2.0B (2012-05-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Strategic(s)
33%
1 (33%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

Established

1975

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

FAQ

When was Blum Capital founded?

Blum Capital was founded in 1975.

What type of investor is Blum Capital?

Blum Capital is a private equity firm.

Where is Blum Capital headquartered?

Blum Capital is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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