Boathouse Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

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

Boathouse Capital’s most common sectors for investment areinternet software and services (14%) and marketing (14%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (75%) and secondary buyout (8%). In total, Boathouse Capital has invested in 19 US states. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2012 when it acquired Hoonuit for $19M.

In the last 3 years, Boathouse Capital has exited 7 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (50%). Boathouse Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2021 when it sold Lugano Diamonds & Jewelry for $256M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity74
    • M&A Buy Activity52
    • M&A Sell Activity22
  • Total Sectors Invested 18
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 33
  • M&A Advisors 7

Boathouse Capital

Boathouse Capital

353 West Lancaster Avenue, Suite 200,
Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087
United States
(610) 688-6314
www.boathousecapital.com
Colin.Raws@boathousecapital.com

Boathouse Capital is a provider of mezzanine and equity capital to lower middle-market companies in a variety of industries. The Firm works in partnership with management teams and private equity firms in funding private equity sponsored buyouts, management buyouts, recapitalizations, refinancings, and growth capital financings. Boathouse can commit up to $25 million per transaction and generally pursues companies with 'exceptional' management, sustainable competitive advantages, growing end markets, 'sticky' business models, and diversified customers. Boathouse seeks companies with at least $10 million in revenues and at least $5 million of EBITDA. Boathouse is based in Wayne, Pennsylvania.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Apparel/Textiles, Business Services, Consumer Products, Education, Franchising, Healthcare Services, Information Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Leisure, Marketing, Retail, Software, Staffing

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 -
Target EBITDA 5 -
Investment Size 25 100
Enterprise Value 50 300
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.8/yr) # 43 1 2 3 1 2 52
vol $19M $19M
Sell (1.8/yr) # 13 2 2 3 1 1 22
vol $68M $256M $324M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
The District Communications Group LLC 2024-04-24 - Growth Capital
Washington, District of Columbia · www.dcgcommunications.com
The Re-Sourcing Group 2024-01-17 - Secondary Sale
Valhalla, New York · www.myresourcing.com
JMB Glamsquad LLC 2024-01-13 - Growth Capital
New York, New York · www.glamsquad.com
Ontraport, Inc. 2023-11-13 - Growth Capital
Santa Barbara, California · www.ontraport.com
Network for Good 2023-01-04 - Trade Sale
Washington, District of Columbia · www.networkforgood.com
Stravos Education LLC 2022-05-02 - Growth Capital
Sacramento, California · www.guidewelleducation.com
PolySign, Inc. 2022-04-22 - Acquisition Financing
Oakland, California · www.polysign.io
SolomonEdwards LLC 2022-04-20 - Secondary Sale
Wayne, Pennsylvania · www.solomonedwards.com
Unitas Global LLC 2022-04-18 - Secondary Sale
Chicago, Illinois · www.unitasglobal.com
Cardinality.ai 2022-02-23 - Growth Capital
Gaithersburg, Maryland · www.cardinality.ai
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
MIS Training Institute Holdings, Inc. 2014-04-02 InfoSec World Conference & Expo 2019-02-26 1
Centennial, Colorado · www.acilearning.com Southborough, Massachusetts · www.infosecworld.misti.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Internet Software and Services 3 (13%) - 7 (13%) 19M (100%)
Marketing 4 (17%) - 7 (13%) -
Business Services 3 (13%) - 6 (12%) -
Software 3 (13%) - 6 (12%) -
Information Technology 2 (9%) - 5 (10%) -
Information Services 1 (4%) - 4 (8%) -
Consumer Products 1 (4%) - 2 (4%) -
Education 2 (9%) - 2 (4%) -
Franchising 1 (4%) - 2 (4%) -
Manufacturing - - 2 (4%) -
Staffing 1 (4%) - 2 (4%) -
Aerospace 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Distribution - - 1 (2%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (2%) -
Leisure 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Restaurants - - 1 (2%) -
Safety/Security - - 1 (2%) -
Transportation - - 1 (2%) -
Total 23 - 52 $19M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 23 (100%) - 52 (100%) 19M (100%)
  California 5 (22%) - 7 (13%) -
  New York 2 (9%) - 7 (13%) -
  Florida - - 5 (10%) -
  North Carolina 2 (9%) - 4 (8%) -
  Illinois 1 (4%) - 4 (8%) -
  District of Columbia 2 (9%) - 3 (6%) -
  Colorado 2 (9%) - 3 (6%) -
  Virginia 1 (4%) - 3 (6%) -
  Pennsylvania 1 (4%) - 3 (6%) -
  Texas 2 (9%) - 2 (4%) -
  Georgia 2 (9%) - 2 (4%) -
  Utah 1 (4%) - 2 (4%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Maryland 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Minnesota - - 1 (2%) 19M (100%)
  Kentucky - - 1 (2%) -
  Kansas - - 1 (2%) -
  Idaho - - 1 (2%) -
  Connecticut - - 1 (2%) -
Total 23 - 52 $19M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 18 (78%) - 39 (75%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 4 (8%) 19M (100%)
Recapitalization 1 (4%) - 3 (6%) -
Acquisition Financing 2 (9%) - 2 (4%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 2 (4%) -
Add-on Acquisition 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Divestiture 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 23 - 52 $19M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 10 (45%) -
Secondary Sale 7 (32%) 256M (79%)
Recapitalization 2 (9%) 68M (21%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 2 (9%) -
Unknown 1 (5%) -
Total 22 $324M

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
 2
McGuireWoods
 1
Latham & Watkins
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $19M
TOTAL $19M
Largest Hoonuit LLC
$19M (2012-04-11)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $256M
< $100M 1 $68M
TOTAL $324M
Largest Lugano Diamonds & Jewelry, Inc.
$256M (2021-09-07)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
12%
6 (12%)
Strategic(s)
2%
1 (2%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
36%
8 (36%)
Strategic(s)
50%
11 (50%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

2.0B USD

Established

2008

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Bill Dyer

General Partner

Chong Moua

General Partner

Ken Jones

General Partner

Steve Gord

General Partner

Brian Adamsky

CFO

FAQ

When was Boathouse Capital founded?

Boathouse Capital was founded in 2008.

What type of investor is Boathouse Capital?

Boathouse Capital is a private equity firm.

Where is Boathouse Capital headquartered?

Boathouse Capital is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

How much capital does Boathouse Capital have under management?

Boathouse Capital has 2.0B USD under management.

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