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Center Rock Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Center Rock Capital Partners has acquired 4 companies. It has also invested in 1 other.

Center Rock Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment aredistribution (31%) and automotive (16%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (54%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (16%). In total, Center Rock Capital Partners has invested in 9 US states.

In the last 3 years, Center Rock Capital Partners has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (100%). Center Rock Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2024 when it sold Signature Systems Group for $350M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity14
    • M&A Buy Activity13
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2
  • M&A Advisors 1

Center Rock Capital Partners

Center Rock Capital Partners, LP

8725 W. Higgins Road, Suite 650,
Chicago, Illinois 60631
United States
(312) 635-8075
www.centerrockcp.com

Center Rock Partners is a private investment group focused on investing in middle-market industrial companies headquartered in North America that serve domestic and global markets. The Firm generally pursues companies with $50 to $500 million in revenue and up to $50 million of EBITDA. Specific areas of interest include Industrial manufacturing, industrial distribution and industrial services. Center Rock Capital Partners was formed in 2017 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Automotive, Building Materials, Business Services, Distribution, Electrical Equipment, Energy Services and Equipment, Machinery, Manufacturing

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 50 500
Target EBITDA - 50
Investment Size 25 150
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.4/yr) # 6 2 2 1 1 1 13
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - - - 1 - 1
vol $350M $350M
  14
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Roadclipper Enterprises LLC 2025-03-26 - Growth Capital
Mount Pleasant, Texas · www.diamondc.com
Wolverine Advanced Materials LLC 2024-07-01 - Divestiture
Dearborn, Michigan · www.wamglobal.com
Signature Systems Group LLC 2024-01-02 350M USD Trade Sale
Flower Mound, Texas · www.signature-systems.com
Mark Andy, Inc. 2023-06-08 - Secondary Buyout
Chesterfield, Missouri · www.markandy.com
John Lawrie Tubulars 2022-11-08 - Secondary Buyout
Houston, Texas · www.jltubulars.com
Power Services Group, Inc. 2022-07-11 - Secondary Buyout
Cape Coral, Florida · www.powerservicesgroup.com
Power Plant Services, Inc. 2021-06-30 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Melrose Park, Illinois · www.ppsvcs.com
Flanders Electric Motor Service, Inc. 2021-03-03 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Evansville, Indiana · www.flandersinc.com
Eastern Wholesale Fence LLC 2020-11-05 - Secondary Buyout
Medford, New York · www.easternfence.com
TAG Manufacturing, Inc. 2020-02-11 - Recapitalization
Chattanooga, Tennessee · www.tagmfg.us
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Distribution 4 (33%) - 4 (31%) -
Automotive 2 (17%) - 2 (15%) -
Energy Services and Equipment 2 (17%) - 2 (15%) -
Manufacturing 1 (8%) - 2 (15%) -
Building Materials 1 (8%) - 1 (8%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (8%) - 1 (8%) -
Machinery 1 (8%) - 1 (8%) -
Total 12 - 13 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 12 (100%) - 13 (100%) -
  Texas 2 (17%) - 3 (23%) -
  Missouri 2 (17%) - 2 (15%) -
  Indiana 2 (17%) - 2 (15%) -
  Tennessee 1 (8%) - 1 (8%) -
  South Carolina 1 (8%) - 1 (8%) -
  New York 1 (8%) - 1 (8%) -
  Michigan 1 (8%) - 1 (8%) -
  Illinois 1 (8%) - 1 (8%) -
  Florida 1 (8%) - 1 (8%) -
Total 12 - 13 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 6 (50%) - 7 (54%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (17%) - 2 (15%) -
Growth Capital 2 (17%) - 2 (15%) -
Divestiture 1 (8%) - 1 (8%) -
Recapitalization 1 (8%) - 1 (8%) -
Total 12 - 13 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (100%) 350M (100%)
Total 1 $350M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Lincoln International
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $350M
TOTAL $350M
Largest Signature Systems Group LLC
$350M (2024-01-02)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
54%
7 (54%)
Strategic(s)
8%
1 (8%)
Exited to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

Established

2017

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

Ian Kirson

Founder & Partner

Terry Theodore

Partner

John Newman

Principal, CFO & CCO

Arun Laxmanan

Principal

Brent Willson

Principal

FAQ

When was Center Rock Capital Partners founded?

Center Rock Capital Partners was founded in 2017.

What type of investor is Center Rock Capital Partners?

Center Rock Capital Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Center Rock Capital Partners headquartered?

Center Rock Capital Partners is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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