Compass Diversified Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Compass Diversified has acquired 3 companies.

Compass Diversified’s most common sectors for investment areconsumer products (32%) and machinery (12%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (52%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (44%). In total, Compass Diversified has invested in 14 US states and 2 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2022 when it acquired PrimaLoft for $530M.

In the last 3 years, Compass Diversified has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (47%). Compass Diversified’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2019 when it sold Clean Earth for $625M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity39
    • M&A Buy Activity24
    • M&A Sell Activity15
  • Total Sectors Invested 14
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7
  • M&A Advisors 12

Compass Diversified

Compass Group Management LLC

301 Riverside Avenue, 2nd Floor,
Westport, Connecticut 06880
United States
(203) 221-1703
www.compassdiversified.com

Compass Diversified is a holding company focused on acquiring controlling interests in profitable small to middle-market businesses in attractive niche industries. Compass generally looks for US-based companies with proven management in place, low technological and/or product obsolescence risk, diverse customers, and EBITDA of at least $20 million. Compass Diversified was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Westport, Connecticut.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Business Services, Communications, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Financial Services, Furniture, Healthcare Services, Manufacturing, Marine, Marketing, Medical Products, Safety/Security, Staffing, Technology Hardware

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA 20 -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 200 800
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 20 1 1 1 - 1 24
vol $2.1B $200M $256M $530M $380M $3.5B
Sell (0.6/yr) # 12 - 2 - 1 - 15
vol $2.0B $310M $572M $2.9B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
The Honey Pot Co. LLC 2024-01-16 380M USD Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Atlanta, Georgia · www.thehoneypot.co
Marucci Sports LLC 2023-11-15 572M USD Trade Sale
Baton Rouge, Louisiana · www.maruccisports.com
PrimaLoft, Inc. 2022-06-06 530M USD Secondary Buyout
Latham, New York · www.primaloft.com
Advanced Circuits, Inc. 2021-10-14 310M USD Trade Sale
Aurora, California · www.4pcb.com
Lugano Diamonds & Jewelry, Inc. 2021-09-07 256M USD Secondary Buyout
Newport Beach, California · www.luganodiamonds.com
Liberty Safe & Security Products, Inc. 2021-08-25 - Divestiture
Payson, Utah · www.libertysafe.com
Marucci Sports LLC 2020-03-09 200M USD Secondary Buyout
Baton Rouge, Louisiana · www.maruccisports.com
Clean Earth, Inc. 2019-05-09 625M USD Trade Sale
Hatboro, Pennsylvania · www.cleanearthinc.com
Fresh Hemp Foods Ltd. 2019-02-20 318M CAD Trade Sale
Winnipeg, Manitoba · www.manitobaharvest.com
Altor Solutions, Inc. 2018-01-18 248M USD Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Scottsdale, Arizona · www.altorsolutions.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Consumer Products 5 (56%) 890M (40%) 8 (32%) 1.5B (43%)
Machinery - - 3 (12%) -
Apparel/Textiles 2 (22%) 930M (42%) 2 (8%) 930M (27%)
Manufacturing 2 (22%) 378M (17%) 2 (8%) 378M (11%)
Environmental - - 1 (4%) 243M (7%)
Food - - 1 (4%) 100M (3%)
Furniture - - 1 (4%) 93M (3%)
Automotive - - 1 (4%) 85M (2%)
Safety/Security - - 1 (4%) 70M (2%)
Marketing - - 1 (4%) 63M (2%)
Medical Products - - 1 (4%) -
Restaurants - - 1 (4%) -
Staffing - - 1 (4%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (4%) -
Total 9 $2.2B 25 $3.5B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 9 (100%) 2.2B (100%) 24 (96%) 3.4B (97%)
  California 4 (44%) 910M (41%) 7 (28%) 1.3B (36%)
  New York 3 (33%) 661M (30%) 4 (16%) 813M (23%)
  Iowa - - 2 (8%) -
  Georgia 1 (11%) 380M (17%) 1 (4%) 380M (11%)
  Arizona 1 (11%) 248M (11%) 1 (4%) 248M (7%)
  Pennsylvania - - 1 (4%) 243M (7%)
  Louisiana - - 1 (4%) 200M (6%)
  Mississippi - - 1 (4%) 93M (3%)
  Utah - - 1 (4%) 70M (2%)
  Illinois - - 1 (4%) 63M (2%)
  Ohio - - 1 (4%) -
  North Carolina - - 1 (4%) -
  Massachusetts - - 1 (4%) -
  Florida - - 1 (4%) -
Canada - - 1 (4%) 100M (3%)
  Manitoba - - 1 (4%) 100M (3%)
Domestic 9 (100%) 2.2B (100%) 24 (96%) 3.4B (97%)
Cross-border - - 1 (4%) 100M (3%)
Total 9 $2.2B 25 $3.5B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 5 (56%) 1.5B (67%) 13 (52%) 2.6B (74%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 4 (44%) 719M (33%) 11 (44%) 904M (26%)
Recapitalization - - 1 (4%) -
Total 9 $2.2B 25 $3.5B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 5 (33%) 1.9B (67%)
Trade Sale 3 (20%) 605M (21%)
Secondary Sale 3 (20%) 327M (11%)
Sold to Management 1 (7%) 24M (1%)
Divestiture 1 (7%) -
IPO 1 (7%) -
Recapitalization 1 (7%) -
Total 15 $2.9B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Jefferies
 3
William Blair
 1
Raymond James - Investment Banking
 1
Legal Deals
Ropes & Gray
 2
Jones Walker
 1
Paul Hastings
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 12 $3.1B
< $100M 5 $401M
TOTAL $3.5B
Largest PrimaLoft, Inc.
$530M (2022-06-06)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 7 $2.8B
< $100M 2 $101M
TOTAL $2.9B
Largest Clean Earth, Inc.
$625M (2019-05-09)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
56%
14 (56%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
33%
5 (33%)
Strategic(s)
47%
7 (47%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

3.3B USD

Established

1998

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Elias Sabo

Founding Partner & CEO

Ryan Faulkingham

Executive Vice President & CFO

Zach Sawtelle

Partner

Patrick Maciariello

Partner & COO

Ryan Thorp

Senior Vice President

FAQ

When was Compass Diversified founded?

Compass Diversified was founded in 1998.

What type of investor is Compass Diversified?

Compass Diversified is a private equity firm.

Where is Compass Diversified headquartered?

Compass Diversified is headquartered in Westport, Connecticut.

How much capital does Compass Diversified have under management?

Compass Diversified has 3.3B USD under management.

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