Court Square Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Court Square Capital Partners has acquired 7 companies. It has also invested in 2 others.

Court Square Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment areinformation technology (17%) and marketing (10%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (46%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (26%). In total, Court Square Capital Partners has invested in 28 US states and 4 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2006 when it acquired MacDermid for $1.3B.

In the last 3 years, Court Square Capital Partners has exited 7 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (46%). Court Square Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2000 when it sold IXnet for $3.8B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity119
    • M&A Buy Activity66
    • M&A Sell Activity53
  • Total Sectors Invested 26
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 44
  • M&A Advisors 14

Court Square Capital Partners

299 Park Avenue, 35th Floor,
New York, New York 10055
United States
(212) 752-6110
www.courtsquare.com
ir@courtsquare.com

Court Square Capital Partners (CSCP) is a generalist private equity firm that seeks middle market company investments across the US. CSCP looks to partner with management teams to accelerate revenue growth and improve operating efficiency. Sectors of interest include business services, building products, chemicals, consumer products, food products/services, healthcare, aerospace/defense, manufacturing, media, technology, telecommunications, and transportation. Court Square Capital Partners was formerly known as Citigroup Venture Capital Equity Partners. The Group spun out of Citigroup and became independent in 2006. CSCP is based in New York City.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Automotive, Beverages, Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Communications, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Defense, Distribution, Electrical Equipment, Financial Services, Food, Furniture, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Medical Products, Publishing, Real Estate, Semiconductors, Software, Technology Hardware, Transportation

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 75 350
Enterprise Value 150 1,500
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (2.8/yr) # 52 5 3 3 2 1 66
vol $2.8B $2.8B
Sell (2.0/yr) # 43 3 3 4 - - 53
vol $21.8B $1.2B $23.0B
  119

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Velosio LLC 2024-03-07 - Secondary Buyout
Dublin, Ohio · www.velosio.com
Chauvet & Sons LLC 2023-11-01 - Secondary Buyout
Davie, Florida · www.chauvetlighting.com
Five Star Parks & Attractions 2023-03-16 - Growth Capital
Branson, Missouri · www.fivestarparks.com
Celerion, Inc. 2022-11-03 - Secondary Sale
Lincoln, Nebraska · www.celerion.com
DISA Global Solutions, Inc. 2022-09-12 - Secondary Sale
Houston, Texas · www.disa.com
West Coast Dental Services, Inc. 2022-07-11 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Los Angeles, California · www.westcoastdental.com
Terra Millennium Corp. 2022-05-26 - Secondary Sale
Salt Lake City, Utah · www.tmcorp.us
Power Digital Marketing, Inc. 2022-03-16 - Secondary Buyout
San Diego, California · www.powerdigitalmarketing.com
GoEngineer, Inc. 2022-01-13 - Recapitalization
Cottonwood Heights, Utah · www.goengineer.com
Medical Knowledge Group LLC 2022-01-03 - Secondary Sale
New York, New York · www.mkgny.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
GoEngineer, Inc. 2022-01-13 Computer Aided Technology, Inc. 2022-08-25 1
Cottonwood Heights, Utah · www.goengineer.com Buffalo Grove, Illinois · www.cati.com
North Coast Medical Supply LLC 2020-01-01 United States Medical Supply, Inc. 2021-07-27 2
Carlsbad, California · www.northcoastmed.com Doral, Florida · www.usmed.com
North Coast Medical Supply LLC 2020-01-01 U.S. Medical Supply, Inc. 2021-07-27 1
Carlsbad, California · www.northcoastmed.com Doral, Florida · www.us-med.com
Dynata 2015-03-18 Reimagine Holdings Group 2019-01-22 7
Plano, Texas · www.dynata.com Westport, Connecticut · www.reimagine.com
Dynata 2015-03-18 Critical Mix 2019-01-22 6
Plano, Texas · www.dynata.com Westport, Connecticut · www.criticalmix.com
Dynata 2015-03-18 MarketSight LLC 2019-01-22 5
Plano, Texas · www.dynata.com Newton, Massachusetts · www.marketsight.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Information Technology 4 (14%) - 11 (17%) 628M (22%)
Marketing 3 (11%) - 6 (9%) -
Distribution 2 (7%) - 5 (8%) -
Software 2 (7%) - 5 (8%) -
Communications 2 (7%) - 4 (6%) 500M (18%)
Healthcare Services 2 (7%) - 4 (6%) -
Chemicals 2 (7%) - 3 (5%) 1.3B (46%)
Business Services - - 3 (5%) -
Aerospace - - 2 (3%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
Information Services 2 (7%) - 2 (3%) -
Leisure 2 (7%) - 2 (3%) -
Media - - 2 (3%) -
Semiconductors - - 2 (3%) -
Packaging - - 1 (2%) 410M (14%)
Automotive - - 1 (2%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (2%) -
Construction - - 1 (2%) -
Consumer Products 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Consumer Services 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Engineering 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Life Science - - 1 (2%) -
Medical Products - - 1 (2%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Transportation 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 28 - 66 $2.8B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 28 (100%) - 63 (95%) 2.8B (100%)
  Texas 5 (18%) - 8 (12%) -
  California 4 (14%) - 8 (12%) -
  Georgia 1 (4%) - 4 (6%) -
  Colorado 2 (7%) - 3 (5%) 1.3B (46%)
  Pennsylvania 2 (7%) - 3 (5%) -
  New Jersey 2 (7%) - 3 (5%) -
  Arizona 2 (7%) - 3 (5%) -
  New York 1 (4%) - 3 (5%) 500M (18%)
  Tennessee 1 (4%) - 3 (5%) -
  Utah 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
  Ohio 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
  Missouri 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
  North Carolina - - 2 (3%) -
  Michigan - - 2 (3%) -
  Nevada 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Maryland 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Maine 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Florida 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  South Carolina - - 1 (2%) 628M (22%)
  Kentucky - - 1 (2%) 410M (14%)
  Alabama - - 1 (2%) -
  New Hampshire - - 1 (2%) -
  Nebraska - - 1 (2%) -
  Minnesota - - 1 (2%) -
  Illinois - - 1 (2%) -
  Idaho - - 1 (2%) -
  Arkansas - - 1 (2%) -
France - - 1 (2%) -
Italy - - 1 (2%) -
Luxembourg - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 28 (100%) - 63 (95%) 2.8B (100%)
Cross-border - - 3 (5%) -
Total 28 - 66 $2.8B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 13 (46%) - 30 (45%) 1.1B (40%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 6 (21%) - 17 (26%) -
Growth Capital 4 (14%) - 8 (12%) -
Divestiture 2 (7%) - 4 (6%) 410M (14%)
Recapitalization 2 (7%) - 3 (5%) -
Going Private - - 2 (3%) 1.3B (46%)
Stake Purchase 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
Total 28 - 66 $2.8B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 17 (32%) 3.9B (20%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 14 (26%) 11.3B (58%)
Trade Sale 12 (23%) 4.2B (22%)
Bankruptcy 3 (6%) -
IPO 3 (6%) -
Stake Sale 2 (4%) -
Recapitalization 1 (2%) -
Unknown 1 (2%) -
Total 53 $19.4B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
TD Securities
 2
Evercore Group
 2
William Blair
 2
Legal Deals
Dechert
 14
Jones Day
 1
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.3B
$100M to $1B 3 $1.5B
TOTAL $2.8B
Largest MacDermid, Inc.
$1.3B (2006-12-15)
sell # Total
> $1B 10 $18.0B
$100M to $1B 10 $5.0B
< $100M 1 $71M
TOTAL $23.0B
Largest IXnet, Inc.
$3.8B (2000-02-22)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
44%
29 (44%)
Strategic(s)
6%
4 (6%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
34%
18 (34%)
Strategic(s)
47%
25 (47%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

6.0B USD

Established

1968

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

David Thomas

Co-Founder & Senior Partner

Joseph Silvestri

Co-Founder, Managing Partner & Head of Industrials

Michael Delaney

Co-Founder, Senior Partner & Co-Head of Business Services

Christopher Bloise

President & Managing Partner

Ian Highet

Managing Partner

FAQ

When was Court Square Capital Partners founded?

Court Square Capital Partners was founded in 1968.

What type of investor is Court Square Capital Partners?

Court Square Capital Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Court Square Capital Partners headquartered?

Court Square Capital Partners is headquartered in New York, New York.

How much capital does Court Square Capital Partners have under management?

Court Square Capital Partners has 6.0B USD under management.

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