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Genesis Park Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Genesis Park has acquired 7 companies. It has also invested in 8 others.

Genesis Park’s most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (12%) and energy services and equipment (12%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (40%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (38%). In total, Genesis Park has invested in 11 US states and 2 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2016 when it acquired Texas Monthly for $25M.

In the last 3 years, Genesis Park has exited 4 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (27%). Genesis Park’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2006 when it sold CapRock Communications for $200M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity50
    • M&A Buy Activity35
    • M&A Sell Activity15
  • Total Sectors Invested 22
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 21
  • M&A Advisors 2

Genesis Park

Genesis Park

520 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 850,
Houston, Texas 77027
United States
(713) 489-4650
www.genesis-park.com
partnerships@genesis-park.com

Genesis Park is a private equity firm focused on lower middle-market opportunities. Transaction situations of interest include growth capital financings, carveouts, buyouts, special situations, and helping founder/family companies. The Firm has a preference for majority control, but will consider select minority investments. Prospective businesses are generally profitable ($3 million) with $10 million of revenue. Genesis Park was formed in 1999 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Communications, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Education, Energy Services and Equipment, Financial Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Life Science, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Metals/Mining, Oil/Gas Exploration, Packaging, Real Estate, Renewable Energy, Software, Technology Hardware, Test/Measurement Equipment

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 -
Target EBITDA 3 -
Investment Size 10 25
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (3.4/yr) # 18 2 6 5 4 - 35
vol $25M $25M
Sell (0.8/yr) # 11 - - - 4 - 15
vol $200M $200M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Bravas 2024-10-17 - Growth Capital
Overland Park, Kansas · www.bravas.com
HBI Services, Inc. 2024-07-31 - Recapitalization
Tulsa, Oklahoma · www.hbiservices.com
Layne Water Midstream Holdings LLC 2024-07-10 - Unknown
The Woodlands, Texas · www.laynewatermidstream.com
Estis Compression Solutions 2024-06-20 - Merger
Kilgore, Texas · www.estiscompression.com
Twenty20 Solutions 2024-03-19 - Trade Sale
Irving, Texas · www.twenty20solutions.com
Northpoint Asset Management 2024-01-29 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Salt Lake City, Utah · www.northpointam.com
Digital Color Concepts 2024-01-17 - Growth Capital
Mountainside, New Jersey · www.dccnjpackaging.com
One Source Communications LLC 2024-01-01 - Unknown
Greenville, North Carolina · www.onesource.net
TrendyMinds LLC 2023-12-12 - Acquisition Financing
Indianapolis, Indiana · www.trendyminds.com
Good Feet Holdings LLC 2023-04-24 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
San Diego, California · www.goodfeet.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 4 (24%) - 4 (11%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 4 (11%) -
Communications - - 3 (9%) -
Construction 3 (18%) - 3 (9%) -
Financial Services 1 (6%) - 2 (6%) -
Information Technology - - 2 (6%) -
Software - - 2 (6%) -
Publishing - - 1 (3%) 25M (100%)
Consumer Products 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
Consumer Services 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
Education 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
Insurance - - 1 (3%) -
Life Science - - 1 (3%) -
Manufacturing 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
Marketing 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
Media - - 1 (3%) -
Metals/Mining 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
Packaging 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
Real Estate - - 1 (3%) -
Renewable Energy 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (3%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 17 - 35 $25M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 17 (100%) - 34 (97%) 25M (100%)
  Texas 8 (47%) - 22 (63%) 25M (100%)
  California 1 (6%) - 2 (6%) -
  Virginia 1 (6%) - 2 (6%) -
  Utah 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
  Oklahoma 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
  New Jersey 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
  Minnesota 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
  Kansas 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
  Indiana 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
  Florida 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
  North Carolina - - 1 (3%) -
United Arab Emirates - - 1 (3%) -
Domestic 17 (100%) - 34 (97%) 25M (100%)
Cross-border - - 1 (3%) -
Total 17 - 35 $25M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 7 (41%) - 14 (40%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 6 (35%) - 13 (37%) -
Recapitalization 2 (12%) - 4 (11%) -
Divestiture - - 2 (6%) 25M (100%)
Acquisition Financing 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
Consolidation 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 17 - 35 $25M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 4 (27%) 200M (100%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 3 (20%) -
Unknown 3 (20%) -
Merger 2 (13%) -
Trade Sale 2 (13%) -
Recapitalization 1 (7%) -
Total 15 $200M

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Porter Hedges
 1
McGuireWoods
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $25M
TOTAL $25M
Largest Texas Monthly, Inc.
$25M (2016-10-13)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $200M
TOTAL $200M
Largest CapRock Communications, Inc.
$200M (2006-02-02)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
6%
2 (6%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
33%
5 (33%)
Strategic(s)
40%
6 (40%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

Established

1999

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Paul Hobby

Founder & Managing Partner

Peter Shaper

Founder & Managing Partner

Gina Luna

Founding Partner & Managing Partner

Steven Gibson

Special Partner

Jeff May

CFO & CCO

FAQ

When was Genesis Park founded?

Genesis Park was founded in 1999.

What type of investor is Genesis Park?

Genesis Park is a private equity firm.

Where is Genesis Park headquartered?

Genesis Park is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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