Harbour Group Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Asset Manager Profile

In the last 3 years, Harbour Group has acquired 3 companies.

Harbour Group’s most common sectors for investment aremachinery (18%) and electrical equipment (16%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (47%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (44%). In total, Harbour Group has invested in 18 US states. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2002 when it acquired Alemite for $39M.

In the last 3 years, Harbour Group has exited 5 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (53%). Harbour Group’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2010 when it sold Lincoln Industrial for $1.0B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity62
    • M&A Buy Activity39
    • M&A Sell Activity23
  • Total Sectors Invested 12
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 19
  • M&A Advisors 3

Harbour Group

Harbour Group

7733 Forsyth Blvd., 23rd Floor,
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
United States
(314) 727-5550
www.harbourgroup.com
humanresources@harbourgroup.com

Harbour Group is a private investment firm that seeks to invest in companies within the sectors of manufacturing and distribution. The firm pursues companies with EBITDA between $4 million and $50 million, and revenue between $50 million and $100 million. In addition, the firm looks for investments within North America and around the world with enterprise value between $30 million and $500 million. Harbour Group was formed in 1976 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Automotive, Building Materials, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Electrical Equipment, Electronics, Furniture, Internet Software and Services, Machinery, Manufacturing, Medical Products, Retail, Technology Hardware, Test/Measurement Equipment, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Growth Capital, Secondary Buyout, Venture

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 50 100
Target EBITDA 4 50
Investment Size 15 100
Enterprise Value 30 500
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 35 1 - 1 1 1 39
vol $39M $39M
Sell (1.2/yr) # 17 1 3 - - 2 23
vol $1.3B $395M $1.7B
  62

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Senproco, Inc. 2024-12-13 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota · www.senproco.com
Marshall Excelsior Co. 2024-07-22 395M USD Trade Sale
Marshall, Michigan · www.marshallexcelsior.com
Cleaver-Brooks, Inc. 2024-05-17 - Trade Sale
Thomasville, Georgia · www.cleaverbrooks.com
Americo Chemical Products, Inc. 2023-05-05 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Elgin, Illinois · www.americochemical.com
DecksDirect LLC 2022-01-18 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Minneapolis, Minnesota · www.decksdirect.com
SP Industries, Inc. 2021-12-03 - Trade Sale
Warminster, Pennsylvania · www.spindustries.com
Thibaut, Inc. 2021-11-10 - Secondary Sale
Union, New Jersey · www.thibautdesign.com
Nationwide Industries, Inc. 2021-05-03 - Trade Sale
Tampa, Florida · www.nationwideindustries.com
Lofa Industries LLC 2020-06-30 - Merger
Roswell, Georgia · www.lofa.net
SHF, Inc. 2020-02-06 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Houston, Texas · www.shfinc.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Cattron Holdings, Inc. 2019-03-06 Lofa Industries LLC 2020-06-30 4
Warren, Ohio · www.cattron.com Roswell, Georgia · www.lofa.net

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Machinery - - 7 (18%) 39M (100%)
Electrical Equipment - - 6 (15%) -
Automotive 1 (13%) - 5 (13%) -
Distribution 2 (25%) - 5 (13%) -
Manufacturing 1 (13%) - 5 (13%) -
Building Materials - - 3 (8%) -
Consumer Products 1 (13%) - 2 (5%) -
Electronics 1 (13%) - 2 (5%) -
Chemicals 1 (13%) - 1 (3%) -
Medical Products - - 1 (3%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (13%) - 1 (3%) -
Transportation - - 1 (3%) -
Total 8 - 39 $39M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 8 (100%) - 39 (100%) 39M (100%)
  Florida 1 (13%) - 6 (15%) -
  Illinois 1 (13%) - 5 (13%) -
  Texas 2 (25%) - 3 (8%) -
  Minnesota 2 (25%) - 3 (8%) -
  Georgia - - 3 (8%) -
  Wisconsin - - 3 (8%) -
  Ohio 1 (13%) - 2 (5%) -
  Missouri - - 2 (5%) 39M (100%)
  Pennsylvania - - 2 (5%) -
  New Jersey - - 2 (5%) -
  South Dakota 1 (13%) - 1 (3%) -
  Connecticut - - 1 (3%) -
  California - - 1 (3%) -
  Michigan - - 1 (3%) -
  Louisiana - - 1 (3%) -
  Kansas - - 1 (3%) -
  Iowa - - 1 (3%) -
  Indiana - - 1 (3%) -
Total 8 - 39 $39M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 1 (13%) - 18 (46%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 6 (75%) - 17 (44%) -
Divestiture 1 (13%) - 2 (5%) 39M (100%)
Consolidation - - 1 (3%) -
Growth Capital - - 1 (3%) -
Total 8 - 39 $39M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 7 (30%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 6 (26%) 1.7B (100%)
Trade Sale 6 (26%) -
Merger 4 (17%) -
Total 23 $1.7B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Harris Williams
 1
BB&T Capital Markets
 1
Lincoln International
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $39M
TOTAL $39M
Largest Alemite LLC
$39M (2002-06-14)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.0B
$100M to $1B 2 $665M
TOTAL $1.7B
Largest Lincoln Industrial Corp.
$1.0B (2010-12-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
44%
17 (44%)
Strategic(s)
8%
3 (8%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
30%
7 (30%)
Strategic(s)
61%
14 (61%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Asset Manager

Size

Large

Established

1976

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Earle Weaver

Group President

Brandon Bezzan

Managing Director

Kevin Klebe

Managing Director

Mark Leeker

Managing Director

Zach Waltz

Managing Director - Corporate Development

FAQ

When was Harbour Group founded?

Harbour Group was founded in 1976.

What type of investor is Harbour Group?

Harbour Group is an asset manager.

Where is Harbour Group headquartered?

Harbour Group is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

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