Hawthorn Equity Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Hawthorn Equity Partners’ most common sectors for investment areapparel/textiles (29%) and business services (15%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (43%) and recapitalization (15%). In total, Hawthorn Equity Partners has invested in 3 US states and 2 different countries.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (70%). Hawthorn Equity Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2016 when it sold Waterworks Operating for $117M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity17
    • M&A Buy Activity7
    • M&A Sell Activity10
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 13

Hawthorn Equity Partners

Hawthorn Equity Partners, Inc.

200 West Madison, Suite 2100,
Chicago, Illinois 60606
United States
(312) 277-4010
www.hawthornep.com
investors@hawthornep.com

Hawthorn Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in growth-oriented, middle-market companies across North America. Hawthorn does not have any sector preferences and will invest in a variety of situations or business stages. Transaction situations include companies in need of growth capital, recapitalizations, family successions, special situations, carve-outs, and consolidations. Hawthorn Equity Partners is based in Chicago.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Building Materials, Business Services, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Electronics, Environmental, Financial Services, Food, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Retail, Software, Technology Hardware

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - 500
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 10 45
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 7 - - - - - 7
Sell (0.0/yr) # 10 - - - - - 10
vol $117M $117M
  17

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Halston LLC 2019-02-13 - Trade Sale
Los Angeles, California · www.halston.com
GFL Environmental Inc. 2018-04-22 - Recapitalization
Vaughan, Ontario · www.gflenv.com
NGRAIN (Canada) Corp. 2018-01-04 - Trade Sale
Vancouver, British Columbia · www.ngrain.com
Navantis, Inc. 2017-01-17 - Trade Sale
Toronto, Ontario · www.navantis.com
PriceMetrix, Inc. 2016-09-07 - Trade Sale
Toronto, Ontario · www.pricemetrix.com
Waterworks Operating Co., LLC 2016-04-12 117M USD Trade Sale
Danbury, Connecticut · www.waterworks.com
Solace Systems, Inc. 2016-04-06 - Secondary Sale
Ottawa, Ontario · www.solace.com
GFL Environmental Inc. 2014-11-17 - Recapitalization
Vaughan, Ontario · www.gflenv.com
Ice Services LLC 2014-10-01 - Growth Capital
Lincolnshire, Illinois · www.icemobility.com
J Brand, Inc. 2012-11-30 - Trade Sale
Los Angeles, California · www.jbrandjeans.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Apparel/Textiles - - 2 (29%) -
Business Services - - 1 (14%) -
Distribution - - 1 (14%) -
Environmental - - 1 (14%) -
Information Technology - - 1 (14%) -
Software - - 1 (14%) -
Total - - 7 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States - - 4 (57%) -
  California - - 2 (29%) -
  Missouri - - 1 (14%) -
  Illinois - - 1 (14%) -
Canada - - 3 (43%) -
  Ontario - - 2 (29%) -
  British Columbia - - 1 (14%) -
Domestic - - 4 (57%) -
Cross-border - - 3 (43%) -
Total - - 7 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 3 (43%) -
Growth Capital - - 1 (14%) -
Recapitalization - - 1 (14%) -
Special Situations/Distressed - - 1 (14%) -
Venture - - 1 (14%) -
Total - - 7 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (40%) 117M (100%)
Trade Sale 3 (30%) -
Secondary Sale 2 (20%) -
Recapitalization 1 (10%) -
Total 10 $117M

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $117M
TOTAL $117M
Largest Waterworks Operating Co., LLC
$117M (2016-04-12)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Investor(s)
30%
3 (30%)
Strategic(s)
70%
7 (70%)

FAQ

When was Hawthorn Equity Partners founded?

Hawthorn Equity Partners was founded in 2005.

What type of investor is Hawthorn Equity Partners?

Hawthorn Equity Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Hawthorn Equity Partners headquartered?

Hawthorn Equity Partners is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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