Iron Creek Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Iron Creek Partners has acquired 5 companies.

Iron Creek Partners’ most common sectors for investment aresoftware (46%) and staffing (28%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include recapitalization (55%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (46%). In total, Iron Creek Partners has invested in 9 US states. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2022 when it acquired Career Team for $25M.

In the last 3 years, Iron Creek Partners has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (50%). Iron Creek Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2015 when it sold Inventus Solutions for $232M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity15
    • M&A Buy Activity11
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4
  • M&A Advisors 1

Iron Creek Partners

Iron Creek Partners LLC

150 Washington Avenue, Suite 201,
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
United States
(505) 395-4405
www.ironcreek.com
info@ironcreek.com

Iron Creek Partners is a private investment partnership focused on partnering with management teams to pursue divestitures, fundless sponsor acquisitions, and select public market investments. Iron Creek Partners was formed in 2009 and is headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Communications, Education, Engineering, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Media, Software, Staffing

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA 2 5
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 10 100
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # 6 - 3 1 - 1 11
vol $25M $25M
Sell (0.2/yr) # 3 - 1 - - - 4
vol $232M $232M
  15

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
MoneyThumb LLC 2024-08-29 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Encinitas, California · www.moneythumb.com
Career Team LLC 2022-01-05 25M USD Recapitalization
North Haven, Connecticut · www.careerteam.com
CAI Software LLC 2021-12-13 - Secondary Sale
Smithfield, Rhode Island · www.caisoft.com
Credential Check Corp. 2021-12-03 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Troy, Michigan · www.credentialcheck.com
Midwest Backgrounds, Inc. 2021-12-03 - Recapitalization
Herrin, Illinois · www.mbiworldwide.com
Verified Credentials, Inc. 2021-12-03 - Recapitalization
Lakeville, Minnesota · www.verifiedcredentials.com
Prism Visual Software, Inc. 2019-09-23 - Recapitalization
Melville, New York · www.prismvs.com
Slick Innovations LLC 2018-09-17 - Recapitalization
Jamestown, New York · www.slicktext.com
Safety Holdings, Inc. 2016-04-06 - Recapitalization
Greenwood Village, Colorado · www.sambasafety.com
Inventus Solutions, Inc. 2015-12-15 232M USD Trade Sale
Chicago, Illinois · www.inventus.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Software 3 (43%) - 5 (45%) -
Staffing 3 (43%) - 3 (27%) -
Business Services 1 (14%) 25M (100%) 1 (9%) 25M (100%)
Information Technology - - 1 (9%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (9%) -
Total 7 $25M 11 $25M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 7 (100%) 25M (100%) 11 (100%) 25M (100%)
  New York 2 (29%) - 2 (18%) -
  Illinois 1 (14%) - 2 (18%) -
  Connecticut 1 (14%) 25M (100%) 1 (9%) 25M (100%)
  Minnesota 1 (14%) - 1 (9%) -
  Michigan 1 (14%) - 1 (9%) -
  California 1 (14%) - 1 (9%) -
  Colorado - - 1 (9%) -
  Rhode Island - - 1 (9%) -
  Ohio - - 1 (9%) -
Total 7 $25M 11 $25M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Recapitalization 5 (71%) 25M (100%) 6 (55%) 25M (100%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (29%) - 5 (45%) -
Total 7 $25M 11 $25M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 2 (50%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (25%) 232M (100%)
Recapitalization 1 (25%) -
Total 4 $232M

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Locke Lord
3

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $25M
TOTAL $25M
Largest Career Team LLC
$25M (2022-01-05)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $232M
TOTAL $232M
Largest Inventus Solutions, Inc.
$232M (2015-12-15)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Investor(s)
75%
3 (75%)
Strategic(s)
25%
1 (25%)

FAQ

When was Iron Creek Partners founded?

Iron Creek Partners was founded in 2009.

What type of investor is Iron Creek Partners?

Iron Creek Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Iron Creek Partners headquartered?

Iron Creek Partners is headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

How much capital does Iron Creek Partners have under management?

Iron Creek Partners has 200M USD under management.

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