KCB Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

KCB Private Equity’s most common sectors for investment areautomotive (20%) and consumer products (20%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (60%) and secondary buyout (20%). In total, KCB Private Equity has invested in 5 US states.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (100%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity6
    • M&A Buy Activity5
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

KCB Private Equity

117 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 400,
Pasadena, California 91105
United States
(626) 356-0944
www.kcbpem.com
deals@kcb-partners.com

KCB Private Equity is a private equity arm of KCB Management, an asset management firm. KCB focuses on small and medium sized businesses located primarily in West US, will also consider exceptional opportunities through North America. The Firm targets companies with strong market position, customer concentration, highly differentiated business model, products and services led by strong management team. KCB invests in companies with EBITDA of $1 to $6 million and revenues of $10 to $60 million. Specific areas of interest includes retail, consumer products and services, healthcare services, education and training services, light manufacturing and distribution services. Types of transaction include public to private, divestitures, growth capital and share holder’s liquidation. KCB Private Equity was based in Pasadena, California.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, E-Commerce, Education, Electrical Equipment, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Manufacturing, Publishing, Retail, Software

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Recapitalization, Secondary Buyout

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 60
Target EBITDA 1 6
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 5 - - - - - 5
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  6

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Spiral Binding LLC 2017-06-16 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Totowa, New Jersey · www.spiralbinding.com
Kadel's Auto Body 2015-07-10 - Trade Sale
Tigard, Oregon · www.kadels.com
Uncle Milton Industries, Inc. 2014-02-25 - Secondary Buyout
Thousand Oaks, California · www.unclemilton.com
Thrift Books Global LLC 2011-02-28 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Tukwila, Washington · www.thriftbooks.com
Integrated Systems Improvement Services, Inc. 2010-02-24 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Sierra Vista, Arizona · www.public.isishq.com
Kadel's Auto Body 2007-08-01 - Recapitalization
Tigard, Oregon · www.kadels.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Spiral Binding LLC 2017-06-16 Bindomatic AB 2018-01-26 2
Totowa, New Jersey · www.spiralbinding.com Stockholm, Sweden · www.bindomatic.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Automotive - - 1 (20%) -
Consumer Products - - 1 (20%) -
Information Technology - - 1 (20%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (50%) - 1 (20%) -
Machinery 1 (50%) - 1 (20%) -
Total 2 - 5 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 2 (100%) - 5 (100%) -
  Washington 1 (50%) - 1 (20%) -
  New Jersey 1 (50%) - 1 (20%) -
  California - - 1 (20%) -
  Arizona - - 1 (20%) -
  Oregon - - 1 (20%) -
Total 2 - 5 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (100%) - 3 (60%) -
Recapitalization - - 1 (20%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (20%) -
Total 2 - 5 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 1 (100%) -
Total 1 -

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
20%
1 (20%)
Exited to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

Established

1986

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Harvey Knell

Founder & President

Lorin Knell

Managing Director

Peter Knell

Managing Director

Megan Pautler

Principal

FAQ

When was KCB Private Equity founded?

KCB Private Equity was founded in 1986.

What type of investor is KCB Private Equity?

KCB Private Equity is a private equity firm.

Where is KCB Private Equity headquartered?

KCB Private Equity is headquartered in Pasadena, California.

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