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Ken Fowler Enterprises Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Profile

Ken Fowler Enterprises’ most common sectors for investment arereal estate (67%) and leisure (34%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (67%) and growth capital (34%).

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (100%). Ken Fowler Enterprises’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2008 when it sold Roadware Group for $16M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity8
    • M&A Buy Activity3
    • M&A Sell Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5

Ken Fowler Enterprises Ltd.

110 Hannover Drive, Suite 203B,
St. Catharines, Ontario L2W 1A4
Canada
(905)688-9740
www.kfe.on.ca
info@kfe.on.ca

Ken Fowler Enterprises Ltd. (KFE) is a private equity firm that typically commits between $5 million to $15 million of capital per transaction. The firm seeks to invest in real estate, restaurants and hospitality, and specialty retailers. KFE also takes an active role in special situation investments. These investment opportunities lie outside the firm's normal focus, but add to the range of industries the firm invests in. These special situation investments include consumer finance, aerospace parts manufacturing, waste management, forestry, infrastructure technology, education and many other industries. Ken Fowler Enterprises Ltd. was formed in 1972 and is based in St. Catharines, Ontario.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Agriculture, Distribution, Education, Financial Services, Food, Franchising, Infrastructure, Leisure, Manufacturing, Real Estate, Restaurants, Retail

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 5 15
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) # 3 - - - - - 3
Sell (0.0/yr) # 5 - - - - - 5
vol $16M $16M
  8

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
West 49, Inc. 2013-11-04 - Trade Sale
Burlington, Ontario · www.west49.com
Cango Inc. 2011-06-22 - Trade Sale
Shanghai, China · www.cangoonline.com
Red Leaves Muskoka 2009-05-02 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Lake Rosseau,Muskoka, Ontario · www.redleavesmuskoka.com
Prudhommes Group Partnership 2009-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Toronto, Ontario
Roadware Group, Inc. 2008-02-13 16M EUR Trade Sale
Mississauga, Ontario · www.roadware.com
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort Ltd 2008-02-13 - Growth Capital
Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia · www.fairmonthotsprings.com
Maracay Homes LLC 2006-02-10 - Trade Sale
Scottsdale, Arizona · www.maracayhomes.com
Manchu WOK, Inc. 2005-10-31 - Trade Sale
Markham, Ontario · www.manchuwok.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Real Estate - - 2 (67%) -
Leisure - - 1 (33%) -
Total - - 3 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Canada - - 3 (100%) -
  Ontario - - 2 (67%) -
  British Columbia - - 1 (33%) -
Total - - 3 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 2 (67%) -
Growth Capital - - 1 (33%) -
Total - - 3 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (80%) 16M (100%)
Trade Sale 1 (20%) -
Total 5 $16M

Deal Values

sell # Total
< $100M 1 $16M
TOTAL $16M
Largest Roadware Group, Inc.
$16M (2008-02-13)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Strategic(s)
100%
5 (100%)

Investor Summary

Size

Small

Established

1972

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

FAQ

When was Ken Fowler Enterprises Ltd. founded?

Ken Fowler Enterprises Ltd. was founded in 1972.

Where is Ken Fowler Enterprises Ltd. headquartered?

Ken Fowler Enterprises Ltd. is headquartered in St. Catharines, Ontario.

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