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Lightspring Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Lightspring Capital Partners has acquired 3 companies. It has also invested in 1 other.

Lightspring Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment areconsumer products (23%) and food (23%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (78%) and growth capital (23%). In total, Lightspring Capital Partners has invested in 7 US states.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity9
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 10

Lightspring Capital Partners

Lightspring Capital Partners

101 North Wacker Drive Suite 602,
Chicago, Illinois 60606
United States
www.lightspringcapitalpartners.com
motis@lightspringcapitalpartners.com

Lightspring Capital Partners is a private equity firm that looks to acquire majority positions in profitable lower middle-market companies with $10 to $75 million of revenue. The Firm will consider opportunities throughout the US, but has a preference for businesses in the Midwest. Areas of interest include niche manufacturing, value-added distribution, business services, consumer products, transportation, and logistics. Lightspring Capital Partners is based Chicago, Illinois.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Building Materials, Business Services, Construction, Consumer Products, Distribution, Electronics, Food, Manufacturing, Transportation

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 75
Target EBITDA 2 8
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.8/yr) # - 5 4 - - - 9
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  9

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Devansoy, Inc. 2022-12-23 - Growth Capital
Rock City, Illinois · www.devansoy.com
Great Lakes Potato Chip Co. 2022-12-22 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Traverse, Michigan · www.greatlakespotatochips.com
BedJet 2022-05-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Newport, Rhode Island · www.bedjet.com
Active Roofing 2022-04-14 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Chicago, Illinois · www.activeroofing.com
ICAT Logistics, Inc. 2021-12-17 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Elkridge, Maryland · www.icatlogistics.com
Modern Insulation, Inc. 2021-12-01 - Growth Capital
Spencer, Wisconsin · www.moderninsulationinc.com
Maxxsonics USA, Inc. 2021-11-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Libertyville, Illinois · www.maxxsonics.com
BSM Wall Systems 2021-11-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Lenexa, Kansas · www.bsmwallsystems.com
Joneca Company LLC 2021-09-02 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Anaheim, California · www.joneca.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Construction 2 (22%) - 2 (22%) -
Consumer Products 2 (22%) - 2 (22%) -
Food 2 (22%) - 2 (22%) -
Building Materials 1 (11%) - 1 (11%) -
Electronics 1 (11%) - 1 (11%) -
Transportation 1 (11%) - 1 (11%) -
Total 9 - 9 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 9 (100%) - 9 (100%) -
  Illinois 3 (33%) - 3 (33%) -
  Wisconsin 1 (11%) - 1 (11%) -
  Rhode Island 1 (11%) - 1 (11%) -
  Michigan 1 (11%) - 1 (11%) -
  Maryland 1 (11%) - 1 (11%) -
  Kansas 1 (11%) - 1 (11%) -
  California 1 (11%) - 1 (11%) -
Total 9 - 9 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 7 (78%) - 7 (78%) -
Growth Capital 2 (22%) - 2 (22%) -
Total 9 - 9 -

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

PE Assets

193M USD

Established

2018

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Adam Pollet

Co-Founder & Partner

Meghan Otis

Co-Founder & Partner

Susan Gohman

Co-Founder & Partner

Jeremy Stump

Principal

FAQ

When was Lightspring Capital Partners founded?

Lightspring Capital Partners was founded in 2018.

What type of investor is Lightspring Capital Partners?

Lightspring Capital Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Lightspring Capital Partners headquartered?

Lightspring Capital Partners is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

How much capital does Lightspring Capital Partners have under management?

Lightspring Capital Partners has 193M USD under management.

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