LLR Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, LLR Partners has acquired 9 companies. It has also invested in 14 others.

LLR Partners’ most common sectors for investment areinformation technology (23%) and software (20%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (56%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (15%). In total, LLR Partners has invested in 31 US states and 2 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2006 when it acquired Peachtree Settlement Funding for $619M.

In the last 3 years, LLR Partners has exited 22 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (62%). LLR Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2021 when it sold Message Systems for $600M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity201
    • M&A Buy Activity126
    • M&A Sell Activity75
  • Total Sectors Invested 21
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 77
  • M&A Advisors 8

LLR Partners

LLR Partners

Cira Centre, 2929 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
United States
(215) 717-2900
www.llrpartners.com
info@llrpartners.com

LLR is a private equity firm that makes growth capital, buyout, and recapitalization investments in mid-sized growth companies with sustainable competitive advantages. LLR looks to invest $30 to $150 million per transaction and will consider both control and minority situations. Target companies generally have at least $10 million in annual sales and are valued up to $250 million. Broad industry sectors of interest include general business services, financial services, healthcare services, education, manufacturing, consumer/retail and information technology/software. LLR will consider investments throughout the US with an emphasis on opportunities located in the Eastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the US. LLR Partners was formed in 1999 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Automotive, Business Services, Consumer Services, Distribution, Education, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Information Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Life Science, Manufacturing, Medical Products, Retail, Safety/Security, Software, Staffing, Technology Hardware

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 30 150
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (5.0/yr) # 101 3 9 10 1 2 126
vol $635M $635M
Sell (4.8/yr) # 52 2 9 6 2 5 76
vol $2.1B $260M $875M $3.3B
  202

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Stealth Monitoring, Inc. 2024-10-21 - Merger
Addison, Texas · www.stealthmonitoring.com
Salute, Inc. 2024-09-30 - Secondary Sale
Franklin, Wisconsin · www.salutemissioncritical.com
Archer Holdco LLC 2024-09-05 - Trade Sale
Berwyn, Pennsylvania · www.archerims.com
WizeHive, Inc. 2024-08-08 - Trade Sale
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania · www.wizehive.com
Nonstop Administration and Insurance Services, Inc. 2024-08-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Concord, California · www.nonstophealth.com
Soltis Investment Advisors 2024-06-06 - Growth Capital
St. George, Utah · www.soltisadvisors.com
PCS Retirement LLC 2024-03-04 - Secondary Sale
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · www.pcs401k.com
Agility Recovery Solutions, Inc. 2023-11-30 - Trade Sale
Las Vegas, Nevada · www.agilityrecovery.com
WennSoft, Inc. 2023-02-28 - Trade Sale
New Berlin, Wisconsin · www.wennsoft.com
Viventium Software, Inc. 2023-02-07 - Growth Capital
Brooklyn, New York · www.viventium.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Stratix Corp. 2022-09-16 Vox Mobile 2023-08-24 1
Norcross, Georgia · www.stratixcorp.com Independence, Ohio · www.voxmobile.com
Revecore Technologies 2017-02-14 Kemberton Healthcare Services LLC 2022-08-03 3
Franklin, Tennessee · www.revecore.com Franklin, Tennessee · www.kemberton.net
DaySmart Software, Inc. 2019-10-16 StormSource Software LLC 2020-12-22 6
Ann Arbor, Michigan · www.daysmart.com Scottsdale, Arizona · www.appointment-plus.com
Revecore Technologies 2017-02-14 Bottom Line Systems LLC 2018-09-05 2
Franklin, Tennessee · www.revecore.com Crescent Springs, Kentucky · www.onlinebls.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Information Technology 10 (22%) - 28 (22%) 16M (3%)
Software 9 (20%) - 25 (20%) -
Internet Software and Services 12 (27%) - 18 (14%) -
Business Services 4 (9%) - 12 (9%) -
Healthcare Services 4 (9%) - 9 (7%) -
Financial Services - - 7 (6%) 619M (97%)
Education - - 6 (5%) -
Medical Products 1 (2%) - 4 (3%) -
Safety/Security 1 (2%) - 3 (2%) -
Communications - - 2 (2%) -
Marketing 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
Retail - - 2 (2%) -
Agriculture 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Automotive - - 1 (1%) -
Building Materials 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Consumer Services - - 1 (1%) -
Distribution - - 1 (1%) -
Information Services - - 1 (1%) -
Insurance 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Life Science - - 1 (1%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (1%) -
Total 45 - 127 $635M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 45 (100%) - 126 (99%) 635M (100%)
  Pennsylvania 4 (9%) - 26 (20%) 619M (97%)
  New Jersey 5 (11%) - 13 (10%) 16M (3%)
  New York 5 (11%) - 11 (9%) -
  Texas 5 (11%) - 8 (6%) -
  California 4 (9%) - 6 (5%) -
  Maryland - - 6 (5%) -
  Tennessee 2 (4%) - 5 (4%) -
  Florida 2 (4%) - 5 (4%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (2%) - 5 (4%) -
  Virginia - - 5 (4%) -
  Georgia 2 (4%) - 4 (3%) -
  Wisconsin 1 (2%) - 4 (3%) -
  Illinois 1 (2%) - 4 (3%) -
  Ohio 2 (4%) - 3 (2%) -
  Utah 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
  South Carolina 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
  Missouri 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
  Nevada - - 2 (2%) -
  Washington 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  Oklahoma 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  North Carolina 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  Nebraska 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  Michigan 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  District of Columbia 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  Colorado 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  Alabama 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  Minnesota - - 1 (1%) -
  Kentucky - - 1 (1%) -
  Indiana - - 1 (1%) -
  Delaware - - 1 (1%) -
  Connecticut - - 1 (1%) -
Netherlands - - 1 (1%) -
Domestic 45 (100%) - 126 (99%) 635M (100%)
Cross-border - - 1 (1%) -
Total 45 - 127 $635M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 27 (60%) - 71 (56%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (7%) - 19 (15%) -
Secondary Buyout 9 (20%) - 16 (13%) -
Recapitalization 3 (7%) - 10 (8%) -
Consolidation 2 (4%) - 4 (3%) -
Divestiture - - 3 (2%) 16M (3%)
Venture 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
Going Private - - 1 (1%) 619M (97%)
Acquisition Financing - - 1 (1%) -
Total 45 - 127 $635M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 28 (37%) 2.6B (79%)
Trade Sale 19 (25%) 600M (18%)
Secondary Sale 14 (18%) -
Merger 7 (9%) -
IPO 4 (5%) -
Divestiture 1 (1%) 74M (2%)
Sold to Management 1 (1%) -
SPAC 1 (1%) -
Stake Sale 1 (1%) -
Total 76 $3.3B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Edgemont Capital Partners LP
 1
Houlihan Lokey
 1
Daiwa Corporate Advisory Ltd. (DC Advisory)
 1
Legal Deals
Morgan Lewis
 2
Morris, Manning & Martin
 1
DLA Piper
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $619M
< $100M 1 $16M
TOTAL $635M
Largest Peachtree Settlement Funding, LLC
$619M (2006-11-21)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 9 $3.0B
< $100M 4 $293M
TOTAL $3.3B
Largest Message Systems, Inc.
$600M (2021-04-28)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
14%
18 (14%)
Strategic(s)
2%
3 (2%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
20%
15 (20%)
Strategic(s)
72%
55 (72%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

6.0B USD

Established

1999

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Jim Murphy

Senior Managing Director, Value Creation

David Siegel

Managing Director, Business Development

Jairo Romero

Managing Director, Go-to-Market Excellence

Kristen Chang

Managing Director, Human Capital

Jason Jerista

Managing Director, Investor Relations

FAQ

When was LLR Partners founded?

LLR Partners was founded in 1999.

What type of investor is LLR Partners?

LLR Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is LLR Partners headquartered?

LLR Partners is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

How much capital does LLR Partners have under management?

LLR Partners has 6.0B USD under management.

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