Morgan Stanley Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Morgan Stanley Capital Partners has acquired 12 companies.

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (12%) and consumer services (8%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (38%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (26%). In total, Morgan Stanley Capital Partners has invested in 21 US states and 4 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2018 when it acquired Web.com Group for $2.0B.

In the last 3 years, Morgan Stanley Capital Partners has exited 4 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (44%). Morgan Stanley Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2010 when it sold McKechnie Aerospace Holdings for $1.3B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity75
    • M&A Buy Activity50
    • M&A Sell Activity25
  • Total Sectors Invested 29
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 23
  • M&A Advisors 16

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners

1585 Broadway, 38th Floor,
New York, New York 10036
United States
(212) 761-6003
www.morganstanley.com/im/capitalpartners

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP) is the private investment arm of financial services firm and investment bank Morgan Stanley. MSCP looks to partner with founders looking to leverage Morgan Stanley's resources, as well as fund corporate carveouts, recapitalizations, buyouts, and industry consolidations. Areas of interest include business services, industrials, education, consumer products/services, food/beverage, retail, healthcare, and packaging. MSCP primarily targets businesses operating in North America valued between $75 and $750 million. Morgan Stanley Capital Partners is based in New York City.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Chemicals, Consumer Services, Energy Services and Equipment, Environmental, Financial Services, Food, Franchising, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Life Science, Manufacturing, Packaging, Retail, Software, Staffing

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA 10 75
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 100 750
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (2.8/yr) # 36 2 3 2 3 4 50
vol $2.6B $2.6B
Sell (1.6/yr) # 17 4 2 1 - 1 25
vol $2.8B $2.8B
  75

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Prescott’s, Inc. 2024-12-10 - Secondary Buyout
Monument, Colorado · www.prescottsmed.com
FoodScience Corp. 2024-11-19 - Secondary Buyout
Williston, Vermont · www.foodsciencecorp.com
Sila Services LLC 2024-11-11 - Secondary Sale
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania · www.sila.com
American Restoration Operations LLC 2024-07-25 - Secondary Buyout
Irving, Texas · www.amrestoration.com
Resource Innovations, Inc. 2024-04-02 - Secondary Buyout
Half Moon Bay, California · www.resource-innovations.com
RowCal 2023-05-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Champlin, Minnesota · www.rowcal.com
Allstar Construction 2023-05-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Maple Plain, Minnesota · www.allstartoday.com
Apex Companies LLC 2023-02-01 - Secondary Buyout
Rockville, Maryland · www.apexcos.com
Sterling Energy Co. 2022-10-17 - Trade Sale
Denver, Colorado · www.sterlingenergy.us
Fairway Lawns LLC 2022-05-18 - Secondary Buyout
Little Rock, Arizona · www.fairwaylawns.com
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
24 Seven, Inc. 2016-10-06 Filter LLC 2024-04-10 5
New York, New York · www.24seventalent.com Seattle, Washington · www.filterdigital.com
Alliance Technical Group LLC 2021-07-20 ORTECH Consulting, Inc. 2024-02-01 8
Decatur, Alabama · www.alliancetechnicalgroup.com Mississauga, Ontario · www.ortechconsulting.com
Web.com Group, Inc. 2018-06-21 WebCentral Pty Ltd. 2020-07-13 3
Jacksonville, Florida · www.web.com Sydney, Australia · www.webcentral.com.au
BWC Terminals LLC 2019-12-18 Contanda LLC 2020-07-06 1
Houston, Texas · www.bwcterminals.com Houston, Texas · www.contanda.com
Web.com Group, Inc. 2018-06-21 Web.com Group, Inc. - Enterprise Business 2020-02-27 3
Jacksonville, Florida · www.web.com Jacksonville, Florida
XRI Holdings LLC 2016-08-23 Fountain Quail Water Treatment 2019-04-24 1
Houston, Texas · www.xriwater.com , Texas
Web.com Group, Inc. 2018-06-21 TORCHx 2019-04-23 2
Jacksonville, Florida · www.web.com , United States · www.torchx.com
Web.com Group, Inc. 2018-06-21 Lighthouse 360 2019-03-18 1
Jacksonville, Florida · www.web.com Sugar Hill, Georgia · www.lh360.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 5 (18%) - 6 (12%) -
Consumer Services 3 (11%) - 4 (8%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (4%) 2.0B (100%) 3 (6%) 2.0B (76%)
Staffing 1 (4%) - 3 (6%) 165M (6%)
Healthcare Services 3 (11%) - 3 (6%) -
Information Technology - - 3 (6%) -
Software 1 (4%) - 3 (6%) -
Education 1 (4%) - 2 (4%) -
Packaging 1 (4%) - 2 (4%) -
Transportation 1 (4%) - 2 (4%) -
Retail - - 1 (2%) 310M (12%)
Food - - 1 (2%) 146M (6%)
Aerospace - - 1 (2%) -
Agriculture - - 1 (2%) -
Automotive 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Construction 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Consumer Products 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (2%) -
Environmental 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Financial Services 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Information Services 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Life Science - - 1 (2%) -
Manufacturing - - 1 (2%) -
Medical Products 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Oil/Gas Exploration - - 1 (2%) -
Plastics 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Real Estate 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Utilities 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 28 $2.0B 50 $2.6B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 27 (96%) 2.0B (100%) 47 (94%) 2.5B (94%)
  Texas 5 (18%) - 8 (16%) -
  California 2 (7%) - 7 (14%) -
  Minnesota 3 (11%) - 3 (6%) -
  Michigan 3 (11%) - 3 (6%) -
  Florida 2 (7%) 2.0B (100%) 3 (6%) 2.0B (76%)
  New York 1 (4%) - 3 (6%) 310M (12%)
  Colorado 1 (4%) - 3 (6%) -
  Georgia 1 (4%) - 2 (4%) 165M (6%)
  Arizona 1 (4%) - 2 (4%) -
  Pennsylvania 1 (4%) - 2 (4%) -
  Alabama 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Washington 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Vermont 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  New Jersey 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Maryland 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Indiana 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Connecticut 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Missouri - - 1 (2%) -
  Massachusetts - - 1 (2%) -
  Kentucky - - 1 (2%) -
  Illinois - - 1 (2%) -
Canada 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Ontario 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
China - - 1 (2%) 146M (6%)
Germany - - 1 (2%) -
Total 28 $2.0B 50 $2.6B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 11 (39%) - 19 (38%) 165M (6%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 10 (36%) - 13 (26%) -
Growth Capital 2 (7%) - 5 (10%) -
Venture - - 5 (10%) -
Recapitalization 4 (14%) - 4 (8%) -
Going Private 1 (4%) 2.0B (100%) 2 (4%) 2.1B (82%)
Divestiture - - 2 (4%) 310M (12%)
Total 28 $2.0B 50 $2.6B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 9 (36%) 557M (20%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 8 (32%) 1.8B (66%)
Trade Sale 4 (16%) 410M (15%)
IPO 2 (8%) -
Merger 1 (4%) -
Stake Sale 1 (4%) -
Total 25 $2.8B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Harris Williams
 4
William Blair
 3
Lazard Middle Market
 1
Legal Deals
Debevoise & Plimpton
 9
Jones Day
 5
Latham & Watkins
 2

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $2.0B
$100M to $1B 3 $621M
TOTAL $2.6B
Largest Web.com Group, Inc.
$2.0B (2018-06-21)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.3B
$100M to $1B 3 $1.5B
TOTAL $2.8B
Largest McKechnie Aerospace Holdings, Inc.
$1.3B (2010-09-27)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
46%
23 (46%)
Strategic(s)
4%
2 (4%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
40%
10 (40%)
Strategic(s)
48%
12 (48%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

Established

1985

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Subsidiary of

Morgan Stanley

Leadership

Aaron Sack

Head of Capital Partners

Geoff Laporte

Head of Business Development, MSCP

Adam Shaw

Managing Director

David Thompson

Managing Director

Eric Kanter

Managing Director

FAQ

When was Morgan Stanley Capital Partners founded?

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners was founded in 1985.

What type of investor is Morgan Stanley Capital Partners?

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Morgan Stanley Capital Partners headquartered?

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners is headquartered in New York, New York.

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