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Odyssey Investment Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Odyssey Investment Partners has acquired 3 companies.

Odyssey Investment Partners’ most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (17%) and aerospace (10%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (44%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (40%). In total, Odyssey Investment Partners has invested in 23 US states and 4 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2001 when it acquired Dresser for $1.6B.

In the last 3 years, Odyssey Investment Partners has exited 5 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (53%). Odyssey Investment Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2008 when it sold Norcross Safety Products for $1.2B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity89
    • M&A Buy Activity53
    • M&A Sell Activity36
  • Total Sectors Invested 20
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 29
  • M&A Advisors 8

Odyssey Investment Partners

590 Madison Avenue, 39th Floor,
New York, New York 10022
United States
(212) 351-7900
www.odysseyinvestment.com

Odyssey Investments is a private equity firm that seeks control/majority investments in middle-market companies. Odyssey looks to back existing management and make investments in the form of leveraged acquisitions, growth financings and recapitalizations. Sectors of interest include industrial manufacturing, business and financial services, aerospace products and services, and 'route-based services'. Odyssey Investment Partners is based in New York City with an additional office in Woodland Hills, California.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Building Materials, Business Services, Communications, Consumer Services, Distribution, Electronics, Energy Services and Equipment, Engineering, Environmental, Financial Services, Insurance, Machinery, Manufacturing, Media, Medical Products, Packaging, Safety/Security, Technology Hardware, Test/Measurement Equipment, Utilities

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA 20 100
Investment Size 50 250
Enterprise Value 100 1,000
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.4/yr) # 46 4 3 - - - 53
vol $3.3B $3.3B
Sell (1.2/yr) # 30 1 2 1 2 - 36
vol $3.7B $626M $4.4B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
NSI Industries LLC 2024-11-18 - Secondary Sale
Huntersville, North Carolina · www.nsiindustries.com
Testek, Inc. 2024-11-12 - Secondary Sale
Wixom, Michigan · www.testek.com
Aramsco, Inc. 2023-10-01 - Secondary Sale
Paulsboro, New Jersey · www.aramsco.com
Industrial Electric Mfg. 2022-12-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Fremont, California · www.iemfg.com
Magna Legal Services 2022-10-19 - Secondary Buyout
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · www.magnals.com
Tysers Insurance Brokers Ltd. 2022-09-30 626M AUD Trade Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.tysers.com
Pexco LLC 2022-03-16 - Divestiture
Alpharetta, Georgia · www.pexco.com
APFS LLC 2022-01-04 - Recapitalization
Chicago, Illinois · www.addisongroup.com
Integrated Power Services LLC 2021-10-19 - Secondary Sale
Greenville, South Carolina · www.ips.us
Painters Supply & Equipment Co. 2021-08-17 - Secondary Buyout
Taylor, Michigan · www.psegroup.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Protective Industrial Products, Inc. 2020-12-15 Honeywell - Personal Protective Equipment 2024-11-22 1
Latham, New York · www.pipglobal.com Charlotte, North Carolina
Magna Legal Services 2022-10-19 TrialGraphix, Inc. 2023-03-16 6
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · www.magnals.com Miramar, Florida · www.trialgraphix.com
Cross Country Infrastructure Services, Inc. 2013-06-19 Pump & Integrity 2022-12-08 1
Aurora, Colorado · www.crosscountryis.com Aurora, Colorado
Pexco LLC 2022-03-16 Performance Plastics Ltd. 2022-09-15 5
Alpharetta, Georgia · www.pexco.com Cincinnati, Ohio · www.performanceplastics.com
Pexco LLC 2022-03-16 Enflo LLC 2022-09-06 4
Alpharetta, Georgia · www.pexco.com Bristol, Connecticut · www.enflo.com
CPI International, Inc. 2017-07-05 Communications & Power Industries, Inc. 2022-04-19 1
Santa Rosa, California · www.cpiinternational.com Plano, Texas · www.cpii.com
ProPharma Group Holdings LLC 2020-09-22 The Planet Group LLC 2021-05-27 7
Raleigh, North Carolina · www.propharmagroup.com Deerfield, Illinois · www.theplanetgroup.com
AllClear Aerospace & Defense 2016-08-23 Kellstrom Defense Aerospace, Inc. 2020-03-02 1
Miramar, Florida · www.goallclear.com El Segundo, California · www.kellstromdefense.com
Barcodes, Inc. 2019-01-23 Plasco, Inc. 2019-08-15 3
Chicago, Illinois · www.barcodesinc.com Miami, Florida · www.plascoid.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 3 (20%) - 9 (17%) 120M (4%)
Aerospace 1 (7%) - 5 (9%) -
Insurance 1 (7%) - 4 (8%) 39M (1%)
Manufacturing 2 (13%) - 4 (8%) -
Machinery - - 3 (6%) 616M (19%)
Safety/Security 1 (7%) - 3 (6%) 472M (15%)
Packaging - - 3 (6%) 77M (2%)
Healthcare Services 2 (13%) - 3 (6%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (7%) - 3 (6%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment 2 (13%) - 3 (6%) -
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (7%) - 2 (4%) 1.6B (48%)
Electronics - - 2 (4%) 147M (5%)
Distribution 1 (7%) - 2 (4%) -
Real Estate - - 1 (2%) 234M (7%)
Communications - - 1 (2%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (2%) -
Financial Services - - 1 (2%) -
Media - - 1 (2%) -
Retail - - 1 (2%) -
Staffing - - 1 (2%) -
Total 15 - 53 $3.3B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 15 (100%) - 50 (94%) 3.1B (95%)
  California 3 (20%) - 8 (15%) 120M (4%)
  North Carolina 2 (13%) - 5 (9%) 616M (19%)
  Illinois 1 (7%) - 5 (9%) 1.6B (48%)
  Ohio - - 4 (8%) 77M (2%)
  Georgia 2 (13%) - 3 (6%) -
  Florida 1 (7%) - 3 (6%) -
  Texas - - 3 (6%) -
  Michigan 1 (7%) - 2 (4%) -
  New Jersey - - 2 (4%) 39M (1%)
  Massachusetts - - 2 (4%) -
  Colorado 1 (7%) - 1 (2%) -
  Pennsylvania 1 (7%) - 1 (2%) -
  New York 1 (7%) - 1 (2%) -
  New Hampshire 1 (7%) - 1 (2%) -
  Nevada 1 (7%) - 1 (2%) -
  Rhode Island - - 1 (2%) 472M (15%)
  Maryland - - 1 (2%) 234M (7%)
  Wisconsin - - 1 (2%) -
  Washington - - 1 (2%) -
  Utah - - 1 (2%) -
  South Carolina - - 1 (2%) -
  Maine - - 1 (2%) -
  Kentucky - - 1 (2%) -
Taiwan - - 1 (2%) 147M (5%)
United Kingdom - - 1 (2%) -
Bermuda - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 15 (100%) - 50 (94%) 3.1B (95%)
Cross-border - - 3 (6%) 147M (5%)
Total 15 - 53 $3.3B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 7 (47%) - 23 (43%) 1.2B (36%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (20%) - 21 (40%) 354M (11%)
Divestiture 3 (20%) - 6 (11%) 1.7B (53%)
Growth Capital 2 (13%) - 2 (4%) -
Stake Purchase - - 1 (2%) -
Total 15 - 53 $3.3B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 19 (53%) 675M (16%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 7 (19%) 3.7B (84%)
Trade Sale 4 (11%) -
IPO 3 (8%) -
Merger 2 (6%) -
Recapitalization 1 (3%) -
Total 36 $4.4B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
KPMG Corporate Finance
3
Stifel
 2
Houlihan Lokey
 2
Legal Deals
Latham & Watkins
 7
Kirkland & Ellis
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.6B
$100M to $1B 5 $1.6B
< $100M 2 $116M
TOTAL $3.3B
Largest Dresser, Inc.
$1.6B (2001-04-10)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.2B
$100M to $1B 6 $3.2B
TOTAL $4.4B
Largest Norcross Safety Products LLC
$1.2B (2008-05-16)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
43%
23 (43%)
Strategic(s)
11%
6 (11%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
56%
20 (56%)
Strategic(s)
28%
10 (28%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

8.2B USD

Established

1997

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Brian Kwait

Co-Founder & CEO

Stephen Berger

Co-Founder & Chairman

William Hopkins

Co-Founder & Vice Chairman

Craig Staub

Senior Managing Principal

Jeffrey McKibben

Senior Managing Principal

FAQ

When was Odyssey Investment Partners founded?

Odyssey Investment Partners was founded in 1997.

What type of investor is Odyssey Investment Partners?

Odyssey Investment Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Odyssey Investment Partners headquartered?

Odyssey Investment Partners is headquartered in New York, New York.

How much capital does Odyssey Investment Partners have under management?

Odyssey Investment Partners has 8.2B USD under management.

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