Quabbin Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Asset Manager Profile

Quabbin Capital’s most common sectors for investment arerestaurants (12%) and software (12%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (45%) and recapitalization (34%). In total, Quabbin Capital has invested in 6 US states.

In the last 3 years, Quabbin Capital has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (72%). Quabbin Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2015 when it sold Inventus Solutions for $232M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity16
    • M&A Buy Activity9
    • M&A Sell Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 9
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 18

Quabbin Capital, Inc.

21 Custom House Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
United States
(617) 330-9041
www.quabbincapital.com
info@quabbincapital.com

Quabbin Capital is private investment group focused on alternative asset investments in the US and abroad. Quabbin looks for opportunities in private equity, mezzanine loans, venture capital, energy, real estate, and hedge funds. Within private equity, Quabbin pursues equity and junior capital investments in established, profitable manufacturing or business service companies with revenues of $10 to $50 million. Quabbin Capital was formed in 1974 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Automotive, Business Services, Communications, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Energy Services and Equipment, Environmental, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Oil/Gas Exploration, Real Estate, Renewable Energy, Software

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 50
Target EBITDA 5 10
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 8 1 - - - - 9
Sell (0.2/yr) # 6 - - - 1 - 7
vol $432M $432M
  16

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Chandler Signs LLC 2023-06-01 - Trade Sale
Fort Worth, Texas · www.chandlersigns.com
Applied Business Software, Inc. 2020-11-12 - Growth Capital
Long Beach, California · www.themortgageoffice.com
Archon Woodworks, Inc. 2019-03-29 - Shut Down
Omaha, Nebraska · www.archonwood.com
SouthWaste Disposal LLC 2016-07-25 - Trade Sale
Houston, Texas · www.southwaste.com
Inventus Solutions, Inc. 2015-12-15 232M USD Trade Sale
Chicago, Illinois · www.inventus.com
Library Systems & Services LLC 2015-01-26 - Secondary Sale
Riverside, California · www.lsslibraries.com
Inventus Solutions, Inc. 2013-06-24 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Chicago, Illinois · www.inventus.com
The Upper Crust 2013-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Concord, Massachusetts · www.theuppercrustpizzeria.com
SouthWaste Disposal LLC 2009-05-18 - Recapitalization
Houston, Texas · www.southwaste.com
Healthy Pet Corp. 2007-06-01 153M USD Trade Sale
Shelton, Connecticut · www.healthypet.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
The ADS Group 1999-09-01 Digital Excellence LLC 2006-11-01 2
Plymouth, Minnesota · www.theadsgroup.com Minneapolis, Minnesota · www.digx.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services - - 1 (11%) -
Distribution - - 1 (11%) -
Environmental - - 1 (11%) -
Healthcare Services - - 1 (11%) -
Information Technology - - 1 (11%) -
Manufacturing - - 1 (11%) -
Restaurants 1 (33%) - 1 (11%) -
Software 1 (33%) - 1 (11%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (33%) - 1 (11%) -
Total 3 - 9 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 3 (100%) - 9 (100%) -
  Texas - - 3 (33%) -
  California 1 (33%) - 2 (22%) -
  Minnesota 1 (33%) - 1 (11%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (33%) - 1 (11%) -
  Illinois - - 1 (11%) -
  Connecticut - - 1 (11%) -
Total 3 - 9 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (67%) - 4 (44%) -
Recapitalization - - 3 (33%) -
Growth Capital 1 (33%) - 2 (22%) -
Total 3 - 9 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 3 (43%) 432M (100%)
Trade Sale 2 (29%) -
Secondary Sale 1 (14%) -
Shut Down 1 (14%) -
Total 7 $432M

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $385M
< $100M 1 $47M
TOTAL $432M
Largest Inventus Solutions, Inc.
$232M (2015-12-15)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
11%
1 (11%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
14%
1 (14%)
Strategic(s)
71%
5 (71%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Asset Manager

Size

Small

Established

1974

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

John Snow III

President & Managing Director

Charles Wahle

Managing Director

Steven Leese

Managing Director

Tanya Cohoon

Controller

FAQ

When was Quabbin Capital, Inc. founded?

Quabbin Capital, Inc. was founded in 1974.

What type of investor is Quabbin Capital, Inc.?

Quabbin Capital, Inc. is an asset manager.

Where is Quabbin Capital, Inc. headquartered?

Quabbin Capital, Inc. is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

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