RLH Equity Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, RLH Equity Partners has acquired 1 company. It has also invested in 5 others.

RLH Equity Partners’ most common sectors for investment areinformation technology (25%) and business services (25%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (42%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (38%). In total, RLH Equity Partners has invested in 15 US states.

In the last 3 years, RLH Equity Partners has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (57%). RLH Equity Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2012 when it sold maxIT Healthcare Holdings for $473M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity52
    • M&A Buy Activity29
    • M&A Sell Activity23
  • Total Sectors Invested 12
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 15
  • M&A Advisors 2

RLH Equity Partners

10900 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 850,
Los Angeles, California 90024
United States
(310) 405-7200
www.rlhequity.com
clewis@rlhequity.com

RLH Equity Partners is a private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market companies throughout North America. RLH look for market leaders generating sales of $25 to $200 million with high growth potential. General areas of interest include business services (including IT services), high value-added manufacturing, specialty distribution, healthcare, and financial services. The Firm invests in the range of $30 to $100 million per transaction. Prospective transaction situations include growth equity financings, shareholder liquidity, recapitalizations, and management buyouts. RLH Equity Partners was formed in 1982 and is based in Los Angeles, California.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Agriculture, Apparel/Textiles, Business Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Defense, Distribution, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Life Science, Manufacturing, Plastics, Retail, Staffing, Technology Hardware

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 25 200
Target EBITDA 5 20
Investment Size 30 100
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.4/yr) # 22 1 3 - 1 2 29
Sell (0.8/yr) # 19 1 - 2 1 - 23
vol $1.0B $1.0B
  52

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
The Asia Group 2024-12-11 - Growth Capital
Washington, District of Columbia · www.theasiagroup.com.
Red Clay Consulting 2024-03-04 - Growth Capital
Atlanta, Georgia · www.redclay.com
Shift7 Digital LLC 2023-04-04 - Trade Sale
New York, New York · www.shift7digital.com
Connors Group 2023-02-21 - Growth Capital
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania · www.connorsllc.com
Utegration LLC 2022-12-07 - Trade Sale
Houston, Texas · www.utegration.com
Inspirage LLC 2022-09-06 - Trade Sale
Bellevue, Washington · www.inspirage.com
IMRE LLC 2021-10-13 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Towson, Maryland · www.imre.com
Keystone Strategy LLC 2021-08-04 - Growth Capital
New York, New York · www.keystone.ai
Astound Digital 2021-05-12 - Growth Capital
Oakland, California · www.astounddigital.com
MCA Connect LLC 2020-07-14 - Growth Capital
Denver, Colorado · www.mcaconnect.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 3 (30%) - 7 (24%) -
Information Technology 3 (30%) - 7 (24%) -
Distribution - - 2 (7%) -
Healthcare Services 2 (20%) - 2 (7%) -
Life Science 1 (10%) - 2 (7%) -
Marketing 1 (10%) - 2 (7%) -
Staffing - - 2 (7%) -
Apparel/Textiles - - 1 (3%) -
Consumer Services - - 1 (3%) -
Engineering - - 1 (3%) -
Food - - 1 (3%) -
Software - - 1 (3%) -
Total 10 - 29 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 10 (100%) - 29 (100%) -
  California 2 (20%) - 12 (41%) -
  Florida 2 (20%) - 3 (10%) -
  Illinois - - 2 (7%) -
  Georgia 1 (10%) - 1 (3%) -
  District of Columbia 1 (10%) - 1 (3%) -
  Colorado 1 (10%) - 1 (3%) -
  Pennsylvania 1 (10%) - 1 (3%) -
  New York 1 (10%) - 1 (3%) -
  Maryland 1 (10%) - 1 (3%) -
  Arizona - - 1 (3%) -
  Washington - - 1 (3%) -
  Virginia - - 1 (3%) -
  Vermont - - 1 (3%) -
  Texas - - 1 (3%) -
  Indiana - - 1 (3%) -
Total 10 - 29 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 6 (60%) - 12 (41%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (30%) - 11 (38%) -
Stake Purchase 1 (10%) - 3 (10%) -
Recapitalization - - 2 (7%) -
Consolidation - - 1 (3%) -
Total 10 - 29 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 10 (43%) 1.0B (100%)
Trade Sale 5 (22%) -
Secondary Sale 4 (17%) -
IPO 1 (4%) -
Merger 1 (4%) -
Recapitalization 1 (4%) -
Unknown 1 (4%) -
Total 23 $1.0B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Guggenheim Securities
 1
The Spartan Group
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $924M
< $100M 1 $100M
TOTAL $1.0B
Largest maxIT Healthcare Holdings, Inc.
$473M (2012-07-17)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Investor(s)
22%
5 (22%)
Strategic(s)
57%
13 (57%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.0B USD

Established

1982

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

J. Christopher Lewis

Co-Founder & Managing Director, Chairman

Robert Rodin

CEO & Managing Director

Kevin Cantrell

Managing Director

Mark Gartner

Managing Director

Michel Glouchevitch

Managing Director

FAQ

When was RLH Equity Partners founded?

RLH Equity Partners was founded in 1982.

What type of investor is RLH Equity Partners?

RLH Equity Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is RLH Equity Partners headquartered?

RLH Equity Partners is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

How much capital does RLH Equity Partners have under management?

RLH Equity Partners has 1.0B USD under management.

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