RLJ Equity Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, RLJ Equity Partners has acquired 3 companies.

RLJ Equity Partners’ most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (17%) and environmental (12%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (50%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (23%). In total, RLJ Equity Partners has invested in 12 US states and 3 different countries.

In the last 3 years, RLJ Equity Partners has exited 4 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (46%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity29
    • M&A Buy Activity18
    • M&A Sell Activity11
  • Total Sectors Invested 13
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 16
  • M&A Advisors 1

RLJ Equity Partners

7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 900,
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
United States
(240) 744-7856
www.rljequitypartners.com
epteam@rljequity.com

RLJ Equity Partners LLC is a private equity firm focused on long term investments in North American middle-market companies. The Firm looks to invest $15 to $40 million per transaction in companies valued between $50 and $250 million. RLJ targets companies operating in the fields of aerospace/defense, auto/transportation, business services, consumer retail, media, and telecom. Types of transactions include corporate divestitures, buyouts, recapitalizations, growth equity, and add-on acquisitions. RLJ Equity Partners LLC was formed in 2006 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Business Services, Communications, Defense, Environmental, Food, Information Technology, Leisure, Machinery, Manufacturing, Media, Publishing, Retail, Transportation

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 15 40
Enterprise Value 50 250
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 15 - 3 - - - 18
Sell (0.8/yr) # 7 - 1 2 - 1 11
  29

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Flow Service Partners 2024-11-21 - Secondary Sale
Mount Juliet, Tennessee · www.flowservice.com
Enhanced Recovery Co. LLC 2022-10-04 - Trade Sale
Jacksonville, Florida · www.ercbpo.com
Olson Brothers Pro-Vac LLC 2022-02-22 - Secondary Sale
Puyallup, Washington · www.pro-vac.com
Ogle School Management 2021-09-21 - Secondary Buyout
Arlington, Texas · www.ogleschool.edu
JJ Transportes Lda 2021-07-29 - Trade Sale
Beira, Mozambique · www.jjafrica.com
Flow Service Partners 2021-06-30 - Consolidation
Mount Juliet, Tennessee · www.flowservice.com
Growers House Holdings LLC 2021-05-24 - Recapitalization
Phoenix, Arizona · www.growershouse.com
LAI International, Inc. 2019-05-30 - Trade Sale
Westminster, Maryland · www.laico.com
Olson Brothers Pro-Vac LLC 2019-01-09 - Secondary Buyout
Puyallup, Washington · www.pro-vac.com
Crossfuze LLC 2018-10-08 - Divestiture
Minneapolis, Minnesota · www.crossfuze.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 1 (20%) - 3 (17%) -
Environmental - - 2 (11%) -
Information Technology 1 (20%) - 2 (11%) -
Transportation - - 2 (11%) -
Distribution 1 (20%) - 1 (6%) -
Education 1 (20%) - 1 (6%) -
Food - - 1 (6%) -
Information Services - - 1 (6%) -
Leisure - - 1 (6%) -
Machinery 1 (20%) - 1 (6%) -
Manufacturing - - 1 (6%) -
Publishing - - 1 (6%) -
Retail - - 1 (6%) -
Total 5 - 18 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 5 (100%) - 15 (83%) -
  Virginia 1 (20%) - 3 (17%) -
  California - - 2 (11%) -
  Texas 1 (20%) - 1 (6%) -
  Minnesota 1 (20%) - 1 (6%) -
  Maine 1 (20%) - 1 (6%) -
  Arizona 1 (20%) - 1 (6%) -
  Washington - - 1 (6%) -
  Tennessee - - 1 (6%) -
  Ohio - - 1 (6%) -
  Maryland - - 1 (6%) -
  Georgia - - 1 (6%) -
  Florida - - 1 (6%) -
Brazil - - 2 (11%) -
Mozambique - - 1 (6%) -
Domestic 5 (100%) - 15 (83%) -
Cross-border - - 3 (17%) -
Total 5 - 18 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 2 (40%) - 9 (50%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (20%) - 4 (22%) -
Growth Capital - - 2 (11%) -
Consolidation - - 1 (6%) -
Divestiture 1 (20%) - 1 (6%) -
Recapitalization 1 (20%) - 1 (6%) -
Total 5 - 18 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 5 (45%) -
Trade Sale 3 (27%) -
Unknown 2 (18%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (9%) -
Total 11 -

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
DLA Piper
1

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
44%
8 (44%)
Strategic(s)
6%
1 (6%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
36%
4 (36%)
Strategic(s)
45%
5 (45%)

FAQ

When was RLJ Equity Partners founded?

RLJ Equity Partners was founded in 2006.

What type of investor is RLJ Equity Partners?

RLJ Equity Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is RLJ Equity Partners headquartered?

RLJ Equity Partners is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

How much capital does RLJ Equity Partners have under management?

RLJ Equity Partners has 850M USD under management.

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