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Sentinel Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Sentinel Capital Partners has acquired 13 companies.

Sentinel Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment arehealthcare services (13%) and restaurants (12%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (39%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (29%). In total, Sentinel Capital Partners has invested in 29 US states and 4 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2024 when it acquired Spectrum Safety Solutions for $1.4B.

In the last 3 years, Sentinel Capital Partners has exited 8 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (40%). Sentinel Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2023 when it sold ECM Industries for $1.1B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity169
    • M&A Buy Activity99
    • M&A Sell Activity70
  • Total Sectors Invested 32
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 54
  • M&A Advisors 8

Sentinel Capital Partners

Sentinel Capital Partners, L.L.C.

One Vanderbilt Avenue, 53rd Floor,
New York, New York 10017
United States
(212) 688-3100
www.sentinelpartners.com
info@sentinelpartners.com

Sentinel Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market companies with strong management and 'attractive growth prospects'. Sentinel looks to invest up to $400 million of equity in companies generating EBITDA of up to $65 million. Sectors of interest include business services/outsourcing, consumer products and services, food and restaurants, franchising, and manufacturing. Prospective transaction situations include management buyouts, recapitalizations, corporate divestitures, take-privates, and growth capital financings. Sentinel Capital Partners was formed in 1995 and is based in New York, New York.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Apparel/Textiles, Automotive, Business Services, Communications, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Defense, Distribution, Electrical Equipment, Financial Services, Food, Franchising, Furniture, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Life Science, Manufacturing, Medical Products, Packaging, Publishing, Restaurants, Retail, Safety/Security, Software, Staffing, Technology Hardware, Utilities

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - 65
Investment Size - 400
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (3.8/yr) # 80 6 7 3 3 - 99
vol $1.6B $1.4B $3.0B
Sell (2.8/yr) # 57 6 4 3 1 - 71
vol $1.2B $830M $1.1B $3.1B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
NSI Industries LLC 2024-11-18 - Secondary Buyout
Huntersville, North Carolina · www.nsiindustries.com
TranSystems Corp. 2024-08-07 - Merger
Kansas City, Missouri · www.transystems.com
Spectrum Safety Solutions 2024-03-05 1.4B USD Divestiture
Stamford, Connecticut · www.spectrum-safety.com
Market Performance Group LLC 2024-01-17 - Secondary Buyout
Princeton Junction, New Jersey · www.marketperformancegroup.com
High Bar Brands LLC 2023-12-20 - Secondary Buyout
Owatonna, Minnesota · www.highbarbrands.com
Newk's Franchise Co. LLC 2023-12-20 - Trade Sale
Jackson, Mississippi · www.newks.com
Online Labels LLC 2023-12-19 - Recapitalization
Sanford, Florida · www.onlinelabels.com
Worldwide Home Care 2023-09-29 - Divestiture
Irvine, California
ECM Industries LLC 2023-04-03 1.1B USD Trade Sale
New Berlin, Wisconsin · www.ecmindustries.com
Apex Companies LLC 2023-02-01 - Secondary Sale
Rockville, Maryland · www.apexcos.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Catalyst MedTech 2021-12-27 Digirad Health, Inc. 2023-05-05 3
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · www.catalystmedtech.com Suwanee, Georgia · www.digirad.com
L2 Brands, Inc. 2022-11-16 Ouray Sportswear LLC 2023-01-03 1
Hanover, Pennsylvania · www.l2brands.com Englewood, Colorado · www.ouraysportswear.com
TriMech Solutions LLC 2022-03-14 Solid Solutions Management Ltd. 2022-06-27 1
Glen Allen, Virginia · www.trimech.com Warwickshire, United Kingdom · www.solidsolutions.co.uk
New Era Technology, Inc. 2019-09-25 Comstar Technologies LLC 2022-04-08 4
New York, New York · www.neweratech.com West Chester, Pennsylvania · www.comstar-usa.com
The Recreational Group 2022-01-13 Controlled Products LLC 2022-01-13 1
Dalton, Georgia · www.recreationalgroup.com Dalton, Georgia · www.cpturf.com
New Era Technology, Inc. 2019-09-25 FlexManage 2020-02-14 3
New York, New York · www.neweratech.com Chicago, Illinois · www.flexmanage.com
New Era Technology, Inc. 2019-09-25 Cameo Solutions 2019-10-29 2
New York, New York · www.neweratech.com Cincinnati, Ohio

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Healthcare Services 3 (11%) - 12 (12%) 113M (4%)
Restaurants 2 (7%) - 11 (11%) 809M (27%)
Manufacturing 2 (7%) 1.4B (100%) 6 (6%) 1.4B (47%)
Electrical Equipment 2 (7%) - 6 (6%) 258M (9%)
Consumer Products - - 6 (6%) 93M (3%)
Retail 1 (4%) - 6 (6%) 25M (1%)
Business Services 3 (11%) - 5 (5%) -
Consumer Services 3 (11%) - 5 (5%) -
Machinery - - 4 (4%) 100M (3%)
Automotive 1 (4%) - 4 (4%) 27M (1%)
Food - - 3 (3%) 78M (3%)
Franchising 1 (4%) - 3 (3%) 50M (2%)
Apparel/Textiles 2 (7%) - 3 (3%) -
Distribution 1 (4%) - 3 (3%) -
Medical Products 1 (4%) - 3 (3%) -
Packaging 1 (4%) - 2 (2%) -
Software 1 (4%) - 2 (2%) -
Agriculture - - 1 (1%) 33M (1%)
Building Materials - - 1 (1%) -
Communications 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
Construction - - 1 (1%) -
Defense - - 1 (1%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (1%) -
Engineering - - 1 (1%) -
Environmental - - 1 (1%) -
Financial Services - - 1 (1%) -
Information Technology 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
Marketing - - 1 (1%) -
Publishing - - 1 (1%) -
Safety/Security - - 1 (1%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
Total 28 $1.4B 99 $3.0B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 26 (93%) 1.4B (100%) 91 (92%) 2.7B (91%)
  Texas 5 (18%) - 10 (10%) 101M (3%)
  Florida 2 (7%) - 10 (10%) 27M (1%)
  California 3 (11%) - 8 (8%) -
  Georgia 2 (7%) - 5 (5%) 35M (1%)
  Minnesota 1 (4%) - 5 (5%) 665M (22%)
  Wisconsin - - 5 (5%) 291M (10%)
  Missouri - - 5 (5%) 86M (3%)
  New York 3 (11%) - 4 (4%) -
  Pennsylvania 2 (7%) - 4 (4%) 50M (2%)
  New Jersey 2 (7%) - 3 (3%) -
  Tennessee 1 (4%) - 3 (3%) -
  South Carolina 1 (4%) - 3 (3%) -
  Illinois - - 3 (3%) 25M (1%)
  Ohio - - 3 (3%) -
  North Carolina 1 (4%) - 2 (2%) -
  Arizona - - 2 (2%) -
  Michigan - - 2 (2%) -
  Maryland - - 2 (2%) -
  Kentucky - - 2 (2%) -
  Connecticut 1 (4%) 1.4B (100%) 1 (1%) 1.4B (47%)
  Virginia 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
  Indiana 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
  Idaho - - 1 (1%) 43M (1%)
  Wyoming - - 1 (1%) -
  West Virginia - - 1 (1%) -
  Oklahoma - - 1 (1%) -
  Nevada - - 1 (1%) -
  Mississippi - - 1 (1%) -
  Massachusetts - - 1 (1%) -
Canada 1 (4%) - 6 (6%) 154M (5%)
  Ontario - - 3 (3%) 93M (3%)
  British Columbia 1 (4%) - 2 (2%) 61M (2%)
  Quebec - - 1 (1%) -
Czech Republic 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
Guatemala - - 1 (1%) 109M (4%)
Domestic 26 (93%) 1.4B (100%) 91 (92%) 2.7B (91%)
Cross-border 2 (7%) - 8 (8%) 263M (9%)
Total 28 $1.4B 99 $3.0B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 15 (54%) - 38 (38%) 61M (2%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 5 (18%) - 28 (28%) 852M (29%)
Recapitalization 2 (7%) - 17 (17%) 247M (8%)
Growth Capital 3 (11%) - 7 (7%) -
Divestiture 2 (7%) 1.4B (100%) 6 (6%) 1.7B (58%)
Stake Purchase 1 (4%) - 2 (2%) -
Going Private - - 1 (1%) 93M (3%)
Total 28 $1.4B 99 $3.0B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 28 (39%) 602M (19%)
Trade Sale 14 (20%) 56M (2%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 10 (14%) 2.1B (66%)
Merger 5 (7%) -
Bankruptcy 3 (4%) -
Sold to Management 3 (4%) -
Unknown 3 (4%) -
Divestiture 1 (1%) 390M (13%)
IPO 1 (1%) -
Recapitalization 1 (1%) -
Shut Down 1 (1%) -
SPAC 1 (1%) -
Total 71 $3.1B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Baird
 1
Bayview Capital Group
 1
TD Securities
 1
Legal Deals
Winthrop & Weinstine
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.4B
$100M to $1B 3 $1.0B
< $100M 12 $553M
TOTAL $3.0B
Largest Spectrum Safety Solutions
$1.4B (2024-03-05)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.1B
$100M to $1B 4 $1.7B
< $100M 4 $263M
TOTAL $3.1B
Largest ECM Industries LLC
$1.1B (2023-04-03)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
39%
39 (39%)
Strategic(s)
6%
6 (6%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
42%
30 (42%)
Strategic(s)
34%
24 (34%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

11.2B USD

Established

1995

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

David Lobel

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

John McCormack

Co-Founder & Senior Partner

Joshua Garrett

Managing Director

Jeffrey Groves

Managing Director & Head of Debt Capital Markets

Michael Gebicki

Managing Director, Credit Strategies

FAQ

When was Sentinel Capital Partners founded?

Sentinel Capital Partners was founded in 1995.

What type of investor is Sentinel Capital Partners?

Sentinel Capital Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Sentinel Capital Partners headquartered?

Sentinel Capital Partners is headquartered in New York, New York.

How much capital does Sentinel Capital Partners have under management?

Sentinel Capital Partners has 11.2B USD under management.

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