Speyside Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Speyside Equity’s most common sectors for investment aremanufacturing (34%) and chemicals (17%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (45%) and divestiture (28%). In total, Speyside Equity has invested in 9 US states and 3 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2016 when it acquired Opta Group for $5M.

In the last 3 years, Speyside Equity has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (43%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity25
    • M&A Buy Activity18
    • M&A Sell Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6
  • M&A Advisors 5

Speyside Equity

24 Frank Llyod Wright Drive H3225,
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
United States
(212) 994-0308
www.speysideequity.com
investments@speysideequity.com

Speyside Equity is a private equity firm focused on investments in traditional businesses with a history of profitability. Speyside generally looks for non-core divestitures from multinational businesses and will consider opportunities in the specialty chemicals, food/ingredients, and metal forming sectors. The Firm's geographic coverage includes North America and Western Europe. Speyside Equity was established in 2005 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Chemicals, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Environmental, Food, Machinery, Manufacturing, Metals/Mining, Retail

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 20 300
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 20 200
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 18 - - - - - 18
vol $5M $5M
Sell (0.2/yr) # 6 - - - 1 - 7
  25

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Avon Machining 2023-06-05 - Secondary Sale
Shelby Township, Michigan · www.avonmachining.com
Weatherly Casting & Machine Co. 2019-06-18 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Weatherly, Pennsylvania · www.wecast.com
Western Industries Plastic Products LLC 2019-03-15 - Secondary Sale
Winfield, Kansas · www.westernind.com
Craftsman Custom Metals LLC 2017-08-09 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Schiller Park, Illinois · www.ccm.com
Avon Machining 2017-05-17 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Shelby Township, Michigan · www.avonmachining.com
McGregor & Thompson Hardware Ltd. 2017-05-12 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Vancouver, British Columbia · www.mcgregor-thompson.com
Ashland Foundry & Machine Works, Inc. 2017-05-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Ashland, Pennsylvania · www.ashlandfoundrymachineworks.com
Shanahan’s Limited Partnership 2017-03-21 - Secondary Buyout
Surrey, British Columbia · www.shanahans.com
Midland Stamping & Fabricating Corp. 2017-01-13 - Divestiture
Schiller Park, Illinois · www.midlandstamping.com
Western Industries Plastic Products LLC 2017-01-04 - Secondary Buyout
Winfield, Kansas · www.westernind.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Opta Group LLC 2016-02-12 Anker Industries LLC 2023-12-21 5
Amherst, New York · www.optagroupllc.com Wilkins Township, Pennsylvania · www.ankerindustries.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Manufacturing 6 (55%) - 6 (33%) -
Chemicals 1 (9%) - 3 (17%) -
Food 1 (9%) - 3 (17%) -
Building Materials 2 (18%) - 2 (11%) -
Machinery - - 2 (11%) -
Metals/Mining 1 (9%) 5M (100%) 1 (6%) 5M (100%)
Plastics - - 1 (6%) -
Total 11 $5M 18 $5M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 8 (73%) 5M (100%) 13 (72%) 5M (100%)
  Pennsylvania 2 (18%) - 4 (22%) -
  Illinois 2 (18%) - 2 (11%) -
  New York 1 (9%) 5M (100%) 1 (6%) 5M (100%)
  Texas 1 (9%) - 1 (6%) -
  Indiana 1 (9%) - 1 (6%) -
  California 1 (9%) - 1 (6%) -
  Missouri - - 1 (6%) -
  Michigan - - 1 (6%) -
  Kansas - - 1 (6%) -
Germany 1 (9%) - 3 (17%) -
Canada 2 (18%) - 2 (11%) -
  British Columbia 2 (18%) - 2 (11%) -
Domestic 8 (73%) 5M (100%) 13 (72%) 5M (100%)
Cross-border 3 (27%) - 5 (28%) -
Total 11 $5M 18 $5M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 6 (55%) - 8 (44%) -
Divestiture 3 (27%) 5M (100%) 5 (28%) 5M (100%)
Stake Purchase 1 (9%) - 3 (17%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (9%) - 2 (11%) -
Total 11 $5M 18 $5M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 3 (43%) -
Stake Sale 2 (29%) -
Trade Sale 2 (29%) -
Total 7 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Jefferies
1
PwC Corporate Finance LLC
1
PJT Partners, Inc.
1
Legal Deals
McDermott Will & Emery
2
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $5M
TOTAL $5M
Largest Opta Group LLC
$5M (2016-02-12)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
11%
2 (11%)
Strategic(s)
28%
5 (28%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
43%
3 (43%)
Strategic(s)
14%
1 (14%)

FAQ

When was Speyside Equity founded?

Speyside Equity was founded in 2005.

What type of investor is Speyside Equity?

Speyside Equity is a private equity firm.

Where is Speyside Equity headquartered?

Speyside Equity is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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