Symmetric Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Symmetric Capital’s most common sectors for investment arelife science (16%) and medical products (16%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (70%) and growth capital (31%). In total, Symmetric Capital has invested in 10 US states and 2 different countries.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (79%). Symmetric Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2015 when it sold BioRx for $210M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity27
    • M&A Buy Activity13
    • M&A Sell Activity14
  • Total Sectors Invested 10
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 15
  • M&A Advisors 2

Symmetric Capital

1500 District Avenue, Suite 100,
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
United States
(781) 419-1100
www.symmetriccapital.com
info@symmetriccapital.com

Symmetric Capital is a private equity firm that invests in profitable growth companies in the US and Canada. Symmetric seeks to invest $5 to $25 million to help fund shareholder liquidity needs, growth, acquisitions, or debt reduction. Symmetric will consider majority or minority positions and typically looks for market-leading companies owned by their founders, a family, or small partnership. Sectors of interest include business services, healthcare and life sciences, software, IT services, applied technology, industrial products, education, logistics and distribution, and consumer products. Symmetric was formed in 2007 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Consumer Products, Distribution, Education, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Software, Transportation

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 -
Target EBITDA 2 -
Investment Size 5 25
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 13 - - - - - 13
Sell (0.0/yr) # 14 - - - - - 14
vol $483M $483M
  27

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Gryphon Networks Corp. 2019-11-12 - Secondary Sale
Boston, Massachusetts · www.gryphon.ai
School Improvement Network 2017-07-18 - Trade Sale
Midvale, Utah · www.schoolimprovement.com
Biomedical Structures LLC 2016-08-09 - Trade Sale
Warwick, Rhode Island · www.bmsri.com
BioRx LLC 2015-04-01 210M USD Trade Sale
Cincinnati, Ohio · www.biorx.net
Chantest Corp. 2014-10-29 - Trade Sale
Cleveland, Ohio · www.chantest.com
Complete Innovations, Inc. 2014-09-02 - Secondary Sale
Toronto, Ontario · www.fleetcomplete.com
Air Serv Corp. 2012-10-08 158M USD Trade Sale
Atlanta, Georgia · www.airservcorp.com
TekLinks, Inc. 2012-08-01 - Secondary Sale
Birmingham, Alabama · www.teklinks.com
School Improvement Network 2011-04-29 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Midvale, Utah · www.schoolimprovement.com
BioRx LLC 2010-11-24 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Cincinnati, Ohio · www.biorx.net
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Life Science - - 2 (15%) -
Medical Products - - 2 (15%) -
Software - - 2 (15%) -
Business Services - - 1 (8%) -
Distribution - - 1 (8%) -
Information Technology - - 1 (8%) -
Insurance - - 1 (8%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (8%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment - - 1 (8%) -
Transportation - - 1 (8%) -
Total - - 13 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States - - 12 (92%) -
  Ohio - - 2 (15%) -
  Massachusetts - - 2 (15%) -
  New Jersey - - 1 (8%) -
  Louisiana - - 1 (8%) -
  Georgia - - 1 (8%) -
  Alabama - - 1 (8%) -
  Utah - - 1 (8%) -
  Texas - - 1 (8%) -
  Rhode Island - - 1 (8%) -
  Oregon - - 1 (8%) -
Canada - - 1 (8%) -
  Ontario - - 1 (8%) -
Domestic - - 12 (92%) -
Cross-border - - 1 (8%) -
Total - - 13 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 9 (69%) -
Growth Capital - - 4 (31%) -
Total - - 13 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 6 (43%) 368M (76%)
Trade Sale 5 (36%) 115M (24%)
Secondary Sale 3 (21%) -
Total 14 $483M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Signal Hill Capital Group LLC
1
Legal Deals
Choate Hall & Stewart
1

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $483M
TOTAL $483M
Largest BioRx LLC
$210M (2015-04-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Investor(s)
21%
3 (21%)
Strategic(s)
79%
11 (79%)

FAQ

When was Symmetric Capital founded?

Symmetric Capital was founded in 2007.

What type of investor is Symmetric Capital?

Symmetric Capital is a private equity firm.

Where is Symmetric Capital headquartered?

Symmetric Capital is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.

How much capital does Symmetric Capital have under management?

Symmetric Capital has 202M USD under management.

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