Synetro Group Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Venture Capital Firm Profile

Synetro Group’s most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (34%) and consumer products (34%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (67%) and venture (34%). In total, Synetro Group has invested in 1 US state.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (80%). Synetro Group’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2014 when it sold KnowledgeAdvisors for $52M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity8
    • M&A Buy Activity3
    • M&A Sell Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6

Synetro Group

810 West Washington Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60607
United States
(312) 372-2600
www.synetro.com
info@synetrogroup.com

Synetro Group is a private investment and strategic advisory firm focused on early stage venture investments as well as acquisitions of mature companies. For its mature investment practice, Synetro targets businesses in the manufacturing, software, and business services sectors with up to $75 million of revenue. Synetro Group was formed in 2000 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Consumer Products, Distribution, Financial Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Internet Software and Services, Manufacturing, Media, Software

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Special Situations/Distressed, Venture

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 75
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - 10
Enterprise Value - 50
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
Sell (0.0/yr) # 5 - - - - - 5
vol $52M $52M
  8

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Promisec Ltd. 2018-01-01 - Trade Sale
Tel Aviv, Israel · www.promisec.com
Corporate Synergies Group, Inc. 2017-11-01 - Trade Sale
Camden, New Jersey · www.corpsyn.com
BOB.tv 2016-05-01 - Trade Sale
Chicago, Illinois · www.bob.tv
dscout, Inc. 2014-08-12 - Venture
Chicago, Illinois · www.dscout.com
KnowledgeAdvisors, Inc. 2014-03-03 52M USD Trade Sale
Chicago, Illinois · www.knowledgeadvisors.com
Gleanster LLC 2010-06-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Evanston, Illinois · www.gleanster.com
InsuranceNoodle, Inc. 2007-06-28 - Trade Sale
Chicago, Illinois · www.insurancenoodle.com
Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet LLC 2005-06-07 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Chicago, Illinois · www.kalamazoogourmet.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services - - 1 (33%) -
Consumer Products 1 (50%) - 1 (33%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (50%) - 1 (33%) -
Total 2 - 3 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 2 (100%) - 3 (100%) -
  Illinois 2 (100%) - 3 (100%) -
Total 2 - 3 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (50%) - 2 (67%) -
Venture 1 (50%) - 1 (33%) -
Total 2 - 3 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 3 (60%) 52M (100%)
Trade Sale 2 (40%) -
Total 5 $52M

Deal Values

sell # Total
< $100M 1 $52M
TOTAL $52M
Largest KnowledgeAdvisors, Inc.
$52M (2014-03-03)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Strategic(s)
80%
4 (80%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Venture Capital Firm

Size

Small

Established

2000

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Pantelis Georgiadis

Founder & CEO

Margo Georgiadis

Managing Partner

Simo Kamppari

Partner

Russell Faulk

Operating Partner

FAQ

When was Synetro Group founded?

Synetro Group was founded in 2000.

What type of investor is Synetro Group?

Synetro Group is a venture capital firm.

Where is Synetro Group headquartered?

Synetro Group is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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