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The Heico Companies Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Family Office Profile

In the last 3 years, The Heico Companies has acquired 2 companies.

The Heico Companies’ most common sectors for investment aremanufacturing (40%) and automotive (20%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (74%) and secondary buyout (14%). In total, The Heico Companies has invested in 7 US states and 5 different countries.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity15
    • M&A Buy Activity15
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

The Heico Companies

The Heico Companies LLC

70 West Madison Street Suite 5600,
Chicago, Illinois 60602
United States
(312) 419-8220
www.heicocompanies.com
info@heicocompanies.com

Heico Companies is a private investment firm focused on acquiring manufacturing, distribution and service businesses where the Firm believes that its management expertise can improve profitability. In addition to stable businesses, Heico has a special interest in distressed or special situations. Heico generally looks to acquire platform companies with at least $5 million in sales and will consider $5 to $15 million in EBITDA. Heico was formed in 1979 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Automotive, Building Materials, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Electrical Equipment, Engineering, Machinery, Manufacturing, Metals/Mining, Retail, Software, Transportation

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

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Nordic

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 50 250
Target EBITDA 5 15
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 13 - - 1 1 - 15
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  15

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Insight Vision LLC 2024-01-02 - Divestiture
Saukville, Wisconsin · www.insightvisioncameras.com
Precision Engineering LLC 2023-01-20 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Uxbridge, Massachusetts · www.precisionengineering.com
Shred-Tech Corp. 2019-08-16 - Secondary Buyout
Cambridge, Ontario · www.shred-tech.com
Astro Tecnologia 2017-07-02 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Cachoeirinha, Brazil · www.astrocargo.com.br
B/A Products Co. 2017-06-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Columbia, Maryland · www.baprod.com
KaRo Kanal- und Rohrreinigungsmaschinen GmbH 2017-05-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Hückeswagen, Germany · www.karotechnik.de
C/A Design, Inc. 2016-10-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Dover, New Hampshire · www.c-a-design.com
Ancra Systems B.V. 2016-09-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Boxtel, Netherlands · www.ancra.nl
Wistra GmbH 2016-08-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Selmsdorf, Germany · www.wistra.eu
Kinedyne LLC 2013-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Branchburg, New Jersey · www.kinedyne.com
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Ohmite Manufacturing Co. 1998-01-01 Kanthal - Electronic Components Business 2018-11-01 3
Warrenville, Illinois · www.ohmite.com Hallstahammar, Sweden

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Manufacturing 6 (43%) - 6 (40%) -
Automotive 3 (21%) - 3 (20%) -
Electrical Equipment 2 (14%) - 2 (13%) -
Machinery 2 (14%) - 2 (13%) -
Communications - - 1 (7%) -
Transportation 1 (7%) - 1 (7%) -
Total 14 - 15 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 9 (64%) - 10 (67%) -
  New Hampshire 2 (14%) - 2 (13%) -
  Illinois 2 (14%) - 2 (13%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (7%) - 2 (13%) -
  Wisconsin 1 (7%) - 1 (7%) -
  New Jersey 1 (7%) - 1 (7%) -
  Maryland 1 (7%) - 1 (7%) -
  Indiana 1 (7%) - 1 (7%) -
Germany 2 (14%) - 2 (13%) -
Canada 1 (7%) - 1 (7%) -
  Ontario 1 (7%) - 1 (7%) -
Brazil 1 (7%) - 1 (7%) -
Netherlands 1 (7%) - 1 (7%) -
Domestic 9 (64%) - 10 (67%) -
Cross-border 5 (36%) - 5 (33%) -
Total 14 - 15 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 11 (79%) - 11 (73%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (7%) - 2 (13%) -
Consolidation 1 (7%) - 1 (7%) -
Divestiture 1 (7%) - 1 (7%) -
Total 14 - 15 -

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
13%
2 (13%)
Strategic(s)
7%
1 (7%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Family Office

Size

Small

Established

1979

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Emily Heisley Stoeckel

Chairman

Steve Frediani

President &CEO

Chris Rogers

Managing Director

Damien Kovary

Managing Director

Jon Hicks

Managing Director

FAQ

When was The Heico Companies founded?

The Heico Companies was founded in 1979.

What type of investor is The Heico Companies?

The Heico Companies is a family office.

Where is The Heico Companies headquartered?

The Heico Companies is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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