Tinicum Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Tinicum Capital Partners has acquired 3 companies. It has also invested in 3 others.

Tinicum Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment aremanufacturing (11%) and machinery (9%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (45%) and stake purchase (20%). In total, Tinicum Capital Partners has invested in 20 US states and 5 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2008 when it acquired X-Rite for $155M.

In the last 3 years, Tinicum Capital Partners has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (45%). Tinicum Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2000 when it sold Cordant Technologies for $2.3B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity74
    • M&A Buy Activity47
    • M&A Sell Activity27
  • Total Sectors Invested 27
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 19
  • M&A Advisors 2

Tinicum Capital Partners

Tinicum Capital Partners

800 Third Avenue, 40th Floor,
New York, New York 10022
United States
(212) 446-9300
www.tinicum.com
info@tinicum.com

Tinicum Capital Partners is a private equity group that seeks to acquire control of companies through acquisitions or restructurings or to take minority stakes in public or private companies through equity or debt securities. Tinicum's target equity investment size is between $30 and $150 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include aerospace; HVAC components; medical devices; financial services; specialty industrial products or components; pumps, valves and other process control equipment; specialty machinery; electrical equipment; motors and motion control equipment; specialty metals/magnetics; and media/advertising. The Firm will not consider investments in venture capital, real estate, or unproven technology. Tinicum was formed in 1998 and is based in New York City.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Building Materials, Business Services, Communications, Distribution, Electrical Equipment, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Medical Products, Metals/Mining, Oil/Gas Exploration, Real Estate, Retail

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Divestiture, Going Private, Growth Capital, Special Situations/Distressed, Stake Purchase

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 30 150
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.2/yr) # 41 - 3 - 2 1 47
vol $192M $192M
Sell (1.4/yr) # 20 4 - 3 - - 27
vol $4.7B $4.7B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Groupe Tornatech, Inc. 2024-10-10 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Laval, Quebec · www.tornatech.com
Greene Group Industries LLC 2023-07-17 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Oceanside, California · www.greenegroup.com
PMI Group 2023-06-01 - Growth Capital
Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania · www.pennmfg.com
Envera Systems LLC 2022-11-18 - Secondary Sale
Coconut Creek, Florida · www.enverasystems.com
Advantek LLC 2022-06-23 - Secondary Sale
Eden Prairie, Minnesota · www.advantek.com
Skyway Towers Holdings II LLC 2022-05-27 - Secondary Sale
Land O’ Lakes, Florida · www.skywaytowers.com
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co. 2021-03-02 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Saint Louis, Missouri · www.watlow.com
Continental Disc Corporation LLC 2021-01-13 - Growth Capital
Liberty, Missouri · www.contdisc.com
Advantek LLC 2021-01-01 - Growth Capital
Eden Prairie, Minnesota · www.advantek.com
PAS Global LLC 2020-11-04 - Trade Sale
Houston, Texas · www.pas.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co. 2021-03-02 Eurotherm Ltd. 2022-06-08 1
Saint Louis, Missouri · www.watlow.com Worthing , United Kingdom · www.eurotherm.com
PennTool Group 2005-05-01 PennEngineering Motion Technologies 2006-05-15 1
Westland, Michigan · www.penntoolgroup.com Harleysville, Pennsylvania · www.pennmotion.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Manufacturing 3 (25%) - 5 (11%) -
Aerospace - - 4 (9%) -
Machinery 2 (17%) - 4 (9%) -
Business Services 1 (8%) - 3 (6%) -
Metals/Mining 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) 37M (19%)
Communications - - 2 (4%) -
Distribution 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
Electrical Equipment 2 (17%) - 2 (4%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 2 (4%) -
Media - - 2 (4%) -
Medical Products 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
Oil/Gas Exploration 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment - - 1 (2%) 155M (81%)
Chemicals - - 1 (2%) -
Engineering - - 1 (2%) -
Environmental - - 1 (2%) -
Financial Services - - 1 (2%) -
Healthcare Services - - 1 (2%) -
Information Technology - - 1 (2%) -
Insurance - - 1 (2%) -
Life Science - - 1 (2%) -
Marketing - - 1 (2%) -
Packaging - - 1 (2%) -
Publishing - - 1 (2%) -
Safety/Security - - 1 (2%) -
Software - - 1 (2%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (2%) -
Total 12 - 47 $192M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 11 (92%) - 43 (91%) 155M (81%)
  California 2 (17%) - 5 (11%) -
  Texas - - 5 (11%) -
  Florida - - 5 (11%) -
  Illinois - - 4 (9%) -
  Pennsylvania 2 (17%) - 3 (6%) -
  Missouri 2 (17%) - 3 (6%) -
  Michigan 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) 155M (81%)
  New Jersey 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
  New York - - 2 (4%) -
  Colorado - - 2 (4%) -
  West Virginia 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
  Tennessee 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
  Arizona - - 1 (2%) -
  Washington - - 1 (2%) -
  Utah - - 1 (2%) -
  Ohio - - 1 (2%) -
  Minnesota - - 1 (2%) -
  Massachusetts - - 1 (2%) -
  Indiana - - 1 (2%) -
Canada 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
  Quebec 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Germany - - 1 (2%) 37M (19%)
Argentina - - 1 (2%) -
Netherlands - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 11 (92%) - 43 (91%) 155M (81%)
Cross-border 1 (8%) - 4 (9%) 37M (19%)
Total 12 - 47 $192M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 5 (42%) - 21 (45%) -
Stake Purchase 1 (8%) - 9 (19%) -
Growth Capital 4 (33%) - 6 (13%) -
Divestiture - - 3 (6%) 37M (19%)
PIPE - - 2 (4%) 155M (81%)
Recapitalization - - 2 (4%) -
Secondary Buyout 2 (17%) - 2 (4%) -
Special Situations/Distressed - - 1 (2%) -
Venture - - 1 (2%) -
Total 12 - 47 $192M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 10 (37%) 4.7B (100%)
Secondary Sale 6 (22%) -
Stake Sale 4 (15%) -
Trade Sale 3 (11%) -
IPO 2 (7%) -
Bankruptcy 1 (4%) -
Unknown 1 (4%) -
Total 27 $4.7B

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
K&L Gates
 1
Vinson & Elkins
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $155M
< $100M 1 $37M
TOTAL $192M
Largest X-Rite, Inc.
$155M (2008-08-22)
sell # Total
> $1B 2 $3.6B
$100M to $1B 3 $1.1B
< $100M 1 $6M
TOTAL $4.7B
Largest Cordant Technologies, Inc.
$2.3B (2000-05-25)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
9%
4 (9%)
Strategic(s)
6%
3 (6%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
19%
5 (19%)
Strategic(s)
44%
12 (44%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.6B USD

Established

1998

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Eric Ruttenberg

Co-Managing Partner

Chuck Crafts

Advisory Partner

Seth Hendon

Advisory Partner

Bill Shockley

Partner

Bob Kelly

Partner

FAQ

When was Tinicum Capital Partners founded?

Tinicum Capital Partners was founded in 1998.

What type of investor is Tinicum Capital Partners?

Tinicum Capital Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Tinicum Capital Partners headquartered?

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

How much capital does Tinicum Capital Partners have under management?

Tinicum Capital Partners has 1.6B USD under management.

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