Variant Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Variant Equity has acquired 1 company.

Variant Equity’s most common sectors for investment areinformation technology (34%) and internet software and services (34%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include divestiture (100%). In total, Variant Equity has invested in 3 US states. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2019 when it acquired Coach USA for $271M.

In the last 3 years, Variant Equity has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (50%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity3
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4
  • M&A Advisors 2

Variant Equity

Variant Equity Advisors LLC

1880 Century Park East, Suite 825,
Los Angeles, California 90067
United States
www.variantequity.com

Variant Equity is a private equity firm focused on acquiring corporate divestitures, private equity owned companies, and businesses facing succession challenges. Variant is industry agnostic and will consider opportunities throughout North America with at least $75 million in revenue. Variant Equity was formed in 2017 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Consumer Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Software, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture

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

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

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 2 - 1 - - - 3
vol $271M $271M
Sell (0.4/yr) # - - 1 - - 1 2
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Coach USA LLC 2024-06-11 - Bankruptcy
Paramus, New Jersey · www.coachusa.com
CompuCom Systems, Inc. 2021-12-31 - Divestiture
Fort Mill, South Carolina · www.compucom.com
Curb Mobility LLC 2021-06-23 - Trade Sale
Long Island City, New York · www.gocurb.com
Coach USA LLC 2019-04-16 271M USD Divestiture
Paramus, New Jersey · www.coachusa.com
Certegy Payment Solutions LLC 2018-09-04 - Divestiture
Clearwater, Florida · www.certegy.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Transportation - - 1 (33%) 271M (100%)
Information Technology 1 (50%) - 1 (33%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (50%) - 1 (33%) -
Total 2 - 3 $271M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 2 (100%) - 3 (100%) 271M (100%)
  South Carolina 1 (50%) - 1 (33%) -
  Florida 1 (50%) - 1 (33%) -
  New Jersey - - 1 (33%) 271M (100%)
Total 2 - 3 $271M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Divestiture 2 (100%) - 3 (100%) 271M (100%)
Total 2 - 3 $271M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Bankruptcy 1 (50%) -
Trade Sale 1 (50%) -
Total 2 -

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Sidley
1
Alston & Bird
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $271M
TOTAL $271M
Largest Coach USA LLC
$271M (2019-04-16)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
100%
3 (100%)
Exited to
Strategic(s)
50%
1 (50%)

FAQ

When was Variant Equity founded?

Variant Equity was founded in 2017.

What type of investor is Variant Equity?

Variant Equity is a private equity firm.

Where is Variant Equity headquartered?

Variant Equity is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

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