Victory Park Capital Advisors Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Mezzanine Finance Firm Profile

Victory Park Capital Advisors’ most common sectors for investment arefinancial services (22%) and restaurants (11%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (32%) and growth capital (27%). In total, Victory Park Capital Advisors has invested in 10 US states and 4 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2010 when it acquired Energy Maintenance Services for $63M.

In the last 3 years, Victory Park Capital Advisors has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (37%). Victory Park Capital Advisors’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2018 when it sold iZettle AB for $2.2B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity30
    • M&A Buy Activity19
    • M&A Sell Activity11
  • Total Sectors Invested 14
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 13
  • M&A Advisors 1

Victory Park Capital Advisors

150 North Riverside Plaza Suite 5200,
Chicago, Illinois 60606
United States
(312) 701-1777
www.victoryparkcapital.com
ir@victoryparkcapital.com

Victory Park Capital Advisors is an alternative investment firm focused on providing debt and equity capital to small and middle-market companies in a variety of sectors of situations. The Firm generally looks to provide funding to 'sound' companies in need of liquidity and/or restructuring. Victor Park's target investment size range is $5 to $100 million. Victory Park Capital Advisors was formed in 2007 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Automotive, Business Services, Chemicals, Distribution, Energy Services and Equipment, Financial Services, Food, Healthcare Services, Manufacturing, Medical Products, Restaurants, Staffing

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Special Situations/Distressed, Acquisition Financing

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 5 100
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) # 19 - - - - - 19
vol $63M $63M
Sell (1.0/yr) # 6 3 1 1 - - 11
vol $2.2B $2.2B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
American Plastics LLC 2022-07-20 - Unknown
St. Louis, Missouri · www.americanplasticsllc.com
Joe's Jeans, Inc. 2021-11-05 - Trade Sale
Los Angeles, California · www.joesjeans.com
Upstart Holdings, Inc. 2020-12-15 - IPO
San Mateo, California · www.upstart.com
Avant LLC 2020-07-07 - Trade Sale
Chicago, Illinois · www.avant.com
Borro Ltd. 2020-02-13 - Trade Sale
New York, New York · www.borro.com
iZettle AB 2018-05-17 2.2B USD Trade Sale
Stockholm, Sweden · www.izettle.com
United Automobile Insurance Co. 2018-04-26 - Growth Capital
Miami Gardens, Florida · www.uaig.net
Oakam Ltd. 2017-12-04 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Croydon, United Kingdom · www.oakam.com
American Plastics LLC 2017-07-24 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
St. Louis, Missouri · www.americanplasticsllc.com
KBP Foods LLC 2017-05-14 - Secondary Sale
Overland Park, Kansas · www.kbp-foods.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Financial Services 1 (20%) - 4 (21%) -
Insurance 1 (20%) - 2 (11%) -
Restaurants 1 (20%) - 2 (11%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (5%) 63M (100%)
Aerospace - - 1 (5%) -
Airlines - - 1 (5%) -
Apparel/Textiles - - 1 (5%) -
Consumer Products 1 (20%) - 1 (5%) -
Information Technology - - 1 (5%) -
Manufacturing 1 (20%) - 1 (5%) -
Metals/Mining - - 1 (5%) -
Plastics - - 1 (5%) -
Real Estate - - 1 (5%) -
Staffing - - 1 (5%) -
Total 5 - 19 $63M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 4 (80%) - 16 (84%) 63M (100%)
  California 1 (20%) - 3 (16%) -
  Illinois 1 (20%) - 2 (11%) -
  Florida 1 (20%) - 2 (11%) -
  Colorado - - 2 (11%) -
  New York - - 2 (11%) -
  Michigan 1 (20%) - 1 (5%) -
  Texas - - 1 (5%) 63M (100%)
  Kansas - - 1 (5%) -
  Arizona - - 1 (5%) -
  Missouri - - 1 (5%) -
United Kingdom 1 (20%) - 1 (5%) -
Canada - - 1 (5%) -
  British Columbia - - 1 (5%) -
Sweden - - 1 (5%) -
Domestic 4 (80%) - 16 (84%) 63M (100%)
Cross-border 1 (20%) - 3 (16%) -
Total 5 - 19 $63M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (40%) - 6 (32%) 63M (100%)
Growth Capital 1 (20%) - 5 (26%) -
Special Situations/Distressed 2 (40%) - 3 (16%) -
PIPE - - 2 (11%) -
Recapitalization - - 1 (5%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (5%) -
Venture - - 1 (5%) -
Total 5 - 19 $63M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 3 (27%) -
Trade Sale 3 (27%) -
Bankruptcy 2 (18%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (9%) 2.2B (100%)
IPO 1 (9%) -
Unknown 1 (9%) -
Total 11 $2.2B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Salem Partners
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Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $63M
TOTAL $63M
Largest Energy Maintenance Services LLC
$63M (2010-03-23)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $2.2B
TOTAL $2.2B
Largest iZettle AB
$2.2B (2018-05-17)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
5%
1 (5%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
18%
2 (18%)
Strategic(s)
36%
4 (36%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Mezzanine Finance Firm

Size

Large

Established

2007

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Brendan Carroll

Co-Founder & Senior Partner

Richard Levy

Founder & CEO, CIO

Don Richman

Managing Director

Joel Hart

Managing Director & Credit Risk Manager

Olibia Stamatoglou

Managing Director, CFO & CCO

FAQ

When was Victory Park Capital Advisors founded?

Victory Park Capital Advisors was founded in 2007.

What type of investor is Victory Park Capital Advisors?

Victory Park Capital Advisors is a mezzanine finance firm.

Where is Victory Park Capital Advisors headquartered?

Victory Park Capital Advisors is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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