Watervale Equity Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Watervale Equity Partners has acquired 2 companies.

Watervale Equity Partners’ most common sectors for investment areelectrical equipment (50%) and manufacturing (50%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (50%) and recapitalization (50%). In total, Watervale Equity Partners has invested in 3 US states.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity4
    • M&A Buy Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

Watervale Equity Partners

Watervale Equity Partners

29525 Chagrin Blvd. Suite 100,
Cleveland, Ohio 44122
United States
www.watervalepartners.com
grow@watervalepartners.com

Watervale Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused on control investments in growing lower middle-market companies. The Firm will consider profitable companies throughout North America valued up to $50 million. Sectors of interest include manufacturing, distribution, and consumer/industrial products. Watervale prefers market leading companies with high barriers to entry and conservative capital structures. Watervale Equity Partners is based in Cleveland, Ohio.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Beverages, Building Materials, Consumer Products, Defense, Distribution, Electrical Equipment, Food, Manufacturing, Test/Measurement Equipment, Utilities

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA 2 -
Investment Size - 50
Enterprise Value - 100
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 1 1 1 - - 1 4
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  4

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
PGF Technology Group, Inc. 2024-04-29 - Recapitalization
Rochester Hills, Michigan · www.pgftech.com
High Speed Gear 2021-06-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Swansboro, North Carolina · www.highspeedgear.com
Duke Manufacturing 2020-03-02 - Recapitalization
Willoughby, Ohio · www.duke-mfg.com
EMX Industries, Inc. 2018-10-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Garfield Heights, Ohio · www.emxinc.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Electrical Equipment 2 (50%) - 2 (50%) -
Manufacturing 2 (50%) - 2 (50%) -
Total 4 - 4 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 4 (100%) - 4 (100%) -
  Ohio 2 (50%) - 2 (50%) -
  North Carolina 1 (25%) - 1 (25%) -
  Michigan 1 (25%) - 1 (25%) -
Total 4 - 4 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (50%) - 2 (50%) -
Recapitalization 2 (50%) - 2 (50%) -
Total 4 - 4 -

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

Established

2017

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Eric Bacon

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Jim Guddy

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Mike Faremouth

President & Co-Founder

Alex Campau

Vice President

FAQ

When was Watervale Equity Partners founded?

Watervale Equity Partners was founded in 2017.

What type of investor is Watervale Equity Partners?

Watervale Equity Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Watervale Equity Partners headquartered?

Watervale Equity Partners is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

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