Weston Presidio Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Weston Presidio’s most common sectors for investment areconsumer products (14%) and building materials (7%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (38%) and growth capital (24%). In total, Weston Presidio has invested in 20 US states and 3 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2006 when it acquired MacDermid for $1.3B.

In the last 3 years, Weston Presidio has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (45%). Weston Presidio’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2012 when it sold Party City Holdco for $2.7B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity95
    • M&A Buy Activity43
    • M&A Sell Activity52
  • Total Sectors Invested 26
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 64
  • M&A Advisors 6

Weston Presidio

200 Clarendon Street, 50th Floor,
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
United States
(617) 988-2500
www.westonpresidio.com
mcronin@westonpresidio.com

Weston Presidio is a private investment firm focused on providing growth capital to later stage companies. The Firm looks to commit $10 to $50 million per investment to support growth initiatives, recapitalizations, and management-led buyouts. Sectors of interest include consumer products/services, business services, manufacturing and industrial, media/publishing, healthcare and technology. The Firm prefers to act as the lead investor, but will consider investing in select non-control minority positions. Weston Presidio was formed in 1991 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Apparel/Textiles, Beverages, Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Communications, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Education, Electrical Equipment, Energy Services and Equipment, Engineering, Environmental, Financial Services, Food, Forest Products, Furniture, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Media, Packaging, Publishing, Restaurants, Retail, Semiconductors, Software, Technology Hardware, Test/Measurement Equipment

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Recapitalization

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 10 50
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) # 43 - - - - - 43
vol $2.6B $2.6B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 51 - 1 - - - 52
vol $12.4B $12.4B
  95

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Xenon Arc, Inc. 2021-12-21 - Secondary Sale
Bellevue, Washington · www.xenonarc.com
Silego Technology, Inc. 2017-10-05 306M USD Trade Sale
Santa Clara, California · www.silego.com
SharkNinja Operating LLC 2017-08-16 - Secondary Sale
Needham, Massachusetts · www.sharkninja.com
Snooze Import Export LLC 2016-12-05 - Secondary Sale
Denver, Colorado · www.snoozeeatery.com
The HydraFacial Co. 2016-12-01 - Secondary Sale
Signal Hill, California · www.hydrafacialco.com
SquareTrade, Inc. 2016-11-28 1.4B USD Trade Sale
San Francisco, California · www.squaretrade.com
Jimmy John's Franchise LLC 2016-09-08 - Secondary Sale
Champaign, Illinois · www.jimmyjohns.com
Tysers Insurance Brokers Limited 2015-08-05 - Secondary Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.tysers.com
Jimmy John's Franchise LLC 2015-08-04 - Stake Purchase
Champaign, Illinois · www.jimmyjohns.com
Too Faced Cosmetics, Inc. 2015-06-04 - Secondary Sale
Irvine, California · www.toofaced.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Consumer Products - - 6 (14%) 522M (20%)
Building Materials - - 3 (7%) 436M (17%)
Business Services - - 3 (7%) 75M (3%)
Retail - - 3 (7%) -
Chemicals - - 2 (5%) 1.4B (54%)
Publishing - - 2 (5%) 160M (6%)
Airlines - - 2 (5%) -
Information Technology - - 2 (5%) -
Restaurants - - 2 (5%) -
Semiconductors - - 2 (5%) -
Apparel/Textiles - - 1 (2%) -
Beverages - - 1 (2%) -
Construction - - 1 (2%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (2%) -
Electronics - - 1 (2%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (2%) -
Franchising - - 1 (2%) -
Insurance - - 1 (2%) -
Life Science - - 1 (2%) -
Media - - 1 (2%) -
Medical Products - - 1 (2%) -
Packaging - - 1 (2%) -
Real Estate - - 1 (2%) -
Software - - 1 (2%) -
Staffing 1 (100%) - 1 (2%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (2%) -
Total 1 - 43 $2.6B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 1 (100%) - 41 (95%) 2.6B (100%)
  California - - 12 (28%) 100M (4%)
  Colorado - - 3 (7%) 1.3B (50%)
  Massachusetts - - 3 (7%) 60M (2%)
  Pennsylvania - - 3 (7%) -
  Virginia 1 (100%) - 2 (5%) -
  Ohio - - 2 (5%) 436M (17%)
  Florida - - 2 (5%) -
  Washington - - 2 (5%) -
  New Jersey - - 1 (2%) 360M (14%)
  Georgia - - 1 (2%) 162M (6%)
  Delaware - - 1 (2%) 114M (4%)
  Texas - - 1 (2%) 75M (3%)
  Oregon - - 1 (2%) -
  New York - - 1 (2%) -
  Nevada - - 1 (2%) -
  Nebraska - - 1 (2%) -
  Kentucky - - 1 (2%) -
  Kansas - - 1 (2%) -
  Illinois - - 1 (2%) -
  Connecticut - - 1 (2%) -
United Kingdom - - 1 (2%) -
Brazil - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 1 (100%) - 41 (95%) 2.6B (100%)
Cross-border - - 2 (5%) -
Total 1 - 43 $2.6B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 16 (37%) 451M (17%)
Growth Capital 1 (100%) - 10 (23%) -
Recapitalization - - 4 (9%) 60M (2%)
Venture - - 4 (9%) -
Going Private - - 3 (7%) 2.1B (80%)
Stake Purchase - - 3 (7%) -
Divestiture - - 1 (2%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (2%) -
Special Situations/Distressed - - 1 (2%) -
Total 1 - 43 $2.6B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 15 (29%) 7.5B (60%)
Secondary Sale 15 (29%) 4.2B (34%)
Trade Sale 10 (19%) 668M (5%)
IPO 7 (13%) -
Bankruptcy 2 (4%) -
Recapitalization 1 (2%) 35M (< 1%)
Divestiture 1 (2%) -
Unknown 1 (2%) -
Total 52 $12.4B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Credit Suisse Investment Banking
 1
Deutsche Bank Corporate & Investment Banking
 1
North Point Advisors LLC
 1
Legal Deals
Morrison & Foerster
 1
Dechert
 1
Ropes & Gray
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.3B
$100M to $1B 4 $1.1B
< $100M 3 $235M
TOTAL $2.6B
Largest MacDermid, Inc.
$1.3B (2006-12-15)
sell # Total
> $1B 5 $9.8B
$100M to $1B 11 $2.5B
< $100M 2 $105M
TOTAL $12.4B
Largest Party City Holdco, Inc.
$2.7B (2012-06-05)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
5%
2 (5%)
Strategic(s)
2%
1 (2%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
33%
17 (33%)
Strategic(s)
44%
23 (44%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

3.3B USD

Established

1991

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Michael Lazarus

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Josh McDowell

Partner

FAQ

When was Weston Presidio founded?

Weston Presidio was founded in 1991.

What type of investor is Weston Presidio?

Weston Presidio is a private equity firm.

Where is Weston Presidio headquartered?

Weston Presidio is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

How much capital does Weston Presidio have under management?

Weston Presidio has 3.3B USD under management.

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