Willcrest Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Family Office Profile

Willcrest Partners’ most common sectors for investment areaerospace (50%) and engineering (50%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include recapitalization (50%) and secondary buyout (50%). In total, Willcrest Partners has invested in 2 US states.

The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (100%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity3
    • M&A Buy Activity2
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1

Willcrest Partners

Willcrest Partners

100 Spear Street, Suite 1500,
San Francisco, California 94105
United States
(415) 816-0086
www.willcrest.com
info@willcrest.com

Willcrest Partners is a family office focused on providing capital to growing companies. Willcrest generally invests in businesses offering differentiated B2B services and products. Specific areas of interest include data management, logistics, SaaS, billing and collections, insurance, specialty lending, banking services, revenue cycle management, back office services, compliance, test and measurement equipment, specialty connectors, electro/mechanical sensors, aerospace components, and medical components. Willcrest targets companies with $3 to $7 million of EBITDA and is an active investor, assisting with recruiting, corporate strategy, and operational improvements. Willcrest Partners is based in San Francisco.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Business Services, Distribution, Electrical Equipment, Financial Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Internet Software and Services, Manufacturing, Medical Products, Software, Test/Measurement Equipment, Transportation

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 3 7
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
Sell (0.2/yr) # - 1 - - - - 1
  3

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Pearce Services, Inc. 2020-04-14 - Secondary Sale
Paso Robles, California · www.pearce-services.com
Precision Aerospace LLC 2019-04-24 - Recapitalization
Phoenix, Arizona · www.precisionaerospace.com
Pearce Services, Inc. 2014-06-09 - Secondary Buyout
Paso Robles, California · www.pearce-services.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Aerospace 1 (100%) - 1 (50%) -
Engineering - - 1 (50%) -
Total 1 - 2 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 1 (100%) - 2 (100%) -
  Arizona 1 (100%) - 1 (50%) -
  California - - 1 (50%) -
Total 1 - 2 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Recapitalization 1 (100%) - 1 (50%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (50%) -
Total 1 - 2 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 1 (100%) -
Total 1 -

M&A Connections

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

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Family Office

Size

Small

Established

2011

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Benjamin Krick

Founding Partner

Bret Forster

Founding Partner

FAQ

When was Willcrest Partners founded?

Willcrest Partners was founded in 2011.

What type of investor is Willcrest Partners?

Willcrest Partners is a family office.

Where is Willcrest Partners headquartered?

Willcrest Partners is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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