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ZS Fund Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

ZS Fund’s most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (28%) and transportation (19%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include recapitalization (55%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (37%). In total, ZS Fund has invested in 7 US states. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2007 when it acquired VPSI for $44M.

In the last 3 years, ZS Fund has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (45%). ZS Fund’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2010 when it sold Service Champ for $87M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity20
    • M&A Buy Activity11
    • M&A Sell Activity9
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5
  • M&A Advisors 6

ZS Fund

ZS Fund LP

630 Fifth Avenue, 19th Floor,
New York, New York 10111
United States
(212) 398-6200
www.zsfundlp.com
contact@zsfundlp.com

ZS Fund L.P. is a private equity firm engaged in making long-term investments in established middle-market companies. The firm focuses on transactions that provide liquidity to business owners while enabling them to maintain a significant ownership stake and keep their company independent. ZS pursues privately-held, closely-held, or publicly-traded companies that have a high return on capital relative to industry peers. The firm targets companies with an annual operating profit of at least $4 million. ZS Fund L.P. was founded in 1985 and is based in New York City.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Machinery, Transportation

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA 4 30
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 11 - - - - - 11
vol $44M $44M
Sell (0.2/yr) # 8 - 1 - - - 9
vol $87M $87M
  20

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Juniper Landscaping Holdings LLC 2022-01-10 - Secondary Sale
Fort Myers, Florida · www.junipercares.com
SOS Security, Inc. 2019-06-01 - Secondary Sale
Parsippany, New Jersey · www.sossecurity.com
ECS Refining LLC 2018-07-03 - Bankruptcy
Santa Clara, California · www.ecsrefining.com
Casabella Holdings LLC 2017-09-26 - Trade Sale
Congers, New York · www.casabella.com
Juniper Landscaping Holdings LLC 2017-03-10 - Recapitalization
Fort Myers, Florida · www.junipercares.com
Amerijet Holdings, Inc. 2016-07-26 - Secondary Buyout
Miami, Florida · www.amerijet.com
Cub Foods, Inc. 2014-05-07 - Trade Sale
Stillwater, Minnesota · www.cub.com
Industrial Air Tool LLP 2014-01-28 - Trade Sale
Pasadena, Texas · www.industrialairtool.com
SOS Security, Inc. 2013-01-14 - Recapitalization
Parsippany, New Jersey · www.sossecurity.com
ASC Engineered Solutions 2012-10-18 - Secondary Sale
Oak Brook, Illinois · www.asc-es.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services - - 3 (27%) 44M (100%)
Transportation 2 (100%) - 2 (18%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (9%) -
Consumer Products - - 1 (9%) -
Distribution - - 1 (9%) -
Environmental - - 1 (9%) -
Retail - - 1 (9%) -
Safety/Security - - 1 (9%) -
Total 2 - 11 $44M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 2 (100%) - 11 (100%) 44M (100%)
  New York 1 (50%) - 3 (27%) -
  Florida 1 (50%) - 2 (18%) -
  California - - 2 (18%) -
  Michigan - - 1 (9%) 44M (100%)
  Texas - - 1 (9%) -
  New Jersey - - 1 (9%) -
  Illinois - - 1 (9%) -
Total 2 - 11 $44M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Recapitalization - - 6 (55%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (50%) - 4 (36%) 44M (100%)
Secondary Buyout 1 (50%) - 1 (9%) -
Total 2 - 11 $44M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 4 (44%) 87M (100%)
Trade Sale 2 (22%) -
Bankruptcy 1 (11%) -
IPO 1 (11%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (11%) -
Total 9 $87M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Brown Gibbons Lang (BGL)
 1
Navigant Capital Advisors
 1
Legal Deals
Blank Rome
 4
Kirkland & Ellis
 1
Thompson Hine
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $44M
TOTAL $44M
Largest VPSI, Inc.
$44M (2007-05-07)
sell # Total
< $100M 1 $87M
TOTAL $87M
Largest Service Champ, Inc.
$87M (2010-04-23)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
9%
1 (9%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
44%
4 (44%)
Strategic(s)
22%
2 (22%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

Established

1985

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Ned Sherwood

Founder

Bob Horne

Team Member

Nick Burger

Team Member

FAQ

When was ZS Fund founded?

ZS Fund was founded in 1985.

What type of investor is ZS Fund?

ZS Fund is a private equity firm.

Where is ZS Fund headquartered?

ZS Fund is headquartered in New York, New York.

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