Investment Summary

KKR and Seidler Equity Partners Invest In Quick Quack Car Wash

On November 1, 2018, private equity firms KKR and Seidler Equity Partners invested in consumer services company Quick Quack Car Wash

Investment Highlights
  • This is KKR’s 8th and Seidler Equity Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is KKR’s 131st and Seidler Equity Partners’ 16th transaction in the United States.
  • This is KKR’s 28th and Seidler Equity Partners’ 3rd transaction in California.

Investment Summary

Date 2018-11-01
Target Quick Quack Car Wash
Sector Consumer Services
Investor(s) KKR
Seidler Equity Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Quick Quack Car Wash

Roseville, California, United States
Quick Quack Car Wash is a developer, operator, and manager of express-format car wash locations. Quick Quack operates locations throughout the Western United States. Quick Quack Car Wash wash founded in 2004 and is based in Roseville, California.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

KKR

New York, New York, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 267.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.

KKR is a global investment firm founded by Jerome Kohlberg, Henry Kravis, and George Roberts. The Firm is separated into several business segments including private markets, public markets, capital markets, and other principal activities. KKR's private equity practice invests in management buyouts, take privates, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and partnerships with family-owned companies. KKR will invest in a broad range of industries and companies and will consider businesses throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. Sectors of interest include chemicals, consumer products, energy and natural resources, financial services, healthcare, industrial, media/communications, retail, and technology. In addition to its traditional principal investment activity business, KKR also invests in infrastructure assets. KKR was formed in 1976 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 292 of 500
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 8 of 12
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 48 of 82
State: California M&A 28 of 46
Country: United States M&A 131 of 212
Year: 2018 M&A 31 of 35
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-26 Epic Games

Cary, North Carolina, United States

Epic Games is a publisher of interactive games and developer of the software platforms used for game development and high-end graphics rendering. Epic Games was founded in 1991 and is based in Cary, North Carolina.

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2018-11-07 KDC/ONE

Longueuil, Quebec, Canada

KDC/ONE is a custom innovator, formulator and manufacturer serving the prestige beauty, personal care, and household sectors. KDC/ONE was founded in 2002 and is based in Longueuil, Quebec.

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Investor

Seidler Equity Partners

Marina del Rey, California, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 5.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Seidler Equity Partners is a mid-market private equity firm focused on partnering with business owners and management to help build market-leading companies. Seidler will consider funding growth financings, family business transitions, owner-operator recapitalizations, management buyouts, liquidity for estate planning, and traditional buyouts. Seidler looks to invest in businesses with a proven track record and opportunities for growth. Prospective companies typically have minimum revenue of $25 million and EBITDA between $5 and $50 million. Seidler is a generalist firm and will consider investments across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, service, and distributors. Seidler Equity Partners was formed in 1999 and is based in Marina del Rey, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 19
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 2 of 2
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 2 of 3
State: California M&A 3 of 3
Country: United States M&A 16 of 19
Year: 2018 M&A 3 of 3
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-08-08 Korvis

Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Korvis LLC is a manufacturing, engineering, and design firm offering volume production and custom automation services, with an emphasis on precision motion, microfluidics, and optical technologies. Korvis LLC was founded in 2002 and is based in Corvallis, Oregon.

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2019-05-01 Americhem

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, United States

Americhem is a global organization that delivers custom color and additive solutions for customers seeking superior performance and batch-to-batch consistency for their polymer products. The company specializes in color and additive masterbatches backed by complete technical support that ensures quality, reliability and value. Americhem was founded in 1941 and is based in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

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