Liberty Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Liberty Partners’ most common sectors for investment areeducation (19%) and healthcare services (11%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (64%) and divestiture (8%). In total, Liberty Partners has invested in 19 US states. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2006 when it acquired Concorde Career Colleges for $115M.

In the last 3 years, Liberty Partners has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (38%). Liberty Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2008 when it sold Technical Concepts for $445M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity70
    • M&A Buy Activity38
    • M&A Sell Activity32
  • Total Sectors Invested 17
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 20
  • M&A Advisors 4

Liberty Partners

750 Third Avenue, 9th Floor,
New York, New York 10017
United States
(212) 541-7676
www.libertypartners.com
mfram@libertypartners.com

Liberty Partners is a private equity investment firm that targets controlling or substantial-minority investments in North American companies. Liberty looks for opportunities in manufacturing, business services, and education-related companies and seeks to invest $20 to $75 million of equity capital per transaction. Target businesses generally have at least $50 million in revenues and at least $6 million in EBITDA. Prospective transaction types include leveraged buyouts, corporate divestitures, recapitalizations, going-privates, build-ups, and growth financings. Liberty Partners was formed in 1992 and is based in New York City.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Automotive, Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Education, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Manufacturing, Marketing, Medical Products, Metals/Mining, Software, Technology Hardware, Test/Measurement Equipment

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 50 -
Target EBITDA 6 -
Investment Size 20 75
Enterprise Value 50 250
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 38 - - - - - 38
vol $115M $115M
Sell (0.2/yr) # 31 - - 1 - - 32
vol $1.2B $1.2B
  70

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Concorde Career Colleges, Inc. 2022-05-03 - Trade Sale
Mission, Kansas · www.concorde.edu
The Step2 Co. LLC 2016-10-18 - Trade Sale
Streetsboro, Ohio · www.step2.com
EdgeAQ LLC (Edgenet, Inc.) 2014-01-15 - Bankruptcy
Nashville, Tennessee · www.edgenet.com
YTI Career Institute 2013-12-04 - Trade Sale
Altoona, Pennsylvania · www.yti.edu
Component Hardware Group, Inc. 2013-07-11 - Secondary Sale
Lakewood, New Jersey · www.componenthardware.com
Source Technologies, LLC 2013-06-10 - Secondary Sale
Charlotte, North Carolina · www.sourcetech.com
NetMotion Software, Inc. 2012-09-11 - Secondary Sale
Seattle, Washington · www.netmotionsoftware.com
Healthx, Inc. 2012-01-05 - Recapitalization
Indianapolis, Indiana · www.healthx.com
Dental Technology, Inc. (dba SmileCare Family Dentistry) 2011-08-02 - Trade Sale
Santa Ana, California · www.smilecare.com
Fortress Technologies, Inc. 2011-06-14 - Trade Sale
Westford, Massachusetts · www.fortresstech.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Education 1 (100%) - 7 (18%) 115M (100%)
Healthcare Services - - 4 (11%) -
Information Technology - - 4 (11%) -
Consumer Products - - 3 (8%) -
Medical Products - - 3 (8%) -
Software - - 3 (8%) -
Technology Hardware - - 3 (8%) -
Business Services - - 2 (5%) -
Automotive - - 1 (3%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (3%) -
Chemicals - - 1 (3%) -
Communications - - 1 (3%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (3%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (3%) -
Marketing - - 1 (3%) -
Metals/Mining - - 1 (3%) -
Semiconductors - - 1 (3%) -
Total 1 - 38 $115M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 1 (100%) - 38 (100%) 115M (100%)
  California 1 (100%) - 9 (24%) -
  Texas - - 3 (8%) -
  Pennsylvania - - 3 (8%) -
  New York - - 3 (8%) -
  Illinois - - 2 (5%) -
  Florida - - 2 (5%) -
  Virginia - - 2 (5%) -
  North Carolina - - 2 (5%) -
  Massachusetts - - 2 (5%) -
  Kansas - - 1 (3%) 115M (100%)
  Louisiana - - 1 (3%) -
  Indiana - - 1 (3%) -
  Connecticut - - 1 (3%) -
  Washington - - 1 (3%) -
  Tennessee - - 1 (3%) -
  Rhode Island - - 1 (3%) -
  Oregon - - 1 (3%) -
  Ohio - - 1 (3%) -
  New Jersey - - 1 (3%) -
Total 1 - 38 $115M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (100%) - 24 (63%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 3 (8%) 115M (100%)
Divestiture - - 3 (8%) -
Venture - - 3 (8%) -
Growth Capital - - 2 (5%) -
Going Private - - 1 (3%) -
Recapitalization - - 1 (3%) -
Stake Purchase - - 1 (3%) -
Total 1 - 38 $115M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 11 (34%) 94M (8%)
Secondary Sale 8 (25%) 260M (22%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 6 (19%) 830M (70%)
IPO 3 (9%) -
Bankruptcy 1 (3%) -
Merger 1 (3%) -
Recapitalization 1 (3%) -
Shut Down 1 (3%) -
Total 32 $1.2B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
 1
Houlihan Lokey
 1
Berkery, Noyes & Co.
 1
Legal Deals
Blank Rome
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $115M
TOTAL $115M
Largest Concorde Career Colleges, Inc.
$115M (2006-06-21)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 4 $1.1B
< $100M 1 $94M
TOTAL $1.2B
Largest Technical Concepts, LLC
$445M (2008-04-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
8%
3 (8%)
Strategic(s)
8%
3 (8%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
28%
9 (28%)
Strategic(s)
41%
13 (41%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.0B USD

Established

1992

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Peter Bennett

Founder

G. Michael Stakias

President & CEO

FAQ

When was Liberty Partners founded?

Liberty Partners was founded in 1992.

What type of investor is Liberty Partners?

Liberty Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Liberty Partners headquartered?

Liberty Partners is headquartered in New York, New York.

How much capital does Liberty Partners have under management?

Liberty Partners has 1.0B USD under management.

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