Mainsail Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Profile

In the last 3 years, Mainsail Partners has acquired 1 company. It has also invested in 8 others.

Mainsail Partners’ most common sectors for investment are software (38%) and internet software and services (35%). The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (80%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (7%). In total, Mainsail Partners has invested in 17 US states.

In the last 3 years, Mainsail Partners has exited 5 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (59%). Mainsail Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2014 when it sold Novus Biologicals for $60M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity46
    • M&A Buy Activity29
    • M&A Sell Activity17
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 16
  • M&A Advisors 1

Mainsail Partners

One Front Street, Suite 3000,
San Francisco, California 94111
United States
(415) 391-3150
www.mainsailpartners.com
mainsail@mainsailpartners.com

Mainsail Partners is a private equity firm that principally targets investments in North American bootstrapped software companies with proven business models and long-term growth potential. Mainsail looks commit $10 to $75 million of equity capital per transaction in businesses generating annual revenues of $4 to $25 million. Mainsail Partners was formed in 2003 and is based in San Francisco.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Distribution, Education, Energy Services and Equipment, Financial Services, Franchising, Healthcare Services, Internet Software and Services, Leisure, Life Science, Manufacturing, Marketing, Publishing, Restaurants, Semiconductors, Software

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 4 25
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 10 75
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 T
Buy (2.6/yr) # 16 4 3 3 1 2 29
Sell (1.6/yr) # 9 3 1 1 3 - 17
vol $117M $117M
  46

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
JobNimbus, LLC 2021-01-13 - Growth Capital
Lehi, Utah · www.jobnimbus.com
Crew Control 2021-01-11 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Charleston, South Carolina · www.crewcontrol.us
FairWarning, Inc. 2020-12-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Clearwater, Florida · www.fairwarning.com
SentryOne 2020-10-23 - Add-on Acquisition
Charlotte, North Carolina · www.sentryone.com
PlanHub 2020-10-20 - Growth Capital
West Palm Beach, Florida · www.planhub.com
Ncontracts LLC 2020-01-23 - Secondary Buyout
Brentwood, Tennessee · www.ncontracts.com
SourceScrub, Inc. 2019-11-06 - Growth Capital
San Francisco, California · www.sourcescrub.com
The Bar Method Media, Inc. 2019-09-12 - Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, United States · www.barmethod.com
Fullbay, Inc. 2019-05-21 - Growth Capital
Phoenix, Arizona · www.fullbay.com
Aspire Software 2019-03-06 - Growth Capital
Chesterfield, Montana · www.youraspire.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Software 7 (44%) - 11 (38%) -
Internet Software and Services 8 (50%) - 10 (34%) -
Information Technology 1 (6%) - 3 (10%) -
Consumer Services - - 1 (3%) -
Healthcare Services - - 1 (3%) -
Life Science - - 1 (3%) -
Restaurants - - 1 (3%) -
Semiconductors - - 1 (3%) -
Total 16 - 29 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 16 (100%) - 29 (100%) -
  California 3 (19%) - 7 (24%) -
  North Carolina 2 (13%) - 3 (10%) -
  Texas 2 (13%) - 2 (7%) -
  Tennessee 1 (6%) - 2 (7%) -
  Florida 1 (6%) - 2 (7%) -
  Kansas - - 2 (7%) -
  Virginia 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
  Utah 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
  South Carolina 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
  New York 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
  Montana 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
  Illinois 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
  Arizona 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
  Massachusetts - - 1 (3%) -
  Georgia - - 1 (3%) -
  Colorado - - 1 (3%) -
Total 16 - 29 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 15 (94%) - 23 (79%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (6%) - 2 (7%) -
Divestiture - - 1 (3%) -
Recapitalization - - 1 (3%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (3%) -
Stake Purchase - - 1 (3%) -
Total 16 - 29 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 6 (35%) -
Secondary Sale 5 (29%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (24%) 117M (100%)
IPO 1 (6%) -
Merger 1 (6%) -
Total 17 $117M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Brookwood Associates
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
< $100M 3 $117M
TOTAL $117M
Largest Novus Biologicals LLC
$60M (2014-07-02)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
3%
1 (3%)
Strategic(s)
3%
1 (3%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
29%
5 (29%)
Strategic(s)
65%
11 (65%)

Investor Summary

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

750M USD

Established

2003

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

Gavin Turner

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

C. Jason Payne

Co-Founder & Senior Advisor

Lynn Atkinson

COO

William Salisbury

Operating Partner, CFO, CCO

Michael Anderson

Partner

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