Monitor Clipper Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Profile

Monitor Clipper Partners’ most common sectors for investment are business services (13%) and financial services (13%). The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (40%) and venture (18%). In total, Monitor Clipper Partners has invested in 16 US states and 7 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2000 when it acquired Datek Online Holdings for $700M.

In the last 3 years, Monitor Clipper Partners has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (42%). Monitor Clipper Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2002 when it sold Datek Online Holdings for $1.3B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity72
    • M&A Buy Activity41
    • M&A Sell Activity31
  • Total Sectors Invested 25
  • Total Countries Invested 7
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 39
  • M&A Advisors 2

Monitor Clipper Partners LLC

116 Huntington Avenue, 9th Floor,
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
United States
(617) 638-1100
www.monitorclipper.com
mcp@monitor.com

Monitor Clipper Partners (MCP) is a private equity group formed by consulting firm The Monitor Group and private equity firm The Clipper Group. MCP targets private equity investments in middle-market companies in North America and Western Europe and looks to commit $10 to $70 million of equity per transaction. MCP does not focus on any particular sector but current portfolio companies suggest an interest in business services, natural/organic foods, specialty retail, health care services, gaming, logistics, mortgage technology, marketing services, financial services and metals. The Firm will consider both control and minority positions. Monitor Clipper Partners was formed in 1998 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts with additional offices in Zurich, Switzerland, Toronto, Canada, Luxembourg and London, United Kingdom.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Apparel/Textiles, Building Materials, Business Services, Communications, Consumer Products, Distribution, Education, Financial Services, Food, Forest Products, Gaming, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Leisure, Life Science, Manufacturing, Marine, Marketing, Medical Products, Metals/Mining, Packaging, Retail, Software, Transportation

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA 5 20
Investment Size 10 70
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 41 - - - - - 41
vol $773M $773M
Sell (0.4/yr) # 29 1 - 1 - - 31
vol $2.6B $2.6B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Capital Vision Services LP 2019-06-03 - Secondary Buyout
Vienna, Virginia · www.capitalvisionservices.com
Market Force Information, Inc. 2017-08-01 - Secondary Buyout
Louisville, Colorado · www.marketforceinfo.com
CMC Biologics A/S 2016-12-20 497M JPY Add-on Acquisition
Copenhagen, Denmark · www.cmcbio.com
The Access Group 2016-10-24 - Secondary Buyout
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey · www.theaccessgp.com
Merrick Pet Care, Inc. 2015-07-22 - Add-on Acquisition
Amarillo, Texas · www.merrickpetcare.com
Paradigm Tax Group LLC 2013-11-04 - Secondary Buyout
Phoenix, Arizona · www.paradigmtax.com
Medical Security Card Co. LLC (dba ScriptSave) 2013-09-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Tucson, Arizona · www.scriptsave.com
Mortgage Cadence LLC 2013-07-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Denver, Colorado · www.mortgagecadence.com
Capital Vision Services LP 2012-12-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Vienna, Virginia · www.capitalvisionservices.com
LaserShip, Inc. 2012-12-01 - Growth Capital
Vienna, Virginia · www.lasership.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Financial Services 1 (8%) - 5 (12%) 700M (91%)
Business Services 1 (8%) - 5 (12%) 73M (9%)
Publishing - - 3 (7%) -
Apparel/Textiles 1 (8%) - 2 (5%) -
Distribution 1 (8%) - 2 (5%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (8%) - 2 (5%) -
Marketing 1 (8%) - 2 (5%) -
Software - - 2 (5%) -
Transportation 1 (8%) - 2 (5%) -
Aerospace - - 1 (2%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (2%) -
Consumer Services - - 1 (2%) -
Education 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Food - - 1 (2%) -
Forest Products 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Gaming 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Information Services - - 1 (2%) -
Information Technology - - 1 (2%) -
Leisure 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Life Science - - 1 (2%) -
Manufacturing 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Medical Products - - 1 (2%) -
Metals/Mining - - 1 (2%) -
Retail - - 1 (2%) -
Safety/Security - - 1 (2%) -
Total 12 - 41 $773M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 8 (67%) - 33 (80%) 773M (100%)
  Massachusetts 3 (25%) - 4 (10%) 73M (9%)
  New Jersey 1 (8%) - 4 (10%) 700M (91%)
  Colorado 1 (8%) - 4 (10%) -
  Virginia 1 (8%) - 4 (10%) -
  North Carolina - - 2 (5%) -
  Illinois - - 2 (5%) -
  Arizona - - 2 (5%) -
  Texas - - 2 (5%) -
  Ohio - - 2 (5%) -
  New Hampshire 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
  California 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
  New York - - 1 (2%) -
  Michigan - - 1 (2%) -
  Indiana - - 1 (2%) -
  Georgia - - 1 (2%) -
  Florida - - 1 (2%) -
Canada 2 (17%) - 3 (7%) -
  Ontario 1 (8%) - 2 (5%) -
  Quebec 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Germany 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Italy 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
France - - 1 (2%) -
Denmark - - 1 (2%) -
United Arab Emirates - - 1 (2%) -
Total 12 - 41 $773M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 4 (33%) - 16 (39%) 700M (91%)
Venture 2 (17%) - 7 (17%) -
Recapitalization - - 6 (15%) -
Growth Capital 4 (33%) - 4 (10%) -
Consolidation 2 (17%) - 3 (7%) -
Divestiture - - 2 (5%) 73M (9%)
Stake Purchase - - 2 (5%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (2%) -
Total 12 - 41 $773M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 10 (32%) 300M (12%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 9 (29%) 2.3B (88%)
Trade Sale 5 (16%) -
Bankruptcy 2 (6%) -
IPO 2 (6%) -
Sold to Management 2 (6%) -
Merger 1 (3%) -
Total 31 $2.6B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Jefferies LLC
 1
Legal Deals
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
 2

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $700M
< $100M 1 $73M
TOTAL $773M
Largest Datek Online Holdings Corp.
$700M (2000-12-01)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.3B
$100M to $1B 4 $1.3B
TOTAL $2.6B
Largest Datek Online Holdings Corp.
$1.3B (2002-09-09)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
2%
1 (2%)
Strategic(s)
5%
2 (5%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
32%
10 (32%)
Strategic(s)
45%
14 (45%)

Investor Summary

Size

Large

PE Assets

2.0B USD

Established

1998

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

William Young

Founder & Partner

Mark Thomas

Managing Partner

Adam Doctoroff

Partner

Charles Yoon

Partner

Stephen Lehman

Partner

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