Navigation Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Navigation Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (27%) and distribution (11%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (43%) and recapitalization (16%). In total, Navigation Capital Partners has invested in 8 US states.

In the last 3 years, Navigation Capital Partners has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (46%). Navigation Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2014 when it sold National Diversified Sales for $285M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity42
    • M&A Buy Activity18
    • M&A Sell Activity24
  • Total Sectors Invested 12
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 24
  • M&A Advisors 2

Navigation Capital Partners

1175 Peachtree Street NE, 10th Floor,
Atlanta, Georgia 30361
United States
(404) 264-9180
www.navigationcapital.com
deals@navigationcapital.com

Navigation Capital Partners (NCP) is a private equity firm that makes growth and buyout investments in established mid-market companies with longstanding customer relationships, proprietary manufacturing processes, and mission-critical services. Target companies typically have annual sales up to $150 million and the firm can commit between $10 and $40 million of equity capital per transaction. Sectors of interest include engineered industrial products, automotive & recreational vehicle components, building & construction products, packaging products & services, specialty chemicals, value-added distribution, business services, financial services, healthcare services, and transportation/logistics. Navigation Capital Partners is based in Atlanta, Georgia.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Automotive, Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Distribution, Electrical Equipment, Engineering, Financial Services, Food, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Machinery, Media, Packaging, Plastics, Restaurants, Staffing, Test/Measurement Equipment, Transportation, Utilities

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - 150
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 10 40
Enterprise Value 75 -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 18 - - - - - 18
Sell (0.2/yr) # 23 - - - - 1 24
vol $532M $532M
  42

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Exeter Finance LLC 2021-06-28 - Secondary Buyout
Austin, Texas · www.exeterfinance.com
Five Star Food Service, Inc. 2016-10-03 - Secondary Buyout
Chattanooga, Tennessee · www.fivestarfoodservice.com
Conclusive Analytics, Inc. 2015-07-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Charlotte, North Carolina · www.conclusivemarketing.com
Quantapoint, Inc. 2015-07-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Houston, Texas · www.quantapoint.com
A. H. Harris & Sons, Inc. 2015-06-10 - Recapitalization
West Hartford, Connecticut · www.ahharris.com
National Diversified Sales, Inc. 2014-10-08 285M USD Add-on Acquisition
Woodland Hills, California · www.ndspro.com
Metadigm Services, Inc. 2013-03-22 - Bankruptcy
Atlanta, Georgia · www.metadigmservices.com
Technical Innovations, Inc. 2012-12-31 - Secondary Buyout
Norcross, Georgia · www.technical-innovation.com
Computex Technology Solutions 2012-03-01 - Consolidation
Westlake, Texas · www.computex-inc.com
Packaging Plus LLC 2011-12-14 - Add-on Acquisition
La Mirada, California · www.packagingplusllc.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Computex Technology Solutions 2012-03-01 Computex, Inc. 2012-10-09 4
Westlake, Texas · www.computex-inc.com Houston, Texas · www.computex-inc.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services - - 5 (26%) -
Distribution - - 2 (11%) -
Financial Services - - 2 (11%) -
Information Technology 1 (25%) - 2 (11%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (5%) -
Electronics - - 1 (5%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (25%) - 1 (5%) -
Marketing 1 (25%) - 1 (5%) -
Packaging - - 1 (5%) -
Plastics - - 1 (5%) -
Safety/Security - - 1 (5%) -
Transportation 1 (25%) - 1 (5%) -
Total 4 - 19 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 4 (100%) - 19 (100%) -
  Georgia 3 (75%) - 6 (32%) -
  Texas 1 (25%) - 5 (26%) -
  Pennsylvania - - 2 (11%) -
  California - - 2 (11%) -
  Tennessee - - 1 (5%) -
  North Carolina - - 1 (5%) -
  Florida - - 1 (5%) -
  Connecticut - - 1 (5%) -
Total 4 - 19 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (50%) - 8 (42%) -
Recapitalization - - 3 (16%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 3 (16%) -
Growth Capital 1 (25%) - 2 (11%) -
Venture - - 2 (11%) -
Consolidation 1 (25%) - 1 (5%) -
Total 4 - 19 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 8 (33%) 11M (2%)
Secondary Sale 7 (29%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (17%) 465M (87%)
Recapitalization 2 (8%) 56M (11%)
IPO 2 (8%) -
Bankruptcy 1 (4%) -
Total 24 $532M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Aleutian Capital Partners LLC (dba Aleutian Capital Group)
 1
Legal Deals
Hunton & Williams LLP
 2

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $465M
< $100M 2 $67M
TOTAL $532M
Largest National Diversified Sales, Inc.
$285M (2014-10-08)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
16%
3 (16%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
38%
9 (38%)
Strategic(s)
46%
11 (46%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

340M USD

Established

2006

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

John Richardson

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Lawrence Mock

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Eerik Giles

Co-founder & Partner

Mark Downs

Co-founder & Partner

Craig Kirsch

Operating Partner

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