Petra Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Petra Capital Partners has invested in 3 companies.

Petra Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment arehealthcare services (25%) and business services (14%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (45%) and growth capital (27%). In total, Petra Capital Partners has invested in 20 US states.

In the last 3 years, Petra Capital Partners has exited 8 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (60%). Petra Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2011 when it sold Specialty Care for $2.3B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity72
    • M&A Buy Activity45
    • M&A Sell Activity27
  • Total Sectors Invested 17
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 46

Petra Capital Partners

3825 Bedford Avenue, Suite 101,
Nashville, Tennessee 37215
United States
(615) 313-5999
www.petracapital.com
mwb@petracapital.com

Petra Capital Partners is a private investment firm that invests in US-based, high-growth businesses operating in the business services, healthcare services, media/publishing, telecom, IT, and information services sectors. Target companies are generally cash-flow positive with revenues in excess of $10 million and growth rates above 20%. Petra can commit up to $20 million per transaction. The Firm typically invests in subordinated debentures with warrants to purchase equity securities. Petra Capital Partners is licensed as a SBIC. The Firm was formed in 1996 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Automotive, Business Services, Communications, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Education, Food, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Life Science, Marketing, Media, Medical Products, Publishing, Real Estate, Software, Technology Hardware, Transportation

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 100
Target EBITDA 1 10
Investment Size - 20
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 41 1 1 - 1 1 45
Sell (1.8/yr) # 18 1 1 3 3 1 27
vol $2.9B $35M $726M $3.7B
  72

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Shipley Associates 2022-09-06 - Growth Capital
Kaysville, Utah · www.shipleywins.com
Pragmatic Institute LLC 2022-07-11 - Secondary Buyout
Phoenix, Arizona · www.pragmaticmarketing.com
T2 Systems, Inc. 2021-11-02 356M USD Add-on Acquisition
Indianapolis, Indiana · www.t2systems.com
JLab Audio, Inc. 2021-04-15 370M USD Add-on Acquisition
Tucson, Arizona · www.jlabaudio.com
CareMetx LLC 2021-04-06 - Recapitalization
Bethesda, Maryland · caremetx.com
Aging with Comfort 2021-04-01 - Growth Capital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · www.agingwithcomfort.com
Health Essentials LLC 2020-09-09 - Add-on Acquisition
Irvine, California · www.remitahealth.com
Lineagen, Inc. 2020-08-24 - Add-on Acquisition
Salt Lake City, Utah · www.lineagen.com
United States Appraisals LLC 2020-06-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Overland Park, Kansas · www.unitedstatesappraisals.com
Three Oaks Hospice, Inc. 2019-09-24 - Growth Capital
Dallas, Texas · www.threeoakshospice.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
LSO, Inc. 2014-04-24 Express Courier International, Inc. 2022-05-11 1
Austin, Texas · www.lso.com Franklin, Tennessee · www.expresscourier.net
Highstreet IT Solutions LLC 2013-05-03 Highstreet Network Solutions 2019-02-15 1
Rockville, Maryland · www.highstreetit.com Islandia, New York

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Healthcare Services 5 (38%) - 11 (24%) -
Business Services 1 (8%) - 6 (13%) -
Information Technology 2 (15%) - 5 (11%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 4 (9%) -
Communications - - 3 (7%) -
Consumer Products - - 2 (4%) -
Life Science 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
Transportation 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
Apparel/Textiles 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Automotive - - 1 (2%) -
Consumer Services 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Education - - 1 (2%) -
Food - - 1 (2%) -
Marketing - - 1 (2%) -
Medical Products - - 1 (2%) -
Software - - 1 (2%) -
Total 13 - 45 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 13 (100%) - 45 (100%) -
  Texas 3 (23%) - 11 (24%) -
  Florida 2 (15%) - 3 (7%) -
  Utah 2 (15%) - 3 (7%) -
  Tennessee 1 (8%) - 3 (7%) -
  Indiana - - 3 (7%) -
  Arizona - - 3 (7%) -
  Georgia 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
  North Carolina 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
  Maryland 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
  Illinois - - 2 (4%) -
  Massachusetts - - 2 (4%) -
  Pennsylvania 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
  New Jersey 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
  Kansas - - 1 (2%) -
  Colorado - - 1 (2%) -
  California - - 1 (2%) -
  Oklahoma - - 1 (2%) -
  Ohio - - 1 (2%) -
  New York - - 1 (2%) -
  Missouri - - 1 (2%) -
Total 13 - 45 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (23%) - 20 (44%) -
Growth Capital 6 (46%) - 12 (27%) -
Venture 1 (8%) - 6 (13%) -
Recapitalization 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
Consolidation - - 1 (2%) -
Divestiture 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Stake Purchase - - 1 (2%) -
Total 13 - 45 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 9 (33%) 35M (1%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 8 (30%) 1.1B (31%)
Secondary Sale 7 (26%) 2.5B (68%)
Bankruptcy 1 (4%) -
IPO 1 (4%) -
Recapitalization 1 (4%) -
Total 27 $3.7B

Deal Values

sell # Total
> $1B 1 $2.3B
$100M to $1B 5 $1.3B
< $100M 1 $35M
TOTAL $3.7B
Largest Specialty Care, Inc.
$2.3B (2011-05-24)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
4%
2 (4%)
Strategic(s)
2%
1 (2%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
30%
8 (30%)
Strategic(s)
59%
16 (59%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

400M USD

Established

1996

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Michael Blackburn

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

David Fitzgerald

Partner

Douglas Owen

Partner

Melanie Beavon

CFO

Carol Collins

CAO

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