Blue Wolf Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Blue Wolf Capital Partners has acquired 5 companies. It has also invested in 1 other.

Blue Wolf Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment aremanufacturing (21%) and healthcare services (18%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (36%) and secondary buyout (21%). In total, Blue Wolf Capital Partners has invested in 19 US states and 3 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2023 when it acquired Logistec for $1.2B.

In the last 3 years, Blue Wolf Capital Partners has exited 4 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (69%). Blue Wolf Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2021 when it sold Novo Building Products for $303M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity50
    • M&A Buy Activity34
    • M&A Sell Activity16
  • Total Sectors Invested 12
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 23
  • M&A Advisors 10

Blue Wolf Capital Partners

Blue Wolf Capital Partners LLC

3 World Trade Center 175 Greenwich Street, 65th Floor,
New York, New York 10007
United States
(212) 488-1340
www.bluewolfcapital.com
info@bluewolfcapital.com

Blue Wolf Capital Partners is a private equity investment firm that targets control investments in middle-market North American companies. Blue Wolf looks to commit at least $25 million of equity capital in businesses with minimum revenues of $50 million. Blue Wolf is a generalist firm with broad interest in service and applied engineering companies, capital equipment manufacturers, general manufacturing, financial services, paper products, and broadcast media. Blue Wolf will also consider distressed situation investments. The Firm does not invest in start-ups. Blue Wolf Capital Partners was formed in 2005 and is located in New York, New York.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Building Materials, Business Services, Consumer Services, Defense, Distribution, Energy Services and Equipment, Engineering, Financial Services, Forest Products, Healthcare Services, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Media, Oil/Gas Exploration

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Special Situations/Distressed, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 50 -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 25 250
Enterprise Value 50 500
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.2/yr) # 28 - 3 1 2 - 34
vol $120M $1.2B $1.3B
Sell (0.8/yr) # 12 - 4 - - - 16
vol $303M $303M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Logistec Corp. 2023-10-16 1.2B USD Going Private
Montreal, Quebec · www.logistec.com
Sterling Solutions LLC 2023-02-08 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Phoenix, Illinois · www.sterlingsolutions.com
Hallcon Corp. 2022-07-05 - Secondary Buyout
Chicago, Illinois · www.hallconcorp.com
StateServ Medical 2021-11-22 - Recapitalization
Mesa, Arizona · www.stateserv.com
MedTec LLC 2021-10-22 120M USD Divestiture
Orange City, Iowa · www.civcort.com
Novo Building Products 2021-06-23 303M USD Trade Sale
Zeeland, Michigan · www.novobp.com
The Mulch & Soil Co. 2021-05-05 - Secondary Sale
Fort Myers, Florida · www.themulchsoilco.com
The Colson Group, Inc. 2021-03-01 - Secondary Buyout
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois · www.colsongroup.com
Vicksburg Forest Products LLC 2021-02-08 - Growth Capital
Vicksburg, Mississippi · www.vicksburgfp.com
Pharmaceutical Strategies Group LLC 2021-02-03 - Trade Sale
Plano, Texas · www.psgconsults.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Edge Industrial Technologies Co. 2018-09-14 TGW Global Ltd. 2018-09-14 2
Wilder, Kentucky · www.edgeindtech.com Sheffield, United Kingdom · www.tgwglobal.com
Edge Industrial Technologies Co. 2018-09-14 Pearl Technologies, Inc. 2018-09-14 1
Wilder, Kentucky · www.edgeindtech.com Savannah, New York · www.pearltechinc.com
Elara Caring 2018-04-10 Jordan Health Services 2018-04-10 5
Dallas, Texas · www.elara.com Addison, Texas · www.jhsi.com
Elara Caring 2018-04-10 Great Lakes Home Health Services, Inc. 2018-04-10 4
Dallas, Texas · www.elara.com Jackson, Michigan · www.greatlakescaring.com
Elara Caring 2018-04-10 National Home Health Care Corp. 2018-04-10 3
Dallas, Texas · www.elara.com Scarsdale, New York · www.nhhc.net

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Manufacturing 3 (18%) - 7 (21%) -
Healthcare Services 3 (18%) - 6 (18%) -
Forest Products 3 (18%) - 5 (15%) -
Medical Products 1 (6%) 120M (9%) 3 (9%) 120M (9%)
Business Services 1 (6%) - 3 (9%) -
Transportation 2 (12%) 1.2B (91%) 2 (6%) 1.2B (91%)
Distribution - - 2 (6%) -
Engineering 2 (12%) - 2 (6%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (3%) -
Consumer Services 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
Machinery - - 1 (3%) -
Total 17 $1.3B 34 $1.3B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 16 (94%) 120M (9%) 31 (91%) 120M (9%)
  Texas 3 (18%) - 4 (12%) -
  Illinois 3 (18%) - 4 (12%) -
  New York 1 (6%) - 4 (12%) -
  Florida - - 3 (9%) -
  Michigan - - 2 (6%) -
  Iowa 1 (6%) 120M (9%) 1 (3%) 120M (9%)
  West Virginia 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
  Tennessee 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
  North Carolina 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
  New Jersey 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
  Mississippi 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
  Maryland 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
  Maine 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
  Kentucky 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
  South Carolina - - 1 (3%) -
  Massachusetts - - 1 (3%) -
  Georgia - - 1 (3%) -
  California - - 1 (3%) -
  Arizona - - 1 (3%) -
Canada 1 (6%) 1.2B (91%) 2 (6%) 1.2B (91%)
  Quebec 1 (6%) 1.2B (91%) 1 (3%) 1.2B (91%)
  Nova Scotia - - 1 (3%) -
United Kingdom - - 1 (3%) -
Domestic 16 (94%) 120M (9%) 31 (91%) 120M (9%)
Cross-border 1 (6%) 1.2B (91%) 3 (9%) 1.2B (91%)
Total 17 $1.3B 34 $1.3B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 9 (53%) - 12 (35%) -
Secondary Buyout 4 (24%) - 7 (21%) -
Growth Capital 1 (6%) - 5 (15%) -
Divestiture 1 (6%) 120M (9%) 3 (9%) 120M (9%)
Recapitalization - - 3 (9%) -
Special Situations/Distressed 1 (6%) - 2 (6%) -
Going Private 1 (6%) 1.2B (91%) 1 (3%) 1.2B (91%)
Stake Purchase - - 1 (3%) -
Total 17 $1.3B 34 $1.3B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 6 (38%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 5 (31%) 303M (100%)
Merger 3 (19%) -
Recapitalization 1 (6%) -
Secondary Sale 1 (6%) -
Total 16 $303M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Rothschild Global Advisory
2
Lincoln International
2
TD Securities
1
Legal Deals
Holland & Knight LLP
2
GreenbergTraurig
2
McCarthy Tétrault
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.2B
$100M to $1B 1 $120M
TOTAL $1.3B
Largest Logistec Corp.
$1.2B (2023-10-16)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $303M
TOTAL $303M
Largest Novo Building Products
$303M (2021-06-23)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
18%
6 (18%)
Strategic(s)
9%
3 (9%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
13%
2 (13%)
Strategic(s)
88%
14 (88%)

FAQ

When was Blue Wolf Capital Partners founded?

Blue Wolf Capital Partners was founded in 2005.

What type of investor is Blue Wolf Capital Partners?

Blue Wolf Capital Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Blue Wolf Capital Partners headquartered?

Blue Wolf Capital Partners is headquartered in New York, New York.

How much capital does Blue Wolf Capital Partners have under management?

Blue Wolf Capital Partners has 2.5B USD under management.

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