Century Equity Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Century Equity Partners has acquired 1 company.

Century Equity Partners’ most common sectors for investment areinsurance (47%) and business services (10%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (57%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (35%). In total, Century Equity Partners has invested in 16 US states and 5 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Century Equity Partners has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (57%). Century Equity Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2014 when it sold Wilton Re Holdings for $1.8B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity55
    • M&A Buy Activity32
    • M&A Sell Activity23
  • Total Sectors Invested 9
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 30
  • M&A Advisors 3

Century Equity Partners

100 Federal Street, 29th Floor,
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
United States
(617) 863-2950
www.cepfunds.com
info@cepfunds.com

Century Equity Partners is an asset management firm invests in lower middle-market companies located in the US. Century Equity Partners focuses on companies with rapidly growing, profitable businesses led by strong management teams with an enterprise value between $15 and $300 million and equity capital ranging from $5 to $30 million and in conjunction with its limited partners and select co-investors can commit up to $100 million to a single transaction. The Firm targets companies operating in the fields of financial services, insurance, and healthcare services. Types of transactions include buyouts and growth capital. It seeks minority interest and also considers co-invests. Century Equity Partners was formed in 1987 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Financial Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Medical Products

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA 5 30
Investment Size 15 200
Enterprise Value 15 300
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 31 - 1 - - - 32
Sell (0.4/yr) # 21 1 1 - - - 23
vol $3.2B $3.2B
  55

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
medSR, Inc. 2021-06-01 - Trade Sale
Brentwood, Tennessee · www.medsr.com
Hancock Claims Consultants 2021-01-07 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Alpharetta, Georgia · www.hancockclaims.com
PatientMatters LLC 2020-12-22 - Trade Sale
Orlando, Florida · www.patientmatters.com
McBee Associates, Inc. 2019-05-02 - Trade Sale
Wayne, Pennsylvania · www.mcbeeassociates.com
Relation Insurance Services, Inc. 2019-02-21 - Secondary Sale
Walnut Creek, California · www.relationinsurance.com
Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc. 2019-01-10 - Growth Capital
Houston, Texas · www.rimkus.com
The Credit Junction 2018-10-30 - Growth Capital
New York, New York · www.thecreditjunction.com
Hooper Holmes, Inc. 2018-10-10 - Trade Sale
Olathe, Kansas · www.provanthealth.com
Priority Care Solutions LLC 2018-09-28 - Trade Sale
Tampa, Florida · www.prioritycaresolutions.com
BrightClaim LLC 2017-05-03 - Trade Sale
Atlanta, Georgia · www.brightclaim.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
BroadStreet Partners, Inc. 2012-02-07 Westland Insurance Group Ltd. 2023-04-17 2
Columbus, Ohio · www.broadstreetcorp.com Surrey, British Columbia · www.westlandinsurance.ca
BroadStreet Partners, Inc. 2012-02-07 Bearence Management Group LLC 2015-06-11 1
Columbus, Ohio · www.broadstreetcorp.com West Des Moines, Iowa · www.bearence.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Insurance 3 (50%) - 15 (47%) -
Business Services 2 (33%) - 3 (9%) -
Financial Services 1 (17%) - 3 (9%) -
Information Technology - - 3 (9%) -
Consumer Services - - 2 (6%) -
Healthcare Services - - 2 (6%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 2 (6%) -
Marketing - - 1 (3%) -
Software - - 1 (3%) -
Total 6 - 32 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 6 (100%) - 25 (81%) -
  Florida 1 (17%) - 4 (13%) -
  Georgia 1 (17%) - 3 (10%) -
  Texas 1 (17%) - 2 (6%) -
  North Carolina 1 (17%) - 2 (6%) -
  Kansas - - 2 (6%) -
  California - - 2 (6%) -
  Ohio 1 (17%) - 1 (3%) -
  New Jersey 1 (17%) - 1 (3%) -
  Utah - - 1 (3%) -
  Tennessee - - 1 (3%) -
  Pennsylvania - - 1 (3%) -
  New York - - 1 (3%) -
  Montana - - 1 (3%) -
  Massachusetts - - 1 (3%) -
  Illinois - - 1 (3%) -
  Connecticut - - 1 (3%) -
Bermuda - - 3 (10%) -
United Kingdom - - 2 (6%) -
Canada - - 1 (3%) -
  Ontario - - 1 (3%) -
Domestic 6 (100%) - 25 (81%) -
Cross-border - - 6 (19%) -
Total 6 - 31 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 3 (50%) - 18 (56%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (33%) - 11 (34%) -
Consolidation - - 1 (3%) -
Divestiture 1 (17%) - 1 (3%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (3%) -
Total 6 - 32 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 8 (35%) 37M (1%)
Secondary Sale 5 (22%) 3.0B (93%)
Trade Sale 5 (22%) 202M (6%)
Unknown 2 (9%) -
IPO 1 (4%) -
Recapitalization 1 (4%) -
Sold to Management 1 (4%) -
Total 23 $3.2B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Morgan Stanley
1
Legal Deals
Kirkland & Ellis
1
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
1

Deal Values

sell # Total
> $1B 2 $3.0B
$100M to $1B 1 $202M
< $100M 1 $37M
TOTAL $3.2B
Largest Wilton Re Holdings Ltd.
$1.8B (2014-03-21)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
3%
1 (3%)
Strategic(s)
3%
1 (3%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
26%
6 (26%)
Strategic(s)
57%
13 (57%)

FAQ

When was Century Equity Partners founded?

Century Equity Partners was founded in 1987.

What type of investor is Century Equity Partners?

Century Equity Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Century Equity Partners headquartered?

Century Equity Partners is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

How much capital does Century Equity Partners have under management?

Century Equity Partners has 885M USD under management.

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