Crown Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Lender Profile

Crown Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment areenergy services and equipment (16%) and business services (10%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (44%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (21%). In total, Crown Capital Partners has invested in 3 US states and 4 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2020 when it acquired Galaxy Broadband Communications for $8M.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (47%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity57
    • M&A Buy Activity44
    • M&A Sell Activity13
  • Total Sectors Invested 25
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 11

Crown Capital Partners, Inc.

333 Bay Street Suite 2730,
Toronto, Ontario M5H 2R2
Canada
(416) 640-6715
www.crowncapital.ca
chris.johnson@crowncapital.ca

Crown Capital Partners, Inc. is a Canadian investment manager that provides alternative debt financing for private equity backed and non-sponsored middle market transactions. The Firm typically invests $5 to $25 million in the form of subordinated debt and bridge loans to support acquisitions, management buy-outs, growth financings and recapitalizations. Crown Capital Partners was founded in 2000 and is based in Toronto with an additional office in Calgary.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Building Materials, Business Services, Communications, Energy Services and Equipment, Information Technology, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marketing, Metals/Mining, Oil/Gas Exploration, Real Estate, Transportation, Utilities

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

Geographic Preferences: Canada

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 30 500
Target EBITDA 2 50
Investment Size 5 25
Enterprise Value 5 200
values in millions of CAD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 42 2 - - - - 44
vol $8M $8M
Sell (0.2/yr) # 12 1 - - - - 13
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Corridor Communications, Inc. 2020-10-01 - Trade Sale
Calgary, Alberta · www.cciwireless.ca
Galaxy Broadband Communications, Inc. 2020-09-22 8M USD Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Mississauga, Ontario · www.galaxybroadband.ca
CareRx Corp. 2020-03-30 - Stake Purchase
Toronto, Ontario · www.carerx.ca
Canadian Helicopters Ltd. 2019-07-29 - Stake Sale
Les Cedres, Quebec · www.canadianhelicopters.com
WireIE Holdings International, Inc. 2019-07-15 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Mississauga, Ontario · www.wireie.com
Rokstad Power Corp. 2019-04-29 - Growth Capital
Coquitlam, British Columbia · www.rokstadpower.com
Triple Five Intercontinental Group Ltd. 2019-03-14 - Growth Capital
Edmonton, Alberta
VIQ Solutions, Inc. 2018-11-28 - Stake Purchase
Mississauga, Ontario · www.viqsolutions.com
Mill Street & Co. 2018-05-17 - Growth Capital
Thornhill, Ontario · www.millstreetco.com
DATA Communications Management Corp. 2018-05-01 - Stake Purchase
Brampton, Ontario · www.datacm.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Energy Services and Equipment 2 (13%) - 7 (16%) -
Business Services 1 (7%) - 4 (9%) -
Communications 2 (13%) 8M (100%) 3 (7%) 8M (100%)
Oil/Gas Exploration 2 (13%) - 3 (7%) -
Construction - - 2 (5%) -
Food - - 2 (5%) -
Information Technology 2 (13%) - 2 (5%) -
Life Science 1 (7%) - 2 (5%) -
Metals/Mining 1 (7%) - 2 (5%) -
Technology Hardware - - 2 (5%) -
Agriculture - - 1 (2%) -
Apparel/Textiles - - 1 (2%) -
Distribution - - 1 (2%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (2%) -
Furniture - - 1 (2%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (2%) -
Machinery 1 (7%) - 1 (2%) -
Manufacturing - - 1 (2%) -
Marketing 1 (7%) - 1 (2%) -
Packaging - - 1 (2%) -
Real Estate 1 (7%) - 1 (2%) -
Renewable Energy - - 1 (2%) -
Restaurants - - 1 (2%) -
Transportation - - 1 (2%) -
Utilities 1 (7%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 15 $8M 44 $8M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Canada 15 (100%) 8M (100%) 39 (91%) 8M (100%)
  Ontario 9 (60%) 8M (100%) 15 (35%) 8M (100%)
  Alberta 5 (33%) - 11 (26%) -
  Saskatchewan - - 5 (12%) -
  British Columbia 1 (7%) - 2 (5%) -
  Quebec - - 2 (5%) -
United States - - 3 (7%) -
  Oregon - - 1 (2%) -
  Colorado - - 1 (2%) -
United Kingdom - - 1 (2%) -
  British Columbia - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 15 (100%) 8M (100%) 39 (91%) 8M (100%)
Cross-border - - 4 (9%) -
Total 15 $8M 43 $8M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 5 (33%) - 19 (43%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 4 (27%) 8M (100%) 9 (20%) 8M (100%)
Recapitalization 1 (7%) - 6 (14%) -
Stake Purchase 5 (33%) - 6 (14%) -
Acquisition Financing - - 3 (7%) -
PIPE - - 1 (2%) -
Total 15 $8M 44 $8M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 5 (38%) -
Bankruptcy 3 (23%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 2 (15%) -
IPO 1 (8%) -
Merger 1 (8%) -
Stake Sale 1 (8%) -
Total 13 -

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $8M
TOTAL $8M
Largest Galaxy Broadband Communications, Inc.
$8M (2020-09-22)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Strategic(s)
54%
7 (54%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Lender

Size

Middle-Market

Established

2000

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Christopher Johnson

Co-Founder, President & CEO

Michael Overvelde

Senior Vice-President, Finance & CFO

Adam Jenkins

Vice-President

Daniella Gan

Vice-President, Finance

Christopher Roberts

Vice-President, Operations

FAQ

When was Crown Capital Partners, Inc. founded?

Crown Capital Partners, Inc. was founded in 2000.

What type of investor is Crown Capital Partners, Inc.?

Crown Capital Partners, Inc. is a lender.

Where is Crown Capital Partners, Inc. headquartered?

Crown Capital Partners, Inc. is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

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