Navigation Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Navigation Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (27%) and financial services (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 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (47%). 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 Activity44
    • M&A Buy Activity18
    • M&A Sell Activity26
  • Total Sectors Invested 12
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 26
  • M&A Advisors 2

Navigation Capital Partners

2870 Peachtree Rd NW Suite 509,
Atlanta, Georgia 30305
United States
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 ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 18 - - - - - 18
Sell (0.6/yr) # 23 1 1 1 - - 26
vol $532M $532M
  44

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Definition 6 LLC 2022-11-15 - Merger
Atlanta, Georgia · www.definition6.com
Exeter Finance LLC 2021-06-28 - Secondary Sale
Austin, Texas · www.exeterfinance.com
Computex Technology Solutions 2020-04-27 - Trade Sale
Houston, Texas · www.computex-inc.com
Five Star Food Service, Inc. 2016-10-03 - Secondary Sale
Chattanooga, Tennessee · www.fivestarfoodservice.com
Conclusive Analytics, Inc. 2015-07-05 - Trade Sale
Charlotte, North Carolina · www.conclusivemarketing.com
Quantapoint, Inc. 2015-07-02 - Trade Sale
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 Trade Sale
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 Sale
Norcross, Georgia · www.technical-innovation.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services - - 5 (26%) -
Distribution - - 2 (11%) -
Financial Services - - 2 (11%) -
Information Technology - - 2 (11%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (5%) -
Electronics - - 1 (5%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (50%) - 1 (5%) -
Marketing - - 1 (5%) -
Packaging - - 1 (5%) -
Plastics - - 1 (5%) -
Safety/Security - - 1 (5%) -
Transportation 1 (50%) - 1 (5%) -
Total 2 - 19 -

Acquisitions By Geo

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

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (100%) - 8 (42%) -
Recapitalization - - 3 (16%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 3 (16%) -
Growth Capital - - 2 (11%) -
Venture - - 2 (11%) -
Consolidation - - 1 (5%) -
Total 2 - 19 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 8 (31%) 11M (2%)
Secondary Sale 7 (27%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 5 (19%) 465M (87%)
Recapitalization 2 (8%) 56M (11%)
IPO 2 (8%) -
Bankruptcy 1 (4%) -
Merger 1 (4%) -
Total 26 $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)
35%
9 (35%)
Strategic(s)
50%
13 (50%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

340M USD

Established

2006

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Mark Downs

Partner

FAQ

When was Navigation Capital Partners founded?

Navigation Capital Partners was founded in 2006.

What type of investor is Navigation Capital Partners?

Navigation Capital Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Navigation Capital Partners headquartered?

Navigation Capital Partners is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

How much capital does Navigation Capital Partners have under management?

Navigation Capital Partners has 340M USD under management.

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