Rhône Group Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Profile

In the last 3 years, Rhône Group has acquired 2 companies. It has also invested in 2 others.

Rhône Group’s most common sectors for investment are chemicals (18%) and consumer products (14%). The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (31%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (27%). In total, Rhône Group has invested in 7 US states and 10 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2020 when it acquired Lummus Technology for $2.7B.

In the last 3 years, Rhône Group has exited 4 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (34%). Rhône Group’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2019 when it sold Garda World Security for $4.0B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity38
    • M&A Buy Activity23
    • M&A Sell Activity15
  • Total Sectors Invested 16
  • Total Countries Invested 10
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 12
  • M&A Advisors 8

Rhône Group

12 East 49th Street,
New York, New York 10111
United States
(212) 218-6700
www.rhonegroup.com
info@rhonegroup.com

Rhône Group is a private equity and financial advisory firm focused on large-scale buyouts across North America and Western Europe. Areas of interest include energy, materials, industrials, retail, consumer products, healthcare, and financial services. Rhône was formed in 1995 and has offices in New York, Paris, and London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Chemicals, Consumer Products, Education, Energy Services and Equipment, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marine, Marketing, Metals/Mining, Retail, Transportation

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

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Scandinavia

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 T
Buy (1.2/yr) # 17 2 2 - 2 - 23
vol $2.7B $2.7B $5.5B
Sell (0.8/yr) # 11 - 1 1 2 - 15
vol $4.6B $4.0B $233M $8.7B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Global Knowledge Training LLC 2020-11-10 233M USD Secondary Buyout
Cary, North Carolina · www.globalknowledge.com
Illycaffe S.p.A 2020-10-21 - Stake Purchase
Trieste, Italy · www.illy.com
Lummus Technology 2020-06-30 2.7B USD Divestiture
The Woodlands, Texas · www.lummustechnology.com
Unieuro S.r.l. 2020-01-24 - Stake Sale
Forlì, Italy · www.unieurospa.com
Garda World Security Corp. 2019-07-23 4.0B CAD Recapitalization
Montreal, Quebec · www.garda.com
Ranpak Corp. 2018-12-13 - IPO
Concord Township, Ohio · www.ranpak.com
MaxamCorp Holding S.L. 2018-08-01 - Stake Purchase
Madrid, Spain · www.maxam.net
Fogo de Chão Churrascaria Holdings LLC 2018-02-20 - Going Private
Dallas, Texas · www.fogodechao.com
VistaJet Group Holding Ltd. 2017-08-23 - Growth Capital
, Malta · www.vistajet.com
Garda World Security Corp. 2017-02-24 - Secondary Buyout
Montreal, Quebec · www.garda.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Chemicals 1 (13%) - 4 (17%) 1.8B (34%)
Consumer Products - - 3 (13%) 170M (3%)
Education - - 2 (9%) 95M (2%)
Transportation 1 (13%) - 2 (9%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (13%) 2.7B (89%) 1 (4%) 2.7B (50%)
Marketing 1 (13%) 349M (11%) 1 (4%) 349M (6%)
Electronics - - 1 (4%) 270M (5%)
Agriculture 1 (13%) - 1 (4%) -
Airlines 1 (13%) - 1 (4%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (4%) -
Machinery 1 (13%) - 1 (4%) -
Manufacturing - - 1 (4%) -
Marine - - 1 (4%) -
Packaging - - 1 (4%) -
Restaurants 1 (13%) - 1 (4%) -
Safety/Security - - 1 (4%) -
Total 8 $3.1B 23 $5.5B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 3 (38%) 2.7B (89%) 10 (43%) 3.4B (62%)
  Texas 2 (25%) 2.7B (89%) 3 (13%) 2.7B (50%)
  Ohio - - 2 (9%) -
  Illinois 1 (13%) - 1 (4%) -
  Florida - - 1 (4%) 485M (9%)
  Michigan - - 1 (4%) 170M (3%)
  North Carolina - - 1 (4%) -
  New York - - 1 (4%) -
Germany - - 3 (13%) 1.4B (25%)
France 1 (13%) - 2 (9%) -
Italy 1 (13%) - 2 (9%) -
Greece 1 (13%) 349M (11%) 1 (4%) 349M (6%)
Spain 1 (13%) - 1 (4%) -
Malta 1 (13%) - 1 (4%) -
Switzerland - - 1 (4%) 270M (5%)
United Kingdom - - 1 (4%) 95M (2%)
Canada - - 1 (4%) -
  Quebec - - 1 (4%) -
Domestic 3 (38%) 2.7B (89%) 10 (43%) 3.4B (62%)
Cross-border 5 (63%) 349M (11%) 13 (57%) 2.1B (38%)
Total 8 $3.1B 23 $5.5B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 2 (25%) - 7 (30%) 95M (2%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (13%) 349M (11%) 6 (26%) 620M (11%)
Divestiture 1 (13%) 2.7B (89%) 5 (22%) 4.7B (87%)
Growth Capital 1 (13%) - 2 (9%) -
Stake Purchase 2 (25%) - 2 (9%) -
Going Private 1 (13%) - 1 (4%) -
Total 8 $3.1B 23 $5.5B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 5 (33%) 3.8B (43%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (27%) 973M (11%)
IPO 3 (20%) -
Recapitalization 1 (7%) 4.0B (45%)
Trade Sale 1 (7%) 68M (1%)
Stake Sale 1 (7%) -
Total 15 $8.7B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Goldman Sachs Investment Banking Division
 2
Morgan Stanley
 1
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
 1
Legal Deals
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
 2
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
 1
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $3.7B
$100M to $1B 5 $1.6B
< $100M 1 $95M
TOTAL $5.5B
Largest Lummus Technology
$2.7B (2020-06-30)
sell # Total
> $1B 3 $6.7B
$100M to $1B 5 $2.0B
< $100M 1 $68M
TOTAL $8.7B
Largest Garda World Security Corp.
$4.0B (2019-07-23)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
35%
8 (35%)
Strategic(s)
22%
5 (22%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
40%
6 (40%)
Strategic(s)
27%
4 (27%)

Investor Summary

Size

Large

PE Assets

2.5B USD

Established

1996

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

M. Steven Langman

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Robert Agostinelli

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Jon Zagrodzky

COO & CFO

Franz-Ferdinand Buerstedde

Managing Director

Gianpiero Lenza

Managing Director

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