Rock Island Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Rock Island Capital has acquired 2 companies.

Rock Island Capital’s most common sectors for investment aremanufacturing (30%) and business services (15%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include recapitalization (75%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (20%). In total, Rock Island Capital has invested in 12 US states.

In the last 3 years, Rock Island Capital has exited 5 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (42%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity32
    • M&A Buy Activity20
    • M&A Sell Activity12
  • Total Sectors Invested 10
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7
  • M&A Advisors 1

Rock Island Capital

1415 West 22nd Street, Suite 1250,
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
United States
(630) 413-9136
www.rockislandcapital.com

Rock Island Capital is a private equity firm that provides equity and mezzanine capital to middle-market manufacturing, distribution or service companies located in the US. Rock Island typically invests to support management buyouts, generational changes of ownership, growth and expansion, and recapitalization. Prospective companies generally have sales of at least $10 million and are valued up to $150 million. The Firm will consider both majority or minority positions. Rock Island Capital has offices in Oak Brook, Illinois and Kansas City, Missouri.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Chemicals, Construction, Consumer Services, Distribution, Financial Services, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marketing

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 150
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 10 150
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # 15 3 1 1 - - 20
Sell (1.0/yr) # 7 - 1 3 1 - 12
  32

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Kemco Systems 2023-08-23 - Trade Sale
Clearwater, Florida · www.kemcosystems.com
DGS Retail 2022-11-16 - Secondary Sale
Mansfield, Massachusetts · www.dgsretail.com
Baker Manufacturing Co. 2022-07-12 - Secondary Sale
Evansville, Wisconsin · www.bakermfg.com
Advanced Industrial Devices, Inc. 2022-05-17 - Secondary Sale
Tulsa, Oklahoma · www.aidusa.com
Superior Felt & Filtration LLC 2022-01-01 - Recapitalization
McHenry, Illinois · www.superiorfelt.com
Environmental Recovery Corp. 2021-09-21 - Trade Sale
Lancaster, Pennsylvania · www.ercofusa.com
Benco Technology 2021-01-01 - Recapitalization
Honey Brook, Pennsylvania · www.bencotechnology.com
Belle Aire Creations 2020-01-01 - Recapitalization
Libertyville, Illinois · www.belleairecreations.com
Excel Engineering 2020-01-01 - Recapitalization
Diagonal, Iowa · www.excelengineering.org
Valley Fastener Group 2020-01-01 - Recapitalization
Aurora, Illinois · www.valleyfastener.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Manufacturing 5 (56%) - 6 (30%) -
Business Services 1 (11%) - 3 (15%) -
Distribution 1 (11%) - 3 (15%) -
Marketing - - 2 (10%) -
Communications 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (5%) -
Environmental - - 1 (5%) -
Financial Services - - 1 (5%) -
Retail - - 1 (5%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
Total 9 - 20 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 9 (100%) - 20 (100%) -
  Illinois 3 (33%) - 3 (15%) -
  Pennsylvania 2 (22%) - 3 (15%) -
  Massachusetts - - 2 (10%) -
  Wisconsin - - 2 (10%) -
  Oklahoma - - 2 (10%) -
  Michigan - - 2 (10%) -
  Iowa 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
  Indiana 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
  New York 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
  Missouri 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
  Florida - - 1 (5%) -
  Texas - - 1 (5%) -
Total 9 - 20 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Recapitalization 8 (89%) - 15 (75%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 4 (20%) -
Stake Purchase 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
Total 9 - 20 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 6 (50%) -
Trade Sale 3 (25%) -
Merger 2 (17%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (8%) -
Total 12 -

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
McDermott Will & Emery
 1

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Investor(s)
50%
6 (50%)
Strategic(s)
50%
6 (50%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

310M USD

Established

2005

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Alfred Mattaliano

Co-Founder & Partner

Michael Nugent

Co-founder & Partner

Brian Bastedo

Partner

Zofie Mietus

CCO & CFO

Daniel Alport

Partner

FAQ

When was Rock Island Capital founded?

Rock Island Capital was founded in 2005.

What type of investor is Rock Island Capital?

Rock Island Capital is a private equity firm.

Where is Rock Island Capital headquartered?

Rock Island Capital is headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois.

How much capital does Rock Island Capital have under management?

Rock Island Capital has 310M USD under management.

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