M&A Deal Summary

Advantage Capital Partners Acquires CiDRA

On January 1, 2019, growth capital firm Advantage Capital Partners acquired test/measurement equipment company CiDRA from Expro International Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Advantage Capital Partners’ 5th transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is Advantage Capital Partners’ 224th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Advantage Capital Partners’ 20th transaction in Connecticut.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-01-01
Target CiDRA
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) Advantage Capital Partners
Sellers(s) Expro International Group
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

CiDRA

Wallingford, Connecticut, United States
CiDRA develops instrumentation solutions for measurement, monitoring, and control applications. The company offers flow and entrained air measurement, entrained air measurement, and grind management products. CiDRA was founded in 1990 and is based in Wallingford, Connecticut.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Advantage Capital Partners

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 2.6B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Advantage Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on providing growth capital to a variety of companies. The Firm's geographic coverage includes Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Texas, Wisconsin and Washington DC. Advantage looks to initially commit $0.5 to $2 million per investment and can provide mezzanine debt in addition to equity capital. Areas of interest include communications, information technology, life science, and energy. Advantage Capital was formed in 1992 and is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 225 of 272
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 5 of 5
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 4
State (Connecticut) 20 of 23
Country (United States) 224 of 270
Year (2019) 6 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-01 mTrade

Oxford, Mississippi, United States

mTrade focuses on improving the way organizations buy, sell, and analyze whole loans. mTrade solutions optimize your mortgage trading and collaboration process. mTrade was founded in 2016 and is based in Oxford, Mississippi.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-08 Covetrus

Portland, Maine, United States

Covetrus is a provider of technology-enabled healthcare services for companion and equine veterinary practitioners. The company partners with veterinarians to create insight into gaps in patient care and offer professionalized pro-active prescription management to drive client engagement and improve compliance. Covetrus was formed in 2010 and is based in Portland, Maine.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Expro International Group

Reading, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1973
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
DESCRIPTION

Exploration & Production Services - was owned by Flextech. The company provided a small, highly specialised range of services to the oil and gas industry worldwide, including major oil companies such as BP and Shell. Because of the highly specialised nature of its services, Expro was able to command high margins and had been consistently well managed and profitable for a number of years.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
State (Connecticut) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2019) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-16 CiDRA

Wallingford, Connecticut, United States

CiDRA develops instrumentation solutions for measurement, monitoring, and control applications. The company offers flow and entrained air measurement, entrained air measurement, and grind management products. CiDRA was founded in 1990 and is based in Wallingford, Connecticut.

Buy $61M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-11-17 Expro International Group - PowerChokes Business

Texas, United States

Expro International Group's PowerChokes Business consists of pressure control-related product sales and service, along with a rental offering of good control and MPD equipment. PowerChokes product sales and services are provided for various domestic, offshore, and international drilling markets, and will soon be introducing new products for the completion and production pressure control markets.

Sell -