M&A Deal Summary

Align Capital Partners Acquires Counsel Press

On October 24, 2023, private equity firm Align Capital Partners acquired business services company Counsel Press from Gladstone Investment

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Align Capital Partners’ 6th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Align Capital Partners’ 20th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Align Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2023-10-24
Target Counsel Press
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Align Capital Partners
Sellers(s) Gladstone Investment
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) JEGI CLARITY (Financial)

Target

Counsel Press

New York, New York, United States
Counsel Press is a provider of preparing, filing, and serving appeals in state and federal appellate courts nationwide and several international tribunals through its experienced staff of attorneys, appellate consultants and appellate paralegals. Counsel Press was founded in 1938 and is based in New York City.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Align Capital Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2016
PE ASSETS 1.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Align Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on growth-oriented companies with recurring products and services. Align will consider companies with $3 to $15 million of EBITDA headquartered in the US or Canada. Sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, medical products, energy services, business services, chemicals, packaging, building materials, transportation, utility products/services, niche manufacturing, and value-added distributors. Align Capital Partners is based in Dallas, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 22
Sector (Business Services) 6 of 6
Type (Secondary Buyout) 4 of 4
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 20 of 21
Year (2023) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-10-18 VetEvolve

Richmond, Virginia, United States

VetEvolve is a multi-location veterinary practice management platform providing its partner clinics differentiated partnership solutions and comprehensive services that free them up to focus on patient care. Its partner clinics provide general veterinary, emergency, boarding and daycare services to companion animals. VetEvolve is based in Richmond, Virginia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-02-20 SEAM Group

Beachwood, Ohio, United States

SEAM Group provides an unparalleled approach to strategic enterprise asset management, ensuring a safe environment while achieving improved utilization, enhanced performance and reliability all while reducing costs. SEAM specializes in electrical safety, predictive maintenance programs, reliability consulting and repair services; each supported by patented software systems ensuring program metrics. SEAM Group was formed in 1993 and is based in Beachwood, Ohio.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Gladstone Investment

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Business Development Company
Founded 2005
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 2 of 2
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 4
Year (2023) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-09-13 E3

Kilgore, Texas, United States

E3 provides advanced pressure management solutions for oil and gas well completions. It leverages patented and proprietary equipment to provide improved operational efficiency and superior safety across every major oil and gas basin in the United States. E3 is based in Kilgore, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-11-22 Pyrotek Special Effects

Markham, Ontario, Canada

Pyrotek Special Effects is a provider of special effects services and solutions for the live entertainment industry with a full range of special effects offerings, creative and technical design services, permitting and logistics support worldwide, and specialized installation, setup, and tear down. Pyrotek Special Effects is based in Markham, Ontario.

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