M&A Deal Summary

Argosy Private Equity, Ironwood Capital and Seacoast Capital Acquire Groome Industrial Service Group

On September 20, 2019, private equity firm Argosy Private Equity, growth capital firm Ironwood Capital and growth capital firm Seacoast Capital acquired business services company Groome Industrial Service Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Argosy Private Equity’s 9th, Ironwood Capital’s 6th and Seacoast Capital’s 2nd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Argosy Private Equity’s 72nd, Ironwood Capital’s 71st and Seacoast Capital’s 41st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Argosy Private Equity’s 4th, Ironwood Capital’s 3rd and Seacoast Capital’s 6th transaction in New Jersey.
Investment Fate
  • Groome Industrial Service Group was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2025.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-09-20
Target Groome Industrial Service Group
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Argosy Private Equity
Ironwood Capital
Seacoast Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) Woodbridge International (Financial)

Target

Groome Industrial Service Group

Denville, New Jersey, United States
Groome Industrial Service Group is a provider of industrial cleaning and maintenance services to customers in the natural gas-fired power generation, refinery, manufacturing, construction, marine, and aviation industries. Groome Industrial Service Group was founded in 1969 and is based in Denville, New Jersey.

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Buyer(S) 3

Buyer

Argosy Private Equity

Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 575M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Argosy Private Equity is the private equity arm of Argosy Capital, an asset management firm. Argosy Private Equity provides both debt and equity capital to lower middle-market companies located throughout the US. Argosy focuses on growth companies with experienced management teams and revenues between $15 and $100 million and EBITDA of $3 to $9 million. Argosy looks to invest $5 - $20 million per transaction. Specific areas of interest include manufacturing, business services, franchising and Value added distributions. The Firm will consider a variety of transaction types, including MBO’s, recapitalizations, growth equity and acquisitions. Argosy was formed in 1990 and is based in Wayne, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 72 of 88
Sector: Business Services M&A 9 of 11
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 41 of 52
State: New Jersey M&A 4 of 5
Country: United States M&A 72 of 88
Year: 2019 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-13 Sussex Wire

Easton, Pennsylvania, United States

Sussex Wire, Inc. specializes in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of highly-engineered, specialty metal parts and components utilizing cold-forming technology. Sussex Wire was founded in 1974 and is based in Easton, Pennsylvania.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-03-05 Flow Dry Technology

Brookville, Ohio, United States

Flow Dry Technology is a designer and manufacturer of highly innovative, integrated solutions for the automotive, industrial, and healthcare industries. Flow Dry’s products include desiccant bags, value-added assemblies, and other sealant solutions to protect valuable systems from costly moisture damage. Flow Dry Technology was founded in 1946 and is based in Brookville, Ohio.

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Buyer

Ironwood Capital

Avon, Connecticut, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ironwood Capital is a private investment firm that makes equity and subordinated debt investments in lower middle-market companies. Investment proceeds are generally used to support leveraged buyouts, growth financings, and recapitalizations. Investments typically range from $10 to $40 million in companies generating $20 to $250 million in annual sales. Target sectors include healthcare products/services, value-added manufacturing, business services, consumer products, specialty distribution, and education. Ironwood prefers opportunities East of the Mississippi, but will selectively consider investments in the Western US. The Firm's investment horizon is three to five years. Ironwood Capital was formed in 2002 and is based in Avon, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 71 of 97
Sector: Business Services M&A 6 of 8
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 25 of 28
State: New Jersey M&A 3 of 4
Country: United States M&A 71 of 97
Year: 2019 M&A 6 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-25 Nautilus Integrated Solutions

South Windham, Connecticut, United States

Nautilus Integrated Solutions is a company specializing in providing engineering, technical, and consulting services for the nuclear and energy sectors. A prime contractor supplying critical parts and assemblies to the Department of Defense, NIS has capabilities that include casting, precision machining, non-destructive testing, welding, and engineering. Nautilus Integrated Solutions is based in South Windham, Connecticut.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-11-06 BrandFX

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

BrandFX LLC is a manufacturer and seller of composite utility truck bodies. Products include service bodies designed for smaller utility trucks, line bodies designed for medium-sized utility trucks as well as toppers and inserts designed primarily for compact utility trucks.

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Buyer

Seacoast Capital

Danvers, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 600M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Seacoast Capital is a private investment firm that invests equity and mezzanine capital in smaller companies with revenues greater than $10 million and at least $2 million in operating income. Sectors of interest include manufacturing, distribution, business services and industrial technologies. Seacoast has a particular interest in companies located in underserved urban and rural markets, and in all cases, partners with management when considering transactions. Seacoast Capital was formed in 1994 and has offices in Danvers, Massachusetts and San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 41 of 46
Sector: Business Services M&A 2 of 3
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 14 of 14
State: New Jersey M&A 6 of 6
Country: United States M&A 41 of 46
Year: 2019 M&A 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-31 Northwest Cascade

Puyallup, Washington, United States

Northwest Cascade, Inc. is a diversified provider of commercial, industrial and residential services consisting of three operating divisions – Honey Bucket, FloHawks, and Construction. Honey Bucket provides route-based and event portable sanitation and related rental services across the Pacific Northwest, California, Utah, and Texas. FloHawks provides septic pumping, cleaning, and MRO services to residential, commercial and industrial customers in the South Puget Sound region. Northwest Cascade, Inc. Construction division provides municipal sewerage and commercial and residential wastewater construction services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-24 SkinCure Oncology

Burr Ridge, Illinois, United States

SkinCure Oncology provides a turnkey model for the delivery of Image-guided Superficial Radiation Therapy (IG-SRT), the most recent advanced/disruptive technology, for the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancers. SkinCure Oncology has partnered with quality-focused dermatologists and Mohs surgeons to bring cancer center level radiation therapy skin cancer treatment to physician offices. SkinCure Oncology is based in Burr Ridge, Illinois.

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