M&A Deal Summary

Birch Hill Equity Partners Acquires Citron Hygiene

On April 15, 2016, private equity firm Birch Hill Equity Partners acquired consumer services company Citron Hygiene

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Birch Hill Equity Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is Birch Hill Equity Partners’ 31st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Birch Hill Equity Partners’ 23rd transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-04-15
Target Citron Hygiene
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) Birch Hill Equity Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Citron Hygiene

Markham, Ontario, Canada
Citron Hygiene is a provider of commercial washroom & foodservice hygiene, pest control solutions, warewash & chemical solutions and a broad range of other facility-based products & services. Citron Hygiene was established in 1974 and is headquartered in Markham, Ontario.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Birch Hill Equity Partners

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 5.0B CAD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Birch Hill Equity Partners is a middle-market private equity firm focused on investments in Canadian companies. Birch Hill targets growth oriented businesses valued between C$50 and C$1000 million. Sectors of interest include agriculture, communications, energy, environmental, entertainment, distribution, healthcare, manufacturing, software, and technology. Birch Hill will not consider investments in real estate, pure commodity companies or start ups. Birch Hill Equity Partners was formed in 1994 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 36 of 47
Sector (Consumer Services) 2 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 20 of 23
State (Ontario) 23 of 27
Country (Canada) 31 of 41
Year (2016) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-08 Aquaterra

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Aquaterra Corporation Ltd. is a distributor and manufacturer of large format bottled water.

Sell CA$62M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-18 Secunda Canada

St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

Secunda Canada LP (Secunda) manages a technologically advanced fleet of offshore support vessels servicing major and national oil and gas companies worldwide. Secunda, founded in Nova Scotia, has a fleet of 8 vessels utilizing highly experienced sailors, a maritime work ethic, and a philosophy of providing superior service to customers.

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