Investment Summary

Birch Hill Equity Partners Invests In Uni-Select

On December 18, 2019, private equity firm Birch Hill Equity Partners invested in distribution company Uni-Select

Investment Highlights
  • This is Birch Hill Equity Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Birch Hill Equity Partners’ 35th transaction in Canada.
  • This is Birch Hill Equity Partners’ 4th transaction in Quebec.
Investment Fate
  • Uni-Select was sold to a consortium of buyers in 2023 for 2.1B USD.

Investment Summary

Date 2019-12-18
Target Uni-Select
Sector Distribution
Investor(s) Birch Hill Equity Partners
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Uni-Select

Boucherville, Quebec, Canada
Uni-Select is a North American distributor of replacement parts, equipment, tools, accessories, paint, and related products in the automotive aftermarket. Uni-Select was founded in 1968 and is based in Boucherville, Canada.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Birch Hill Equity Partners

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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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 41 of 48
Sector: Distribution M&A 2 of 2
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: Quebec M&A 4 of 5
Country: Canada M&A 35 of 42
Year: 2019 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-12-03 Marsulex Environmental Technologies

Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States

Marsulex Environmental Technologies Corp. is a provider of air pollution control systems and services that cost-effectively minimize pollutants, including sulfur dioxide (SO2), particulates, nitrogen oxide (NOx), mercury and acid gas from emissions of electric utilities, petrochemical, and general industrial facilities. Marsulex Environmental Technologies was founded in 1997 and is based in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-19 Harbour Air

Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Harbour Air is a seaplane airline that has been operating out of Vancouver for over 30 years. The company flies passengers between various destinations on the western coast of Canada, such as Vancouver, Victoria, Nanaimo, Richmond, Sechelt and others. Harbour Air’s mission is to provide safe, reliable, and convenient transportation to the travelling public through innovation and operational excellence. Harbour Air was founded in 1982 and is based in Richmond, British Columbia.

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