M&A Deal Summary

Brookfield Private Equity Acquires Convene

On May 4, 2017, private equity firm Brookfield Private Equity acquired business services company Convene from Boathouse Capital and Tamarix Capital for 68M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Brookfield Private Equity’s 4th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Brookfield Private Equity’s 12th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Brookfield Private Equity’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Brookfield Private Equity’s 2nd transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-05-04
Target Convene
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Brookfield Private Equity
Sellers(s) Boathouse Capital
Tamarix Capital
Deal Type Recapitalization
Deal Value 68M USD

Target

Convene

New York City, New York, United States
Convene is a developer and operator of urban day conference centers. Convene provides an ideal outsourced model for meetings, conferences, board sessions, investor presentations, corporate gatherings and training needs. Its suite of services includes meeting and collaboration space rental along with staffing, audiovisual, catering and conference planning support. Convene was founded in 2009 and is based in New York City.

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Buyer(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Brookfield Private Equity is the private equity arm of global asset management firm, Brookfield Asset Management. Brookfield Private Equity looks to acquire and invest in a variety of North American and European companies with broad sector interest in business services, industrials, and residential real estate. In addition to acquiring companies, Brookfield looks to invest in businesses through the public debt and equity markets, or by providing financing. Brookfield Private Equity is based in Toronto.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 24
Sector (Business Services) 4 of 5
Type (Recapitalization) 1 of 1
State (New York) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 6 of 13
Year (2017) 3 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 12 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-19 Loblaw Companies - Gas Station Business

Ontario, Canada

Loblaw Companies Ltd. - Gas Station Business is one of the largest in Canada and includes 213 retail gas stations and associated convenience kiosks adjacent to Loblaw-owned grocery stores across the country. The gas stations will continue to offer Loblaw's industry-leading PC Plus loyalty program, thereby combining the loyalty proposition that customers associate with Loblaw with the high quality gas station offering that customers in other markets have come to expect from the Mobil brand.

Buy CA$540M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-28 TerraForm Global

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

TerraForm Global, Inc. is an owner and operator of clean energy power plants. TerraForm Global is based in Bethesda, Maryland.

Buy $750M

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Boathouse Capital

Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2008
PE ASSETS 2.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Boathouse Capital is a provider of mezzanine and equity capital to lower middle-market companies in a variety of industries. The Firm works in partnership with management teams and private equity firms in funding private equity sponsored buyouts, management buyouts, recapitalizations, refinancings, and growth capital financings. Boathouse can commit up to $25 million per transaction and generally pursues companies with 'exceptional' management, sustainable competitive advantages, growing end markets, 'sticky' business models, and diversified customers. Boathouse seeks companies with at least $10 million in revenues and at least $5 million of EBITDA. Boathouse is based in Wayne, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 22
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 3
Type (Recapitalization) 2 of 2
State (New York) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 5 of 22
Year (2017) 3 of 7
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-16 TalentBridge

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

TalentBridge provides contract staffing, executive and professional placements, providing services to its customers that include temporary, temporary-to-hire, and professional placement across diverse technical and administrative disciplines. TalentBridge was founded in 1985 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-14 KBP Foods

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

KBP Foods operates quick service restaurants as a franchisee under the YUM! Brands umbrella, primarily within the KFC and Taco Bell concepts. KBP Foods was founded in 1999 and is based in Overland Park, Kansas.

Sell -
SELLER

Tamarix Capital

New York, New York, United States

Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Tamarix Capital is a lower middle-market investment firm focused on providing debt and/or equity to fund management buyouts, shareholder liquidity events, succession issues, generational changes, or growth needs. Tamarix generally pursues family-owned or closely-held businesses with $10 to $120 million in revenue. Sectors of interest include business services, industrial/niche manufacturing, consumer products and services, distribution, and healthcare services. Tamarix is based in New York City with an additional office in Chicago.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Recapitalization) 1 of 1
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2017) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-09 Convene

New York City, New York, United States

Convene is a developer and operator of urban day conference centers. Convene provides an ideal outsourced model for meetings, conferences, board sessions, investor presentations, corporate gatherings and training needs. Its suite of services includes meeting and collaboration space rental along with staffing, audiovisual, catering and conference planning support. Convene was founded in 2009 and is based in New York City.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-06-01 FoodPrep Solutions

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

FoodPrep Solutions provides outsourced cutlery exchange services as well as foodservice equipment sales & services to a diverse set of end-markets that includes restaurants, supermarkets, delis, caterers, hotels, schools, healthcare facilities, and food processors all through a route-based distribution model. FoodPrep Solutions was founded in 2020 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.

Buy -