Investment Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2025-03-18 |
| Target | Strategus |
| Sector | Marketing |
| Investor(s) |
CIVC Partners
Stellus Capital Management |
| Deal Type | Growth Capital |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1970 |
| PE ASSETS | 2.0B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
CIVC Partners is a private equity firm that provides buyout and growth capital to middle-market businesses located in the US and Canada. CIVC invests in companies generating sales of $40 - $300 million with an EBITDA of $5 to $25 million. Sectors of interest include Business Services, Information Services, Facility Services, Insurance Services, Transportation & Logistics, Tech-enabled Services, BPO, SaaS, Compliance Services, Corporate Training, IT Services, and Utility Services. The firm invests in the range of $20 - $100 million per transaction. CIVC prefers to be the lead equity sponsor and will consider both majority and minority investment situations. CIVC Partners was formed in 1970 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 77 of 77 |
| Sector: Marketing M&A | 3 of 3 |
| Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals | 15 of 15 |
| State: Colorado M&A | 6 of 6 |
| Country: United States M&A | 73 of 73 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-13 |
GPRS
Maumee, Ohio, United States GPRS is a provider of private utility locating and concrete scanning services to utilities, contractors, engineering firms, and environmental consultants in every major market in the United States. GPRS was founded in 2001 and is based in Maumee, Ohio. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| PE ASSETS | 3.4B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Stellus Capital Management is a provider of debt and equity capital to middle-market companies headquartered throughout the US and Canada. For credit commitments, Stellus looks to provide $10 to $50 million of capital to help support buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalization, growth opportunities, rescue financing, distressed situations, as well as bridge loans. Sectors' of interest for Stellus' credit practice includes business services, energy, general industrial, government, healthcare, software and specialty finance. Stellus' equity practice seeks to provide $20 to $100 million to small and mid-sized energy (upstream, oilfield services, midstream) companies. Stellus Capital was originally formed in 2004 as Laminar Direct Capital and operated as the direct investing unit of D.E. Shaw. The Group became independent in 2012. Stellus has offices in Houston, New York City, and Washington DC.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 80 of 86 |
| Sector: Marketing M&A | 10 of 10 |
| Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals | 21 of 24 |
| State: Colorado M&A | 3 of 3 |
| Country: United States M&A | 77 of 83 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 5 of 11 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-27 |
Environmental Remedies
Hayward, California, United States Environmental Remedies specializes in providing asbestos abatement services for remediation companies, insurance companies, and homeowners across the State of California. It focuses on the non-discretionary demand drivers of fire and water damage and is the go-to abatement partner in the industry. Environmental Remedies was formed in 2004 and is based in Hayward, California. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-12 |
Eos Fitness
Dallas, Texas, United States Eos Fitness is a fitness club chain offering a full range of fitness club amenities, including cardio and strength-training equipment, personal training, group exercise, spinning, cardio theaters, women’s-only rooms, locker rooms, saunas, steam rooms, child care, and 24-hour access. Eos Fitness was formed in 1985 and is based in Dallas, Texas. |
Sell | - |
