M&A Deal Summary

Comvest Partners Acquires Engage2Excel

On March 8, 2018, private equity firm Comvest Partners acquired business services company Engage2Excel from Maranon Capital, Gridiron Capital and Brookside Equity Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Comvest Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Comvest Partners’ 41st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Comvest Partners’ 3rd transaction in North Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-03-08
Target Engage2Excel
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Comvest Partners
Sellers(s) Maranon Capital
Gridiron Capital
Brookside Equity Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Lincoln International
Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Financial)
Moore & Van Allen (Legal)

Target

Engage2Excel

Statesville, North Carolina, United States
Engage2Excel is a provider of employee engagement and recognition programs. Engage2Excel helps clients measure, manage, and improve performance with the industry's only ROI-based employee recognition solution. Engage2Excel was founded in 1892 and is based in Statesville, North Carolina.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Comvest Partners

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 7.7B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Comvest Partners' headquarters in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Comvest Partners' headquarters in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Comvest Partners is a private investment firm that provides equity and debt capital to middle-market companies across North America. Comvest funds a variety of investment situations, including buyouts, divestitures, recapitalizations, consolidations, take privates, and turnarounds. Sectors of interest include business services, information services, education, financial services, healthcare services, software, IT, and transportation. For equity investments, Comvest prefers control and looks to invest $50 to $150 million per transaction. For debt needs, Comvest seeks to provide $25 to $250 million per transaction. Comvest Partners was formed in 2000 and is based in West Palm Beach, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 41 of 60
Sector (Business Services) 3 of 4
Type (Secondary Buyout) 4 of 11
State (North Carolina) 3 of 4
Country (United States) 41 of 59
Year (2018) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-31 Citizens Rx

Oak Park, Illinois, United States

Citizens Rx is a provider of pharmacy benefit management services, including formulary management, claims processing, and rebate administration. Citizens Rx was founded in 2009 and is based in Oak Park, Illinois.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-28 AxisPoint Health

Westminster, Colorado, United States

CMH Services Subsidiary LLC is a health care management company focused on care management,nurse advice line and analytics services, including CarePoint, GuidePoint and Analytix.

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Seller(S) 3

SELLER

Maranon Capital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 4.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Maranon Capital LP is an investment firm that provides senior financing, mezzanine debt and equity co-investments for private equity backed and non sponsored middle market companies. Maranon seeks investments in financially healthy businesses with stable cash flows, diverse customers, and strong management. Prospective companies are valued between $30 and $150 million and generate $5 to $30 million of EBITDA. Maranon looks to invest $2 to $10 million for equity co-investments, $5 to $30 million for junior capital needs, and $10 to $50 million for senior debt requirements. Areas of interest include business services, healthcare services, distribution, manufacturing and consumer products/services. Funds typically support acquisitions, recapitalizations, refinancings, consolidations, ESOPs and growth capital needs. Maranon Capital LP was formed in 2007 and is based in Chicago. The Firm has additional offices in Birmingham, Michigan and South Bend, Indiana.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 21
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 7 of 14
State (North Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 11 of 21
Year (2018) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-02-26 Action Fabricators

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Action Fabricators, Inc. is a premier converter of custom designed flexible materials, including custom made tapes, adhesives, non-adhesive backed foams and other specialty materials for numerous end market applications, including automotive, medical, electronics, security, furniture, appliance, and general industrial applications. Action provides its clients with cost-effective, value-added custom solutions to meet their specific application needs.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-02 HoofStrong

Fresno, California, United States

HoofStrong is a provider of automated hoof bath systems and the preventative hoof care treatment products utilized in these systems for commercial dairies. HoofStrong was founded in 1999 and is based in Fresno, California.

Buy -
SELLER

Gridiron Capital

New Canaan, Connecticut, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 764M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Gridiron Capital is a private equity firm focused on acquiring mid-sized North American manufacturing, service and specialty consumer companies. Gridiron looks to commit companies with EBITDA up to $60 million. The Firm prefers controlling interests when considering transactions. Situations of interest include companies operating in sectors undergoing change, closely held companies owned by founding family or management for ownership transition, and corporate divestitures of orphaned or non-strategic business units. Gridiron Capital was formed in 2004 and is based in New Canaan, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 19
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 4
Type (Secondary Buyout) 5 of 10
State (North Carolina) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 10 of 19
Year (2018) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-08 Ramsey Industries

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Ramsey Industries is a manufacturer of service cranes, industrial and commercial winches, planetary gear, and digger drives. Ramsey Industries was founded in 1944 and is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-30 Motion Recruitment Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Motion Recruitment Partners provides IT staffing and direct hire services focused on skilled, difficult-to-fill positions. Motion Recruitment Partners was formed in 1989 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Sell -
SELLER

Brookside Equity Partners

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1977
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Brookside Equity Partners (BEP) focuses on private equity investments, including direct control investments, majority or minority co-investments alongside other investment firms, and, on a selective basis, investments in private funds or special situations. BEP targets North American middle-market companies with revenues greater than $15 million and at least $5 million of EBITDA. Sectors of interest include manufacturing, chemicals, financial services, environmental, food, and distribution. Brookside Equity Partners was formed in 1977 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 28
Sector (Business Services) 6 of 7
Type (Secondary Buyout) 12 of 13
State (North Carolina) 4 of 4
Country (United States) 26 of 28
Year (2018) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-28 GroupAero

New York, New York, United States

Aerospace Holdings, Inc. is a provider of advanced engineering, design and manufacturing services to space, commercial aerospace and defense markets. Aerospace Holdings is based in New York City.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-18 ENTRUST Solutions

Warrenville, Illinois, United States

ENTRUST Solutions is an outsourced provider of comprehensive design, engineering, and consulting services to utilities in the U.S. ENTRUST Solutions offers customers a full spectrum of services with expertise in gas and electric distribution, pipeline infrastructure, automation systems, and integrity management solutions. ENTRUST Solutions is based in Warrenville, Illinois.

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