M&A Deal Summary

ECP Acquires Restaurant Technologies

On February 28, 2022, private equity firm ECP acquired business services company Restaurant Technologies from Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ECP’s 5th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is ECP’s 46th transaction in the United States.
  • This is ECP’s 2nd transaction in Minnesota.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-02-28
Target Restaurant Technologies
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) ECP
Sellers(s) Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Harris Williams (Financial)
Weil Gotshal & Manges (Legal)

Target

Restaurant Technologies

Mendota Heights, Minnesota, United States
Restaurant Technologies is a foodservice industry partner, serving more than 32,000 quick-service and full-service restaurant chains, independent restaurants, grocery delis, hotels, casinos, universities, and hospitals nationwide. The company helps make foodservice operations safer, smarter, and more efficient through cooking oil and hood and flue management solutions. It has a long history of sustainability, working with partners to provide used cooking oil as input into renewable diesel and biodiesel, creating an ESG-friendly process of recycled used cooking oil for its customers. Restaurant Technologies was formed in 1996 and is based in Mendota Heights, Minnesota.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

ECP

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 31.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

ECP is a specialist private equity firm focused on investments in energy infrastructure. Specific areas of interest include power generation, including renewable energy facilities; electric transmission; midstream gas, including gas storage and pipelines; and other energy service businesses and infrastructure assets. The Firm primarily targets opportunities located in North America. ECP was formed in 2005 and is based in Summit, New Jersey.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 47 of 57
Sector: Business Services M&A 5 of 5
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 5 of 7
State: Minnesota M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 46 of 53
Year: 2022 M&A 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-02-01 Avolta Renewable

Charleston, West Virginia, United States

Avolta is a developer of renewable natural gas projects. Avolta is based in Charleston, West Virginia.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-03 Sendero

Houston, Texas, United States

Sendero is a premier gas gathering and processing business located in Eddy County, New Mexico, one of the most actively developed counties in the Permian Basin. Sendero was formed in 2014 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Sell $600M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking

New York, New York, United States

Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 155.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division is the investment arm of Goldman Sachs. The primary corporate investment group within the Merchant Banking Division is Goldman Sachs' direct investment arm. GS's direct investment arm consists of GS Capital Partners, GS Mezzanine Partners, and GS Growth Partners. GS Capital Partners is the direct corporate equity investment group which seeks LBO, recapitalization, and growth investments to help fund acquisitions, expansions, recapitalizations, restructurings, buyouts, and take privates. GS Capital Partners looks to invest between $50 and $800 million in opportunities in North/South America, Europe, Asia. GS Mezzanine Partners is the junior capital arm of Goldman Sachs. GS Mezzanine looks to invest between $200 million and and $800 million in transactions valued up to $10 billion. Investment proceeds are used to fund leveraged buyouts, expansion financings, recapitalizations, acquisitions, and restructurings. GS Growth looks to invest in growth equity transactions. The unit seeks to commit $20 to $200 million per investment. Other units within GS's merchant banking division include Real Estate, Infrastructure, and Urban Investments. Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 112 of 126
Sector: Business Services M&A 8 of 10
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 32 of 34
State: Minnesota M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 79 of 90
Year: 2022 M&A 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-02-11 FinanceIt

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

FinanceIt offers a comprehensive suite of tools and technologies designed to simplify complex sales transactions for businesses and their customers. FinanceIt was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-05-26 Norgine

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Norgine is an independent specialty pharmaceutical company. Norgine’s focus is the development and marketing of pharmaceutical products that address significant unmet clinical needs in therapeutic areas such as gastroenterology, hepatology, and critical and supportive care. Norgine was formed in 1906 and is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Buy -