M&A Deal Summary

Frontenac Acquires CertainPath

On November 10, 2022, private equity firm Frontenac acquired education company CertainPath

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Frontenac’s 4th transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Frontenac’s 71st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Frontenac’s 5th transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-11-10
Target CertainPath
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Frontenac
Deal Type Recapitalization

Target

CertainPath

Addison, Texas, United States
CertainPath is a training and development organization that assists residential home services contractors to build and grow their businesses. The Company’s members serve repair and remodel needs within the HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and roofing categories. CertainPath’s offerings include training, coaching, supply chain access, technology, events and other resources. CertainPath is based in Addison, Texas.

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Buyer

Frontenac

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1971
PE ASSETS 2.1B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Frontenac is a Midwest US-based private equity firm that seek profitable, lower middle-market company investments with $5 to $25 million of EBITDA. Frontenac typically partners with management when pursuing acquisitions, including companies managed by owner-operators. Sectors of interest include financial services, healthcare services, education/HR services, manufacturing, publishing/media, and technology services. Frontenac was formed in 1971 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 75 of 79
Sector (Education) 4 of 4
Type (Recapitalization) 26 of 29
State (Texas) 5 of 5
Country (United States) 71 of 75
Year (2022) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-10-20 Zipline Logistics

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Zipline Logistics is a tech-enabled, asset-light, third-party logistics (3PL) provider specializing in the food and beverage, consumer packaged goods and healthcare end markets. Zipline Logistics was founded in 2007 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-01-26 Excellarate

Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States

Excellarate is a provider of customized software solutions and mission-critical IT services to insurance, healthcare and other companies that provide web-enabled services. Excellarate is based in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

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