Investment Summary

Gauge Capital and Stellus Capital Management Invest In AGT Robotics

On August 13, 2024, private equity firms Gauge Capital and Stellus Capital Management invested in metals/mining company AGT Robotics

Investment Highlights
  • This is Gauge Capital’s 1st and Stellus Capital Management’s 1st transaction in the Metals/Mining sector.
  • This is Gauge Capital’s 1st and Stellus Capital Management’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Gauge Capital’s 1st and Stellus Capital Management’s 1st transaction in Quebec.

Investment Summary

Date 2024-08-13
Target AGT Robotics
Sector Metals/Mining
Investor(s) Gauge Capital
Stellus Capital Management
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

AGT Robotics

Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
AGT Robotics provides robotic welding solutions for the structural steel and heavy metal fabrication industry. AGT Robotics was founded in 1992 and is based in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Gauge Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2013
PE ASSETS 3.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Gauge Capital is a lower middle-market private equity firm focused on acquiring companies throughout the US and Canada. Gauge seeks businesses operating in the business services, healthcare services, consumer products, and food sectors. The Firm targets companies with $5 to $40 million of EBITDA. Prospective transaction situations include management buyouts, recapitalizations, divestitures, take privates, consolidations, and growth capital financings. Gauge Capital was formed in 2013 and is headquartered in Southlake, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 34 of 34
Sector: Metals/Mining M&A 1 of 1
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 11 of 11
State: Quebec M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2024 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-04-09 Lucent Health

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Lucent Health administers employee health benefit plans for small and mid-sized self-insured employers, government entities and other customers. Lucent Health is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-04-30 Urology America

Austin, Texas, United States

Urology America provides a full-spectrum of practice management and administrative services to its affiliated urology physicians and practices. The Company currently provides support services to nearly 50 urologists in 20+ clinics. Urology America is based in Austin, Texas.

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Investor

Stellus Capital Management

Houston, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 3.4B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

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 69 of 86
Sector: Metals/Mining M&A 1 of 1
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 18 of 24
State: Quebec M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2024 M&A 7 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Pflugerville, Texas, United States

MoboTrex provides traffic and mobility solutions for government agencies across North America. MoboTrex was founded in 1969 and is based in Pflugerville Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-08-27 Bart & Associates

McLean, Virginia, United States

Bart & Associates is a provider of enterprise software solutions. Bart & Associates was founded in 1988 and is based in McLean, Virginia.

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