Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Engineering

GHK Capital Partners Acquires WSB

On September 20, 2023, private equity firm GHK Capital Partners acquired engineering company WSB

Acquisition Context

This is GHK Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Engineering sector.
This is GHK Capital Partners’ 6th transaction in the United States.
This is GHK Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in Minnesota.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	September 20, 2023
Target	WSB
Sector	Engineering
Buyer(s)	GHK Capital Partners
Deal Type	Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target Company

WSB

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

WSB provides design, environmental consulting, and other specialty infrastructure services for the maintenance, rehabilitation and development of critical infrastructure across some of the most attractive markets in the United States. The Company offers complementary services across a wide range of disciplines that seamlessly integrate planning, design, implementation, and asset management. WSB is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

GHK Capital Partners

Investor Investor

Category	Private Equity Firm
Founded	2018
Size	Small
Type	Sector Agnostic

DESCRIPTION

GHK Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on acquiring mid-sized industrial companies with $15 to $40 million of EBITDA. The Firm looks to partner with management teams when pursuing transactions and will consider opportunities throughout the US. GHK Capital Partners was established in 2018 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	6 of 8
Sector: Engineering	1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)	2 of 3
State: Minnesota	2 of 2
Country: United States	6 of 8
Year: 2023	1 of 2

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2023-01-12	Hasa Valencia, California, United States Hasa produces and distributes quality water treatment products used to sanitize and maintain water systems, including swimming pools, water tanks, and containment vessels for recreational, industrial, and municipal end markets. Hasa was founded in 1964 and is based in Valencia, California.	Sell	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2023-01-12

Hasa

Valencia, California, United States

Hasa produces and distributes quality water treatment products used to sanitize and maintain water systems, including swimming pools, water tanks, and containment vessels for recreational, industrial, and municipal end markets. Hasa was founded in 1964 and is based in Valencia, California.

Sell

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2023-10-10	JohnsByrne Niles, Illinois, United States JohnsByrne is a provider of premium folding carton packaging and specialty print solutions serving a diverse set of consumer end markets. The company sells to a diverse set of health and beauty, consumer, entertainment, spirits, and financial services customers throughout North America. JohnsByrne was founded in 1959 and is based in Niles, Illinois.	Buy	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2023-10-10

JohnsByrne

Niles, Illinois, United States

JohnsByrne is a provider of premium folding carton packaging and specialty print solutions serving a diverse set of consumer end markets. The company sells to a diverse set of health and beauty, consumer, entertainment, spirits, and financial services customers throughout North America. JohnsByrne was founded in 1959 and is based in Niles, Illinois.

Buy

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