M&A Deal Summary

Graham Partners Acquires Signifi

On September 1, 2022, private equity firm Graham Partners acquired machinery company Signifi

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Graham Partners’ 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Graham Partners’ 4th transaction in Canada.
  • This is Graham Partners’ 3rd transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-09-01
Target Signifi
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Graham Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Signifi

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Signifi is a designer and manufacturer of automated dispensing machines and smart lockers for retail and corporate automation use. Signifi was founded in 2005 and is based in Mississauga, Ontario.

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Buyer

Graham Partners

Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 5.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Graham Partners is a private equity that targets middle market industrial and manufacturing companies. The Firm seeks to invest in businesses based in the US and also consider investments in Canada and Western Europe. Graham Partners focuses on strong growth potential companies with high return on invested capital, led by experienced management teams in revenues between $30 - $500 million and EBITDA between $10 million and $50 million. The firm typically invests between $10 million and $100 million in equity and the balance via debt and can invest higher than $100 million through co-investments. Broad areas of interest include building products, water management, medical products, consumer products, packaged food & beverage, packaging, aerospace/defense, agriculture, capital equipment, energy related products, home and outdoor, sports and leisure, and transportation services. Prospective transaction types include MBOs, recapitalization and growth capital financing. Graham Partners is an affiliate of The Graham Group was formed in 1988 and is based in Newton Square, Pennsylvania.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 51 of 56
Sector (Machinery) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 27 of 30
State (Ontario) 3 of 4
Country (Canada) 4 of 5
Year (2022) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-22 KCF Technologies

State College, Pennsylvania, United States

KCF Technologies is a provider of asset health monitoring solutions that include SaaS enterprise software and hardware along with a high-touch engineering support. KCF Technologies was founded in 2000 and is based in State College, Pennsylvania.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-02-28 Taoglas

Enniscorthy, Ireland

Taoglas is a provider of antenna and RF solutions, RF antenna, filter and cable solutions to innovative wireless and IoT companies around the world. Taoglas was founded in 2004 and is based in Enniscorthy, Ireland.

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