M&A Deal Summary

Halifax Group and Sentinel Capital Partners Acquire Worldwide Home Care

On September 29, 2023, private equity firms Halifax Group and Sentinel Capital Partners acquired consumer services company Worldwide Home Care from Sodexo

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Halifax Group’s 3rd and Sentinel Capital Partners’ 5th transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is Halifax Group’s 41st and Sentinel Capital Partners’ 86th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Halifax Group’s 4th and Sentinel Capital Partners’ 8th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-09-29
Target Worldwide Home Care
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) Halifax Group
Sentinel Capital Partners
Sellers(s) Sodexo
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Worldwide Home Care

Irvine, California, United States
Worldwide Home Care operates in 8 countries: the US through Comfort Keepers; the United Kingdom through Prestige Home care, The Good Care Group, and Oxford Aunts; Ireland through Comfort Keepers; France through Amelis; Brazil through Pronep, and multiple brands in the Nordics. Worldwide Home Care is based in Irvine, California.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Halifax Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 1.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

The Halifax Group is a private equity firm focused on investing in established, profitable, and growing companies. The Firm prefers completing transactions in partnership with management and typically looks to invest $40 to $80 million per acquisition. Prospective companies generally have revenues of at least $20 million and EBITDA greater than $8 million. Sectors of interest include business services, healthcare services, infrastructure services, and 'wellness' products and services. Halifax prefers opportunities located in North America. The Halifax Group was formed in 1999 and is based in Washington, DC, with additional offices in Dallas, Texas and Raleigh, North Carolina.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 45 of 45
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 3 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 4 of 4
State: California M&A 4 of 4
Country: United States M&A 41 of 41
Year: 2023 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-09-29 Comfort Keepers

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Comfort Keepers is a franchiser of non-medical in-home care and it provides a quality in-home care to seniors and other clients who need help with the activities of daily living. Comfort Keepers was founded in 1998 and is based in Dayton, Ohio.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-05-07 Southern Exteriors

Manchester, Tennessee, United States

Southern Exteriors is a installer of siding, roofing, gutters, and other exterior home products. The Company focuses on the residential and commercial markets and primarily serves national and local homebuilders. Southern Exteriors is based in Manchester, Tennessee.

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Buyer

Sentinel Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 11.2B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Sentinel Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market companies with strong management and 'attractive growth prospects'. Sentinel looks to invest up to $400 million of equity in companies generating EBITDA of up to $65 million. Sectors of interest include business services/outsourcing, consumer products and services, food and restaurants, franchising, and manufacturing. Prospective transaction situations include management buyouts, recapitalizations, corporate divestitures, take-privates, and growth capital financings. Sentinel Capital Partners was formed in 1995 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 94 of 99
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 5 of 5
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 5 of 6
State: California M&A 8 of 8
Country: United States M&A 86 of 91
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-04-03 ECM Industries

New Berlin, Wisconsin, United States

ECM Industries is a manufacturer and supplier of electrical products for construction, maintenance, lighting, irrigation, landscape supply, and gas utility markets. ECM Industries is based in New Berlin, Wisconsin.

Sell $1.1B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-12-19 Online Labels

Sanford, Florida, United States

Online Labels provides a full suite of custom printed pressure sensitive, shrink sleeve, flexible packaging, and blank labels on sheets and rolls to small businesses, consumers, and middle-market brands via enterprise relationships and a direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform. Online Labels provides labeling solutions for consumer products such as food, health and beauty, and nutritional supplements, as well as numerous other products requiring primarily pressure sensitive labels. Online Labels was founded in 1980 and is based in Sanford, Florida.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Sodexo

Issy-les-Moulineaux, France

Category Company
Founded 1966
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees317,177
Revenue 23.8B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Sodexo engages in the design, management, and delivery of service solutions through on-site service solutions and motivation solutions. Sodexo was founded in 1966 and is based in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 5
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 5 of 5
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2023 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-09-29 Comfort Keepers

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Comfort Keepers is a franchiser of non-medical in-home care and it provides a quality in-home care to seniors and other clients who need help with the activities of daily living. Comfort Keepers was founded in 1998 and is based in Dayton, Ohio.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-02-05 Five Star Food Services

Stafford, Texas, United States

Five Star Food Services is a family-owned-and-operated food services company specializing in freshly prepared food products at reasonable prices with unbeatable delivery time and technical service. Five Star Food Services was founded in 1979 and is based in Stafford, Texas.

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