M&A Deal Summary

Nexa Equity Acquires AutoReturn

On August 17, 2021, private equity firm Nexa Equity acquired consumer services company AutoReturn from St. Cloud Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Nexa Equity’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is Nexa Equity’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Nexa Equity’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-08-17
Target AutoReturn
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) Nexa Equity
Sellers(s) St. Cloud Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (Legal)

Target

AutoReturn

San Francisco, California, United States
AutoReturn provides services for towing, storage, and disposal of abandoned and illegally parked vehicles. AutoReturn was foounded in 2002 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Nexa Equity

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2021
PE ASSETS 300M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Nexa Equity is a private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing Founder-owned software and financial technology companies. The Firm prefers companies with significant growth prospects, recurring revenue, and strong product/market fit already in place. Nexa Equity was established in 2021 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 6
Sector (Consumer Services) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 1
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 6
Year (2021) 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-14 Leap

Columbia, Maryland, United States

Leap is a provider of home contractor sales enablement software. Leap helps digitize the in-home sales process, including estimating, financing, contracting, and real-time communication. Leap serves more than 700 home contracting businesses. Leap was founded in 2016 and is based in Columbia, Maryland.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

St. Cloud Capital

Los Angeles, California, United States
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 700M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

St. Cloud Capital is an investment firm that invests in lower middle-market private and public companies. The Firm provides both debt and equity capital financing. St. Cloud targets well-managed, undervalued companies with successful products or services, proven technologies, and market niches. It looks to invest $5 to $20 million per transaction in companies with revenue of $10 to $150 million. Prospective transactions types include recapitalizations, buyouts, and growth capital financing. St Cloud Capital was formed in 2001 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 13
Sector (Consumer Services) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 5 of 5
State (California) 6 of 6
Country (United States) 13 of 13
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-10-07 Catawba Research

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Catawba Research s a full-service and vertically integrated contract research organization (“CRO”) providing clinical management services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies globally. Catawba Research was founded in 2014 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-05-02 Sentinel

Anaheim, California, United States

Sentinel is a provider of customized electronic monitoring solutions empowered by industry-leading software to help reduce offender recidivism and improve reentry success. Sentinel was founded in 1992 and is based in Anaheim, California.

Buy -
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