M&A Deal Summary

Pine Tree Equity Partners Acquires CrossBridge Compliance

On November 1, 2014, private equity firm Pine Tree Equity Partners acquired business services company CrossBridge Compliance

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Pine Tree Equity Partners’ 4th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Pine Tree Equity Partners’ 15th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Pine Tree Equity Partners’ 4th transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-11-01
Target CrossBridge Compliance
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Pine Tree Equity Partners
Deal Type Recapitalization

Target

CrossBridge Compliance

Longview, Texas, United States
CrossBridge Compliance is a provider of safety and training services (e.g., audit, consulting, inspection, training, etc.) required to meet safety regulations in the oil and gas pipeline and railcar industries.

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Buyer

Pine Tree Equity Partners

Miami, Florida, United States
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 200M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Pine Tree Equity's corporate headquarters in Miami, Florida.
Pine Tree Equity's corporate headquarters in Miami, Florida.

Pine Tree Equity Partners is an investment firm focused on small-cap companies. Pine Tree generally looks to partner with management and typically invests $2 to $7 million per transaction. Areas of interest include business services, consumer services, financial services, consumer products, franchising, and niche manufacturing. Pine Tree Equity Partners was formed in 2007 and is based in Miami, Florida.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 27
Sector (Business Services) 4 of 5
Type (Recapitalization) 10 of 18
State (Texas) 4 of 5
Country (United States) 15 of 27
Year (2014) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-01 Celtic Capital

Santa Monica, California, United States

Celtic Capital provides Asset Based Financing (ABF) to non-retail businesses in the Western United States that find it challenging to get traditional bank loans. Celtic´s credits range from $500,000 to $5 million and are used for various business needs such as working capital, sales growth, debt restructuring, DIP financing, turnarounds, among others and within various industries. Celtic Capital was founded in 1982 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-01 Smile Design Dentistry

Tampa, Florida, United States

Smile Design Dentistry is a dental service organization with 46 clinics operating across Central Florida, serving 13 counties, primarily in the Tampa and Orlando areas but stretching as far north as Gainesville and as far south as Cape Coral. Smile Design Dentistry was founded in 2000 and is based in Tampa, Florida.

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