M&A Deal Summary

Prairie Capital Acquires Sgt. Clean s Car Wash

On April 1, 2021, private equity firm Prairie Capital acquired consumer services company Sgt. Clean s Car Wash

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Prairie Capital’s 3rd transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is Prairie Capital’s 69th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Prairie Capital’s 4th transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-04-01
Target Sgt. Clean s Car Wash
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) Prairie Capital
Deal Type Recapitalization

Target

Sgt. Clean s Car Wash

Uniontown, Ohio, United States
Sgt. Clean's Car Wash is a provider of quality car wash and superior customer service while serving as positive role models in our communities. The company's services include unlimited car washes, free vacuums, and express exterior. Sgt. Clean's Car Wash was formed in 2013 and is based in Uniontown, Ohio.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Prairie Capital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 525M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Prairie Capital is a private investment firm that provides equity and/or mezzanine capital to support buyouts and recapitalization of lower middle-market companies generating sales of $20 - $100 million with an EBITDA of $4 - $12 million. Areas of interest include niche manufacturers, business services, consumer products, marketing services, specialty chemical, and food businesses. The firm invests in the range of $25 - $45 million per transaction. Prairie Capital was formed in 1997 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 70 of 78
Sector (Consumer Services) 3 of 3
Type (Recapitalization) 20 of 25
State (Ohio) 4 of 5
Country (United States) 69 of 76
Year (2021) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-11-17 Upshop

Tampa, Florida, United States

Upshop is a provider of a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform designed to streamline forecasting, ordering, production, and inventory optimization processes for food retailers. The unified platform simplifies and enhances associate tasks, fostering smarter and more interconnected operations across fresh, center-aisle, direct store delivery, and eCommerce departments. Upshop was founded in 1989 and is based in Tampa, Florida.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-01 Lief Labs

Valencia, California, United States

Lief Labs is a premier formulation and product development innovator and manufacturer of dietary supplements. The Company's in-house Product Development and R&D team creates the best tasting and most cutting-edge formulations of supplements. Lief also houses over 220,000 sq ft of new and fully renovated, fullservice, state-of-the-art, Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) manufacturing facility, which includes an in-house analytical testing lab and a microbiology lab, and offers custom solutions for a multitude of supplement categories. The Company collaborates with entrepreneurial firms to help them build premier brands. Lief’s turnkey solutions allow it to engage in seamless partnerships that help brands with scalability and sustainable growth. Lief Labs was founded in 2008 and is based in Valencia, California.

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