M&A Deal Summary

RFE Investment Partners Acquires EnsembleIQ

On February 17, 2016, private equity firm RFE Investment Partners acquired information technology company EnsembleIQ

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is RFE Investment Partners’ 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is RFE Investment Partners’ 21st transaction in the United States.
  • This is RFE Investment Partners’ 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-02-17
Target EnsembleIQ
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) RFE Investment Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

EnsembleIQ

Chicago, Illinois, United States
EnsembleIQ is a business intelligence resource company involved in helping people and their organizations succeed. They empower retailers, consumer goods manufacturers, technology vendors, marketing agencies and a vast ecosystem of service providers by leveraging an integrated network of media and information resources that inform, connect and provide actionable marketplace intelligence. Stagnito Business Information, Edgell Communications and the Path to Purchase Institute have joined forces to form EnsembleIQ. EnsembleIQ was founded in 2016 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Buyer

RFE Investment Partners

Westport, Connecticut, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1979
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

RFE Investment Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in lower middle-market service, manufacturing and healthcare service businesses. Prospective companies are generally profitable with annual cash-flow of at least $5 million. Target businesses also have proven management, defensible market positions, and 'a clearly identified and growing market'. RFE looks to commit $10 to $35 million of equity capital per transaction to support acquisitions, management led buyouts, and recapitalizations. RFE is licensed as a SBIC and was formed in 1979. RFE Investment Partners is based in New Canaan, Connecticut.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 29
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 10 of 12
State (Illinois) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 21 of 28
Year (2016) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-30 Trident Motion Technologies

LaVergne, Tennessee, United States

Trident Motion Technologies is a manufacturer of highly engineered and customized small fractional motors and motor assemblies used in a variety of specialized latch, pump and valve applications for global appliance original equipment manufacturers. Trident Motion Technologies is based in LaVergne, Tennessee.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-04 Wind River Environmental

Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States

Wind River Environmental is a provider of inspection, service, installation, repair, and maintenance of non-hazardous liquid environmental waste solutions in the United States. Wind River provides non-discretionary and regulatory-driven non-hazardous waste removal and treatment services to a wide range of commercial, residential, and municipal customers across the Eastern U.S. With more than 25 locations, Wind River serves a diversified blue-chip customer base including national food and retail establishments such as Starbucks, McDonald’s, and Whole Foods. Wind River Environmental was founded in 1999 and is based in Marlborough, Massachusetts.

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