M&A Deal Summary

TrueML Acquires Enhanced Resource Centers

On October 4, 2022, TrueML acquired business services company Enhanced Resource Centers from RLJ Equity Partners, Fifth Street Capital, Crescent Capital Group and Brookside Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is TrueML’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is TrueML’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is TrueML’s 1st transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-10-04
Target Enhanced Resource Centers
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) TrueML
Sellers(s) RLJ Equity Partners
Fifth Street Capital
Crescent Capital Group
Brookside Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Enhanced Resource Centers

Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Enhanced Resource Centers is a provider of customer experience management solutions with a focus on call center-based business process outsourcing solutions and accounts receivable management services to blue-chip clients in a variety of industries, including financial services, telecommunications, utilities, and student loan markets. Enhanced Resource Centers was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

TrueML

San Francisco, California, United States

Category Company
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

TrueML is a software company developing machine learning-driven products that prioritize customer experience and revolutionize the experience of consumers seeking financial health. TrueML is based in San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Florida) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 4

SELLER

RLJ Equity Partners

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 850M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

RLJ Equity Partners LLC is a private equity firm focused on long term investments in North American middle-market companies. The Firm looks to invest $15 to $40 million per transaction in companies valued between $50 and $250 million. RLJ targets companies operating in the fields of aerospace/defense, auto/transportation, business services, consumer retail, media, and telecom. Types of transactions include corporate divestitures, buyouts, recapitalizations, growth equity, and add-on acquisitions. RLJ Equity Partners LLC was formed in 2006 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 11
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 5
State (Florida) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 8 of 9
Year (2022) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-02-22 Pro-Vac

Puyallup, Washington, United States

Pro-Vac is an environmental, infrastructure, and municipal services provider in the Pacific Northwest. Pro-Vac offers a comprehensive suite of essential support services to the infrastructure, municipal, and environmental markets, including hydro excavation, storm, and sewer maintenance, pipe/line jetting, industrial vacuum cleaning, CCTV inspection, commercial sweeping, tank rental, and other specialty services. Pro-Vac was founded in 2002 and is based in Puyallup, Washington.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-11-21 Flow Service Partners

Mount Juliet, Tennessee, United States

Flow Service Partners is a provider of essential services including heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration ("HVACR") and plumbing services in Florida and Indiana. Flow Service Partners was founded in 2021 and is based in Mount Juliet, Tennessee.

Sell -
SELLER
DESCRIPTION

Fifth Street Capital is a public investment firm focused on providing mezzanine financing to support expansions, acquisitions, recapitalizations, and management buyouts of middle-market US based companies. Fifth Street looks to invest between $5 and $50 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include consumer products, healthcare services, manufacturing, medical device manufacturing, food services, business services, restaurants, speciality retail, logistics, and value added distribution. Fifth Street Capital is based in White Plains, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 59 of 59
Sector (Business Services) 5 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 27 of 27
State (Florida) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 58 of 58
Year (2022) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-02-01 Vitalyst

Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States

Vitalyst is a provider of remote, desktop application software support services for Fortune 1000 Companies. The Company works in partnership with clients' IT departments as both a Help Desk support enhancement as well as a remote training department for desktop application software. Vitalyst was founded in 1992 and is based in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.

Sell $50M
SELLER

Crescent Capital Group

Los Angeles, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 1991
PE ASSETS 39.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Crescent Capital is a provider of debt securities to middle-market companies. Crescent looks to issue senior bank loans, high yield bonds, mezzanine debt and distressed debt to fund a variety of needs. The FIrm's direct lending group looks to provide $10 to $30 million to sponsor-backed companies that generate $5 to $35 million of EBITDA. Crescent's mezzanine practice typically provides junior capital to support buyouts, recapitalizations, and refinancings. Crescent Capital was formed in 1991 and was originally known as TCW/Crescent Mezzanine. The Firm has offices in Los Angeles, Boston, New York, and London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 47 of 47
Sector (Business Services) 5 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 19 of 19
State (Florida) 4 of 4
Country (United States) 40 of 40
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-10-04 First Eagle

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

First Eagle is an alternative credit investment manager for both direct lending and tradable credit investments through public and private vehicles, commingled funds including collateralized loan obligations, and separately managed accounts. First Eagle is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-05-13 D. van der Steen

Utrecht, Netherlands

D. van der Steen is a provider of municipal asphalt maintenance in the region of Central Netherlands, North-Holland, and Limburg. D. van der Steen works as the main contractor on the basis of long-term maintenance contracts and is responsible for the annual maintenance of more than 10,000 kilometers of asphalt. D. van der Steen was founded in 1911 and is based in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Buy -
SELLER

Brookside Capital Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 1.2B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Brookside Capital Partners is an investment management firm focused on stable lower-middle market companies in the US. The Firm typically commits $5 to $30 million per transaction to support buyouts, leveraged recapitalizations, strategic acquisitions and growth. Potential businesses generally have revenue greater than $15 million, and EBITDA of at least $4 million. Industries of interest include business services, consumer, distribution, healthcare, manufacturing, and transportation and logistics. Brookside Capital Partners was established in 2001 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 24
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 6
State (Florida) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 19 of 24
Year (2022) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-07-21 FCA Packaging

Moline, Illinois, United States

FCA Packaging is a provider of custom industrial packaging that includes wood, steel, corrugated and hybrid products, as well as expendable, reusable, and returnable solutions. FCA Packaging was founded in 1985 and is based in Moline, Illinois.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-01-06 ToxStrategies

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

ToxStrategies is a multidisciplinary scientific consulting firm specializing in toxicology, epidemiology, exposure sciences, industrial hygiene and safety, and regulatory compliance. ToxStrategies is based in Asheville, North Carolina.

Buy -