Investment Summary

Wiegers Capital Partners Exit KPA

On September 29, 2014, private equity firm CIVC Partners and mezzanine finance firm Maranon Capital invested in internet software and services company KPA from Wiegers Capital Partners

Investment Highlights
  • This is CIVC Partners’ 1st and Maranon Capital’s 2nd transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is CIVC Partners’ 50th and Maranon Capital’s 16th transaction in the United States.
  • This is CIVC Partners’ 3rd and Maranon Capital’s 1st transaction in Colorado.
Investment Fate
  • KPA was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2018.

Investment Summary

Date 2014-09-29
Target KPA
Sector Internet Software and Services
Investor(s) CIVC Partners
Maranon Capital
Sellers(s) Wiegers Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) The Presidio Group (Financial)
Cooley (Legal)

Target

KPA

Lafayette, Colorado, United States
KPA is a provider of cloud-based EHS risk management solutions for the automotive, collision repair, manufacturing, insurance, and distribution & logistics industries. KPA’s innovative software platform combined with recurring on-site audit/loss control services delivers a comprehensive solution that helps 10,000+ client locations achieve regulatory compliance; control risk; protect assets; and effectively train, retain, and manage people. KPA was founded in 1986 and is based in Lafayette, Colorado.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

CIVC Partners

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1970
PE ASSETS 2.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CIVC Partners is a private equity firm that provides buyout and growth capital to middle-market businesses located in the US and Canada. CIVC invests in companies generating sales of $40 - $300 million with an EBITDA of $5 to $25 million. Sectors of interest include Business Services, Information Services, Facility Services, Insurance Services, Transportation & Logistics, Tech-enabled Services, BPO, SaaS, Compliance Services, Corporate Training, IT Services, and Utility Services. The firm invests in the range of $20 - $100 million per transaction. CIVC prefers to be the lead equity sponsor and will consider both majority and minority investment situations. CIVC Partners was formed in 1970 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 51 of 77
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 10 of 15
State: Colorado M&A 3 of 6
Country: United States M&A 50 of 73
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-03 Shelter Mortgage Co.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Shelter Mortgage LLC is a retail residential mortgage originator predominantly focused on conforming purchase money loans generated through partnerships with realtors, builders, and relocation companies.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-05 Magnate Worldwide

Portland, Oregon, United States

Magnate Worldwide is a diversified supply chain management company, comprised of a unique portfolio of complementary, premier logistics providers focused on expedited domestic transportation and global freight forwarding. Magnate Worldwide was founded in 2014 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

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Investor

Maranon Capital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 4.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Maranon Capital is an investment firm that provides senior financing, mezzanine debt and equity co-investments for private equity backed and non-sponsored middle-market companies. Maranon seeks investments in financially healthy businesses with stable cash flows, diverse customers, and strong management. Areas of interest include business services, healthcare services, distribution, manufacturing and consumer products/services. Funds typically support acquisitions, recapitalizations, refinancings, consolidations, ESOPs and growth capital needs. Maranon Capital was formed in 2007 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. In 2019, Maranon Capital was acquired by asset management firm Eldrige.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 38
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 2 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 5 of 10
State: Colorado M&A 1 of 3
Country: United States M&A 16 of 38
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-23 FishNet Consulting

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

FishNet Security, Inc. is an information network security solutions company. FishNet's services include consulting, audit, monitoring, account management, integration, support and training.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-19 HSI

Frisco, Texas, United States

HSI provides a comprehensive set of health and safety solutions to help its customers meet their training and compliance requirements. HSI offers more than 780 training courses for emergency care, workplace safety, health & safety services, and professional responders. HSI also provides hands-on training via 51,300 authorized affiliate instructors and 13,200 third-party training centers in the U.S. and Canada. HSI also offers a proprietary management system platform that tracks customers’ health & safety programs and employee compliance. HSI was founded in 1978 and is based in Frisco, Texas.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Wiegers Capital Partners

Denver, Colorado, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Wiegers Capital Partners is an alternative investment company focused on principal investing as well as asset management. Within private equity, Wiegers generally invests in strong management teams looking for capital to further develop their businesses. Sectors of interest include distribution, energy, media and services. Wiegers Capital Partners was formed in 1993 and is based in Denver, Colorado.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Colorado M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-08-01 ScissorTail Energy

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Scissortail Holdings is a gas gathering and transmission company with assets in central and eastern Oklahoma.

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