True West Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, True West Capital Partners has acquired 6 companies. It has also invested in 6 others.

True West Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment areconsumer products (15%) and environmental (15%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (50%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (30%). In total, True West Capital Partners has invested in 13 US states.

In the last 3 years, True West Capital Partners has exited 4 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (60%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity25
    • M&A Buy Activity20
    • M&A Sell Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 13
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 17

True West Capital Partners

Iain Douglas 10880 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 2090,
Los Angeles, California 90024
United States
(213) 347-6395
www.truewestcp.com
igd@truewestcp.com

True West Capital Partners is a private investment firm focused on lower middle-market company investments in the Western US. The Firm looks to commit $5 to $25 million into profitable businesses to support acquisitions, growth initiatives, buyouts, recapitalizations, and refinancings. True West does not have any sector preferences, but does avoid real estate, startups and project financings. True West Capital Partners was formed in 2009 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Beverages, Building Materials, Business Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Digital Media, Food, Marketing, Media, Retail

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Secondary Buyout

Geographic Preferences: West US

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 20 -
Target EBITDA 3 15
Investment Size 5 25
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (3.0/yr) # 5 3 7 - 2 3 20
Sell (0.8/yr) # 1 - 1 3 - - 5
  25

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Washington Metal Fabricators 2024-05-29 - Growth Capital
Washington, Missouri · www.washmetfab.com
Canvas, Inc. 2024-01-17 - Growth Capital
Huntsville, Alabama · www.canvas-inc.com
Fromm International, Inc. 2024-01-03 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Mount Prospect, Illinois · www.frommbeauty.com
Marine Floats Co. 2023-12-01 - Growth Capital
Tacoma, Washington · www.marinefloats.com
Astech Engineered Products 2023-06-05 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Santa Ana, California · www.astechengineeredproducts.com
Statewide Construction Sweeping LLC 2022-03-01 - Trade Sale
Fremont, California · www.statewidesweeping.com
Contract Sweeping Services LLC 2022-02-24 - Trade Sale
Milpitas, California · www.contractsweeping.com
P3 Services LLC 2022-01-26 - Secondary Sale
Auburn, Washington · www.p3services.com
Lief Organics LLC 2021-11-01 - Growth Capital
Valencia, California · www.lieflabs.com
Beauty Industry Group, Inc. 2021-08-11 - Secondary Sale
Salt Lake City, Utah · www.beautyindustrygroup.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Consumer Products 2 (13%) - 3 (15%) -
Environmental 1 (6%) - 3 (15%) -
Aerospace 2 (13%) - 2 (10%) -
Food 2 (13%) - 2 (10%) -
Machinery 2 (13%) - 2 (10%) -
Business Services 1 (6%) - 1 (5%) -
Communications 1 (6%) - 1 (5%) -
Construction - - 1 (5%) -
Defense 1 (6%) - 1 (5%) -
Marine 1 (6%) - 1 (5%) -
Media 1 (6%) - 1 (5%) -
Medical Products 1 (6%) - 1 (5%) -
Safety/Security 1 (6%) - 1 (5%) -
Total 16 - 20 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 16 (100%) - 20 (100%) -
  California 5 (31%) - 7 (35%) -
  Washington 1 (6%) - 2 (10%) -
  Tennessee 1 (6%) - 1 (5%) -
  Oregon 1 (6%) - 1 (5%) -
  North Dakota 1 (6%) - 1 (5%) -
  New Jersey 1 (6%) - 1 (5%) -
  Montana 1 (6%) - 1 (5%) -
  Missouri 1 (6%) - 1 (5%) -
  Indiana 1 (6%) - 1 (5%) -
  Illinois 1 (6%) - 1 (5%) -
  Colorado 1 (6%) - 1 (5%) -
  Alabama 1 (6%) - 1 (5%) -
  Utah - - 1 (5%) -
Total 16 - 20 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 9 (56%) - 10 (50%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 4 (25%) - 6 (30%) -
Recapitalization 1 (6%) - 2 (10%) -
Secondary Buyout 2 (13%) - 2 (10%) -
Total 16 - 20 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 3 (60%) -
Secondary Sale 2 (40%) -
Total 5 -

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
10%
2 (10%)
Strategic(s)
5%
1 (5%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
40%
2 (40%)
Strategic(s)
60%
3 (60%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

Established

2009

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Iain Douglas

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Steven Wilkins

Managing Director & Co-founder

Brian Hayden

Managing Director

Todd Morris

Managing Director

Alex Rocca

Vice President

FAQ

When was True West Capital Partners founded?

True West Capital Partners was founded in 2009.

What type of investor is True West Capital Partners?

True West Capital Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is True West Capital Partners headquartered?

True West Capital Partners is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

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