Variant Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Profile

In the last 3 years, Variant Equity has acquired 2 companies.

Variant Equity’s most common sectors for investment are internet software and services (50%) and transportation (50%). The Firm’s most common investment types include divestiture (100%). In total, Variant Equity has invested in 2 US states. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2019 when it acquired Coach USA for $271M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity2
    • M&A Buy Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2
  • M&A Advisors 2

Variant Equity

1880 Century Park East, Suite 825,
Los Angeles, California 90067
United States
www.variantequity.com

Variant Equity Advisors is a private equity firm focused on acquiring corporate divestitures and other special situations requiring operational involvement. Variant is industry agnostic and will consider opportunities throughout North America with at least $75 million in revenue. Variant Equity Advisors was formed in 2017 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Consumer Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Software, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 75 -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # - - 1 1 - - 2
vol $271M $271M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  2

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Coach USA LLC 2019-04-16 271M USD Divestiture
Paramus, New Jersey · www.coachusa.com
Certegy Payment Solutions LLC 2018-09-04 - Divestiture
Tampa, Florida · www.certegy.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Transportation 1 (50%) 271M (100%) 1 (50%) 271M (100%)
Internet Software and Services 1 (50%) - 1 (50%) -
Total 2 $271M 2 $271M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 2 (100%) 271M (100%) 2 (100%) 271M (100%)
  New Jersey 1 (50%) 271M (100%) 1 (50%) 271M (100%)
  Florida 1 (50%) - 1 (50%) -
Total 2 $271M 2 $271M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Divestiture 2 (100%) 271M (100%) 2 (100%) 271M (100%)
Total 2 $271M 2 $271M

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Sidley Austin LLP
 1
Alston & Bird LLP
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $271M
TOTAL $271M
Largest Coach USA LLC
$271M (2019-04-16)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

Investor Summary

Size

Small

Established

2017

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Farhaad Wadia

Founder & Managing Partner

Ryan Kanaley

Vice President

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