XPND Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Growth Capital Firm Profile

XPND Capital’s most common sectors for investment areinternet software and services (34%) and automotive (17%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (34%) and growth capital (34%). Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2011 when it acquired Acquisio for $12M.

In the last 3 years, XPND Capital has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (50%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity6
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4

XPND Capital

3 place Ville-Marie, bureau 12350, suite 1-190,,
Montreal, Quebec H3B 0E7
Canada
www.xpnd.com
info@xpnd.com

XPND Capital is a Canadian private equity firm focused on growth investments based in Quebec. XPND targets expanding companies in the transportation, consumer products, energy, health/lifestyle, technology, media, and entertainment sectors. Prospective companies typically have revenues of $10 to $50 million and are profitable with up to $10 million of EBITDA. The Firm seeks to invest $5 to $15 million and will consider both majority or minority positions. XPND Capital is based in Montreal.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Automotive, Communications, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, E-Commerce, Education, Electronics, Energy Services and Equipment, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Media, Software, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Growth Capital, Venture

Geographic Preferences: Canada

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 50
Target EBITDA 1 10
Investment Size 5 15
Enterprise Value 10 50
values in millions of CAD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 6 - - - - - 6
vol $12M $12M
Sell (0.4/yr) # 2 - 1 1 - - 4
  10

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
iPerceptions, Inc. 2020-07-17 - Trade Sale
Montreal, Quebec · www.iperceptions.com
Direxyon Technologies 2018-03-20 - Growth Capital
Montreal, Quebec · www.direxyon.com
Acquisio, Inc. 2017-11-01 - Trade Sale
Brossard, Quebec · www.acquisio.com
Mishmash 2016-09-15 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Montreal, Quebec · www.mishmash.ca
Communications Voir 2015-04-29 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Montreal, Quebec · www.voir.ca
The Lion Electric Co. 2015-04-29 - Growth Capital
Saint Jerome, Quebec · www.thelionelectric.com
The Lumenpulse Group 2014-04-15 - IPO
Longueuil, Quebec · www.lumenpulse.com
iPerceptions, Inc. 2012-01-27 - Going Private
Montreal, Quebec · www.iperceptions.com
Acquisio, Inc. 2011-08-16 12M USD Venture
Brossard, Quebec · www.acquisio.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Internet Software and Services - - 2 (33%) 12M (100%)
Automotive - - 1 (17%) -
Media 1 (50%) - 1 (17%) -
Publishing - - 1 (17%) -
Software 1 (50%) - 1 (17%) -
Total 2 - 6 $12M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Canada 2 (100%) - 6 (100%) 12M (100%)
  Quebec 2 (100%) - 6 (100%) 12M (100%)
Total 2 - 6 $12M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (50%) - 2 (33%) -
Growth Capital 1 (50%) - 2 (33%) -
Venture - - 1 (17%) 12M (100%)
Going Private - - 1 (17%) -
Total 2 - 6 $12M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
IPO 1 (25%) -
SPAC 1 (25%) -
Trade Sale 1 (25%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (25%) -
Total 4 -

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $12M
TOTAL $12M
Largest Acquisio, Inc.
$12M (2011-08-16)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Strategic(s)
50%
2 (50%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Growth Capital Firm

Size

Small

Established

2011

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Alexandre Taillefer

Managing Partner

Dominic Becotte

Partner

FAQ

When was XPND Capital founded?

XPND Capital was founded in 2011.

What type of investor is XPND Capital?

XPND Capital is a growth capital firm.

Where is XPND Capital headquartered?

XPND Capital is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec.

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