Aavin Equity Advisors Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Aavin Equity Advisors’ most common sectors for investment areautomotive (15%) and business services (15%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (43%) and consolidation (15%). In total, Aavin Equity Advisors has invested in 8 US states. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2006 when it acquired Personna American Safety Razor for $625M.

In the last 3 years, Aavin Equity Advisors has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (75%). Aavin Equity Advisors’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2015 when it sold Celleration for $30M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity26
    • M&A Buy Activity14
    • M&A Sell Activity12
  • Total Sectors Invested 11
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 23
  • M&A Advisors 1

Aavin Equity Advisors, LLC

1245 First Avenue SE,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402
United States
(319) 247-1072
www.aavin.com
jthorp@aavin.com

AAVIN Private Equity is a private investment firm that targets investments in smaller companies at all stages of development from early stage to later stage/buyouts. AAVIN typically looks for opportunities located in the Midwest and typically commits $1 to $5 million of capital per transaction. Sectors of interest include medical services & devices, telecommunications, manufacturing & distribution, industrial products & services and computer & software. AAVIN was formed in 1999 and is based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Automotive, Building Materials, Business Services, Communications, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Electrical Equipment, Electronics, Environmental, Financial Services, Franchising, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marketing, Medical Products, Metals/Mining, Publishing, Retail, Technology Hardware, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Stake Purchase

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 40
Target EBITDA 2 5
Investment Size - 10
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 14 - - - - - 14
vol $625M $625M
Sell (0.2/yr) # 11 - - 1 - - 12
vol $30M $30M
  26

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Weeks Service Co. 2023-02-21 - Add-on Acquisition
League City, Texas · www.weeksservicecompany.com
Phoenix Loss Control, Inc. 2020-05-06 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Miami, Florida · www.phoenixlc.com
Standard Precast, Inc. 2019-10-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Jacksonville, Florida · www.standardprecast.com
Archon Woodworks, Inc. 2019-03-29 - Shut Down
Omaha, Nebraska · www.archonwood.com
Dynamic Restaurant Holdings 2017-10-27 - Consolidation
Bettendorf, Iowa
Green Diamond Performance Materials, Inc. 2017-09-25 - Recapitalization
Riddle, Oregon · www.greendiamondpm.com
Weeks Service Co. 2017-03-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
League City, Texas · www.weeksservicecompany.com
Standard Precast, Inc. 2016-12-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Jacksonville, Florida · www.standardprecast.com
Verrex Corp. 2016-07-21 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Mountainside, New Jersey · www.verrex.com
Coolibar, Inc. 2016-07-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Minneapolis, Minnesota · www.coolibar.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Automotive 1 (14%) - 2 (14%) -
Business Services - - 2 (14%) -
Metals/Mining 2 (29%) - 2 (14%) -
Consumer Products - - 1 (7%) 625M (100%)
Apparel/Textiles - - 1 (7%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (7%) -
Communications 1 (14%) - 1 (7%) -
Franchising 1 (14%) - 1 (7%) -
Information Technology 1 (14%) - 1 (7%) -
Publishing 1 (14%) - 1 (7%) -
Software - - 1 (7%) -
Total 7 - 14 $625M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 7 (100%) - 14 (100%) 625M (100%)
  Texas 1 (14%) - 3 (21%) -
  New Jersey 1 (14%) - 2 (14%) 625M (100%)
  Iowa 1 (14%) - 2 (14%) -
  Florida 1 (14%) - 2 (14%) -
  Minnesota - - 2 (14%) -
  Oregon 1 (14%) - 1 (7%) -
  Missouri 1 (14%) - 1 (7%) -
  Michigan 1 (14%) - 1 (7%) -
Total 7 - 14 $625M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (43%) - 6 (43%) -
Consolidation 2 (29%) - 2 (14%) -
Growth Capital 1 (14%) - 2 (14%) -
Venture - - 2 (14%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (7%) 625M (100%)
Recapitalization 1 (14%) - 1 (7%) -
Total 7 - 14 $625M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 6 (50%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 3 (25%) 30M (100%)
Bankruptcy 1 (8%) -
Secondary Sale 1 (8%) -
Shut Down 1 (8%) -
Total 12 $30M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
SF&P Advisors
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $625M
TOTAL $625M
Largest Personna American Safety Razor Co.
$625M (2006-06-26)
sell # Total
< $100M 1 $30M
TOTAL $30M
Largest Celleration, Inc.
$30M (2015-02-02)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
7%
1 (7%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
8%
1 (8%)
Strategic(s)
75%
9 (75%)

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