CAI Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, CAI Capital Partners has invested in 1 company.

CAI Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (17%) and utilities (7%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (55%) and growth capital (33%). In total, CAI Capital Partners has invested in 10 US states and 3 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2007 when it acquired Tervita for $3.5B.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (62%). CAI Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2003 when it sold Vista Midstream Solutions for $99M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity52
    • M&A Buy Activity31
    • M&A Sell Activity21
  • Total Sectors Invested 21
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 24
  • M&A Advisors 10

CAI Capital Partners

CAI Capital Partners

510 Burrard Street, Suite 902,
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3A8
Canada
(604) 637-3411
www.caifunds.com
info@caifunds.com

CAI Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets lower middle-market, profitable companies with $3 million or more of EBITDA. CAI Capital Partners has a special interest in founder-led business services or specialty manufacturing companies. CAI Capital Partners was formed in 1989 and is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Manufacturing

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA 3 -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of CAD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 28 2 1 - - - 31
vol $3.6B $3.6B
Sell (0.4/yr) # 19 2 - - - - 21
vol $111M $111M
  52

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
LineStar Utility Supply, Inc. 2022-10-04 - Growth Capital
Surrey, British Columbia · www.linestar.ca
Midwestern Electric, Inc. 2021-11-01 - Growth Capital
Chicago, Indiana · www.midwesternelectricinc.com
ATS Services Ltd. 2021-09-01 - Growth Capital
Ottawa, Ontario · www.atsservices.ca
Feeney Utility Services Group 2021-05-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Dorchester, Massachusetts · www.feeneygroup.com
Javelin Technologies, Inc. 2021-05-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Oakville, Ontario · www.javelin-tech.com
CMT Engineering Laboratories 2020-09-30 - Growth Capital
West Valley, Utah · www.cmtlaboratories.com
RebalanceMD Musculoskeletal Care Ltd. 2020-09-08 - Growth Capital
Victoria, British Columbia · www.rebalancemd.com
Ansan Traffic Group Ltd. 2020-01-01 - Merger
Richmond, British Columbia · www.ansangroup.ca
CSAT Solutions LP 2019-10-10 - Secondary Buyout
Houston, Texas · www.csat-solutions.com
Shred-Tech Corp. 2019-08-16 - Secondary Buyout
Cambridge, Ontario · www.shred-tech.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 3 (33%) - 5 (16%) -
Utilities - - 2 (6%) 95M (3%)
Aerospace 1 (11%) - 2 (6%) -
Healthcare Services 1 (11%) - 2 (6%) -
Life Science - - 2 (6%) -
Manufacturing 1 (11%) - 2 (6%) -
Plastics - - 2 (6%) -
Environmental - - 1 (3%) 3.5B (97%)
Apparel/Textiles 1 (11%) - 1 (3%) -
Communications - - 1 (3%) -
Distribution 1 (11%) - 1 (3%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (11%) - 1 (3%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (3%) -
Engineering - - 1 (3%) -
Information Services - - 1 (3%) -
Insurance - - 1 (3%) -
Leisure - - 1 (3%) -
Machinery - - 1 (3%) -
Metals/Mining - - 1 (3%) -
Software - - 1 (3%) -
Transportation - - 1 (3%) -
Total 9 - 31 $3.6B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Canada 7 (78%) - 19 (61%) 3.6B (100%)
  British Columbia 6 (67%) - 8 (26%) 95M (3%)
  Ontario 1 (11%) - 7 (23%) -
  Alberta - - 2 (6%) 3.5B (97%)
  Quebec - - 2 (6%) -
United States 2 (22%) - 11 (35%) -
  Colorado - - 2 (6%) -
  Indiana 1 (11%) - 1 (3%) -
  Utah 1 (11%) - 1 (3%) -
  Ohio - - 1 (3%) -
  New Hampshire - - 1 (3%) -
  Massachusetts - - 1 (3%) -
  Florida - - 1 (3%) -
  California - - 1 (3%) -
  Washington - - 1 (3%) -
  Texas - - 1 (3%) -
France - - 1 (3%) -
Total 9 - 31 $3.6B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (11%) - 17 (55%) -
Growth Capital 8 (89%) - 10 (32%) -
Going Private - - 1 (3%) 3.5B (97%)
Divestiture - - 1 (3%) 95M (3%)
Recapitalization - - 1 (3%) -
Venture - - 1 (3%) -
Total 9 - 31 $3.6B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 7 (33%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 6 (29%) 111M (100%)
Secondary Sale 4 (19%) -
IPO 3 (14%) -
Merger 1 (5%) -
Total 21 $111M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
PwC Corporate Finance LLC
2
Moelis & Co.
1
MarshBerry Capital, Inc.
1
Legal Deals
Stikeman Elliott LLP
4
Perkins Coie LLP
2
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $3.5B
< $100M 1 $95M
TOTAL $3.6B
Largest Tervita Corp.
$3.5B (2007-11-19)
sell # Total
< $100M 2 $111M
TOTAL $111M
Largest Vista Midstream Solutions Ltd.
$99M (2003-09-03)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
3%
1 (3%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
19%
4 (19%)
Strategic(s)
67%
14 (67%)

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