Clairvest Group Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Clairvest Group has acquired 1 company. It has also invested in 4 others.

Clairvest Group’s most common sectors for investment areenvironmental (16%) and gaming (10%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (46%) and growth capital (35%). In total, Clairvest Group has invested in 16 US states and 6 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2002 when it acquired Reliance Protectron Security Services for $115M.

In the last 3 years, Clairvest Group has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (45%). Clairvest Group’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2017 when it sold Centaur Holdings for $1.7B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity70
    • M&A Buy Activity43
    • M&A Sell Activity27
  • Total Sectors Invested 20
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 18
  • M&A Advisors 1

Clairvest Group, Inc.

22 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 1700,
Toronto, Ontario M4T 2S3
Canada
(416) 925-9270
www.clairvest.com

Clairvest Group is a generalist Canadian private equity firm focused on mid-market businesses with C$5 to C$50 million of EBITDA. While Clairvest does not have any sector preferences, the Firm prefers fragmented sectors with recurring revenue business models and economies of scale. Clairvest will consider both minority and majority investment positions and invests in the range of C$15- C$100 million per transaction. Clairvest was formed in 1987 and is based in Toronto.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Apparel/Textiles, Automotive, Beverages, Business Services, Electronics, Environmental, Financial Services, Gaming, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Medical Products, Publishing, Safety/Security

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Stake Purchase

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA 5 50
Investment Size 15 100
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of CAD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 39 - 1 3 - - 43
vol $154M $154M
Sell (0.8/yr) # 23 1 2 1 - - 27
vol $2.5B $695M $3.2B
  70

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Arrowhead Environmental Partners LLC 2023-08-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Uniontown, Alabama · www.arrowheadenvironmentalpartners.com
Mountain Land Physical Therapy 2023-07-06 - Growth Capital
Salt Lake City, Utah · www.mlpt.com
Bluetree Dental 2023-03-01 - Growth Capital
Reno, Nevada · www.bluetreedental.com
Boca Biolistics LLC 2023-02-21 - Growth Capital
Pompano Beach, Florida · www.bocabio.com
DTG Enterprises Holdings, Inc. 2022-12-01 - Secondary Buyout
Mill Creek, Washington · www.dtgrecycle.com
Meriplex Communications, Ltd. 2022-07-18 - Recapitalization
Houston, Texas · www.meriplex.com
Star Waste Systems LLC 2022-07-01 - Growth Capital
Bellingham, Massachusetts · www.bostoncarting.net
AlsoEnergy, Inc. 2021-12-16 695M USD Add-on Acquisition
Boulder, Colorado · www.alsoenergy.com
Right Time Heating and Air Conditioning Canada, Inc. 2020-12-30 76M CAD Secondary Buyout
St. Catharines, Ontario · www.right-time.ca
Arrowhead Environmental Partners LLC 2020-06-17 - Growth Capital
Uniontown, Alabama · www.arrowheadenvironmentalpartners.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
NovaSource Power Services 2020-05-14 First Solar, Inc. - Australian O&M Business 2022-10-04 3
Austin, Texas · www.novasourcepower.com , Australia
NovaSource Power Services 2020-05-14 First Solar, Inc. - North American Operations & Maintenance Business 2020-08-06 2
Austin, Texas · www.novasourcepower.com Tempe, Arizona

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Environmental 2 (15%) - 7 (16%) 32M (21%)
Business Services 1 (8%) - 4 (9%) -
Gaming 1 (8%) - 4 (9%) -
Healthcare Services 3 (23%) - 4 (9%) -
Digital Media 2 (15%) - 3 (7%) -
Financial Services - - 3 (7%) -
Information Technology 1 (8%) - 3 (7%) -
Aerospace 1 (8%) - 2 (5%) -
Life Science 1 (8%) - 2 (5%) -
Manufacturing - - 2 (5%) -
Safety/Security - - 1 (2%) 115M (75%)
Electronics - - 1 (2%) 7M (5%)
Automotive - - 1 (2%) -
Beverages - - 1 (2%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (2%) -
Leisure - - 1 (2%) -
Marketing - - 1 (2%) -
Medical Products - - 1 (2%) -
Publishing - - 1 (2%) -
Renewable Energy 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 13 - 44 $154M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 10 (77%) - 25 (57%) 32M (21%)
  Texas 2 (15%) - 4 (9%) -
  New York 1 (8%) - 4 (9%) -
  New Jersey 2 (15%) - 2 (5%) -
  Florida 1 (8%) - 2 (5%) -
  Connecticut 1 (8%) - 2 (5%) -
  Utah 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
  Nevada 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
  Washington - - 1 (2%) 32M (21%)
  Virginia - - 1 (2%) -
  Oklahoma - - 1 (2%) -
  New Hampshire - - 1 (2%) -
  Michigan - - 1 (2%) -
  Indiana - - 1 (2%) -
  Illinois - - 1 (2%) -
  Alabama - - 1 (2%) -
Canada 1 (8%) - 15 (34%) 115M (75%)
  Ontario 1 (8%) - 11 (25%) -
  Alberta - - 1 (2%) 115M (75%)
  Quebec - - 1 (2%) -
  Nova Scotia - - 1 (2%) -
  New Brunswick - - 1 (2%) -
United Kingdom 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
India 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Australia - - 1 (2%) 7M (5%)
Chile - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 1 (8%) - 15 (34%) 115M (75%)
Cross-border 12 (92%) - 29 (66%) 39M (25%)
Total 13 - 44 $154M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 20 (45%) 39M (25%)
Growth Capital 7 (54%) - 15 (34%) -
Recapitalization 2 (15%) - 3 (7%) 115M (75%)
Divestiture 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
PIPE 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (2%) -
Special Situations/Distressed - - 1 (2%) -
Stake Purchase 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Venture 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 13 - 44 $154M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 11 (41%) 3.1B (98%)
Secondary Sale 6 (22%) 76M (2%)
Trade Sale 4 (15%) -
Bankruptcy 2 (7%) -
Recapitalization 2 (7%) -
IPO 1 (4%) -
Merger 1 (4%) -
Total 27 $3.2B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Colonnade Advisors LLC
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $115M
< $100M 2 $39M
TOTAL $154M
Largest Reliance Protectron Security Services
$115M (2002-06-01)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.7B
$100M to $1B 3 $1.3B
< $100M 4 $221M
TOTAL $3.2B
Largest Centaur Holdings LLC
$1.7B (2017-11-17)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
5%
2 (5%)
Strategic(s)
2%
1 (2%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
26%
7 (26%)
Strategic(s)
48%
13 (48%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.7B CAD

Established

1987

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Ken Rotman

CEO & Managing Director

Jeff Parr

Vice Chairman & Managing Director

Michael Castellarin

Managing Director

Michael Wagman

Managing Director

Mitch Green

Managing Director

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