Five Points Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Five Points Capital’s most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (12%) and distribution (11%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (36%) and recapitalization (25%). In total, Five Points Capital has invested in 30 US states. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2013 when it acquired Young Innovations for $314M.

In the last 3 years, Five Points Capital has exited 5 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (54%). Five Points Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2011 when it sold SpecialtyCare for $2.3B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity118
    • M&A Buy Activity73
    • M&A Sell Activity45
  • Total Sectors Invested 30
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 64
  • M&A Advisors 3

Five Points Capital

Five Points Capital, Inc.

101 N. Cherry Street, Suite 700,
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101
United States
(336) 733-0350
www.fivepointscapital.com
info@fivepointscapital.com

Five Points Capital makes both direct private equity and junior capital investments in US-based middle-market companies. Five Points prefers control based investments and will consider opportunities in a variety of industries. For both equity and mezzanine investments, the Firm looks to commit $5 to $25 million of capital in businesses with at least $10 million in sales and $3 million of EBITDA. Five Points Capital was formerly known as BB&T Capital Partners and re-branded in 2015. The Firm was established in 1997 and is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Agriculture, Beverages, Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Communications, Consumer Products, Digital Media, Distribution, Education, Environmental, Franchising, Furniture, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marketing, Medical Products, Metals/Mining, Plastics, Safety/Security, Software, Transportation

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 -
Target EBITDA 3 -
Investment Size 5 25
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) # 73 - - - - - 73
vol $336M $336M
Sell (1.0/yr) # 40 - 3 2 - - 45
vol $3.8B $3.8B
  118

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Thompson Industrial Services LLC 2023-03-31 - Add-on Acquisition
Sumter, South Carolina · www.thompsonindustrialservices.com
JML Optical Industries, Inc. 2023-01-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Rochester, New York · www.jmloptical.com
The Industrial Service Group 2022-12-07 - Secondary Buyout
Indianapolis, Indiana · www.isgservice.com
Synoptek, Inc. 2022-09-27 - Secondary Buyout
Irvine, California · www.synoptek.com
Vektek LLC 2022-05-10 - Secondary Buyout
Emporia, Kansas · www.vektek.com
Northwest Plan Services, Inc. 2020-12-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Seattle, Washington · www.nwp401k.com
ATRO Engineered Systems, Inc. 2020-10-01 - Growth Capital
St. Clair, Missouri · www.atrobushing.com
CURT Group 2019-12-30 - Add-on Acquisition
Eau Claire, Wisconsin · www.curtgroup.com
ASPEQ Heating Group LLC 2019-11-12 - Secondary Buyout
St. Louis, Mississippi · www.aspeqheating.com
GrammaTech, Inc. 2019-11-11 - Recapitalization
Ithaca, New York · www.grammatech.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
The Winebow Group 2012-01-09 The Winebow Group - Wholesale Operations 2019-03-28 1
Glen Allen, Virginia · www.winebow.com , Massachusetts
Belmont Medical Technologies 2017-12-18 MTRE Advanced Technologies Ltd. 2018-06-20 2
Billerica, Massachusetts · www.belmontmedtech.com Yavne, Israel · www.mtre.com
JF Petroleum Group 2012-01-04 Ans Distributing, Inc. 2016-07-01 8
Morrisville, North Carolina · www.jfpetrogroup.com Tucson, Arizona · www.ansdistributing.com
Bevolution Group 2015-03-23 Tropics Mixology 2015-11-02 3
Chicago, Illinois · www.bevolutiongroup.com Delray Beach, Florida · www.tropics-beverages.com
Bevolution Group 2015-03-23 Juice Tyme, Inc. 2015-03-23 2
Chicago, Illinois · www.bevolutiongroup.com Chicago, Illinois · www.juicetyme.com
The Winebow Group 2012-01-09 The Country Vintner, Inc. 2014-07-01 4
Glen Allen, Virginia · www.winebow.com Ashland, Virginia · www.countryvintner.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 2 (8%) - 9 (12%) -
Distribution 2 (8%) - 8 (11%) -
Automotive 2 (8%) - 5 (7%) -
Transportation - - 5 (7%) -
Education 3 (13%) - 4 (5%) -
Medical Products - - 3 (4%) 314M (93%)
Internet Software and Services 2 (8%) - 3 (4%) 22M (7%)
Beverages 2 (8%) - 3 (4%) -
Consumer Services 2 (8%) - 3 (4%) -
Healthcare Services 2 (8%) - 3 (4%) -
Information Technology 1 (4%) - 3 (4%) -
Manufacturing - - 3 (4%) -
Marketing 1 (4%) - 3 (4%) -
Consumer Products - - 2 (3%) -
Life Science - - 2 (3%) -
Machinery 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
Safety/Security 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
Aerospace - - 1 (1%) -
Chemicals - - 1 (1%) -
Communications - - 1 (1%) -
Defense - - 1 (1%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (1%) -
Environmental - - 1 (1%) -
Food 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
Franchising - - 1 (1%) -
Furniture - - 1 (1%) -
Information Services - - 1 (1%) -
Media 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
Metals/Mining - - 1 (1%) -
Software 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
Total 24 - 76 $336M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 24 (100%) - 76 (100%) 336M (100%)
  Virginia 2 (8%) - 8 (11%) -
  North Carolina 1 (4%) - 8 (11%) -
  California 3 (13%) - 6 (8%) -
  Georgia 4 (17%) - 5 (7%) -
  New York 2 (8%) - 4 (5%) -
  South Carolina - - 4 (5%) -
  Florida - - 4 (5%) -
  Massachusetts 2 (8%) - 3 (4%) -
  Utah - - 3 (4%) 22M (7%)
  Maryland 2 (8%) - 2 (3%) -
  Illinois 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) 314M (93%)
  Wisconsin 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
  New Hampshire 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
  Michigan 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
  Arizona 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
  Texas - - 2 (3%) -
  Pennsylvania - - 2 (3%) -
  Kansas - - 2 (3%) -
  Indiana - - 2 (3%) -
  Missouri 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
  Louisiana 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
  Alabama 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
  Washington - - 1 (1%) -
  Tennessee - - 1 (1%) -
  Ohio - - 1 (1%) -
  New Jersey - - 1 (1%) -
  Mississippi - - 1 (1%) -
  Minnesota - - 1 (1%) -
  District of Columbia - - 1 (1%) -
  Connecticut - - 1 (1%) -
Total 24 - 76 $336M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 4 (17%) - 27 (36%) 22M (7%)
Recapitalization 6 (25%) - 19 (25%) -
Growth Capital 8 (33%) - 12 (16%) -
Secondary Buyout 4 (17%) - 12 (16%) -
Going Private - - 2 (3%) 314M (93%)
Consolidation 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
Divestiture - - 1 (1%) -
Stake Purchase 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
Venture - - 1 (1%) -
Total 24 - 76 $336M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 25 (56%) 2.8B (74%)
Trade Sale 8 (18%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 7 (16%) 985M (26%)
Recapitalization 3 (7%) -
Sold to Management 2 (4%) -
Total 45 $3.8B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
BlackArch Partners LLC
 1
Legal Deals
McGuireWoods LLP
 1
DLA Piper
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $314M
< $100M 1 $22M
TOTAL $336M
Largest Young Innovations, Inc.
$314M (2013-01-31)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $2.3B
$100M to $1B 4 $1.5B
TOTAL $3.8B
Largest SpecialtyCare, Inc.
$2.3B (2011-05-24)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
22%
17 (22%)
Strategic(s)
1%
1 (1%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
62%
28 (62%)
Strategic(s)
31%
14 (31%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.3B USD

Established

1997

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Christopher Jones

Founder Partner

Martin Gilmore

Founder Partner

Thomas Westbrook

Founder Partner

David Townsend

Founding Partner

Jonathan Blanco

Managing Partner

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