GCP Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Merchant Bank Profile

In the last 3 years, GCP Capital Partners has acquired 1 company.

GCP Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment areoil/gas exploration (27%) and financial services (25%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (54%) and growth capital (22%). In total, GCP Capital Partners has invested in 20 US states and 3 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2006 when it acquired Paris Re Holdings for $1.6B.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (46%). GCP Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2007 when it sold Global Signal for $5.8B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity63
    • M&A Buy Activity41
    • M&A Sell Activity22
  • Total Sectors Invested 13
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 45
  • M&A Advisors 2

GCP Capital Partners

600 Lexington Avenue, 31st Floor,
New York, New York 10022
United States
(212) 894-0600
www.gcpcapital.com
gcpinfo@gcpcapital.com

GCP Capital Partners consists of GCP US, GCP Europe, and GCP Venture. GCP US targets North American acquisitions. The unit looks to invest $5 to $40 million in businesses valued up to $500 million. GCP Europe targets businesses in the UK and Europe. The European team looks to invest up to £40 million in companies valued up to £100 million. Sectors of interest include business services, education, energy, financial services, insurance and telecommunications.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Communications, Education, Energy Services and Equipment, Financial Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Internet Software and Services, Marketing, Oil/Gas Exploration, Real Estate, Software, Utilities

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Going Private, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, PIPE, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA 5 -
Investment Size 5 40
Enterprise Value 25 250
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 39 1 - 1 - - 41
vol $3.2B $3.2B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 22 - - - - - 22
vol $8.5B $8.5B
  63

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC 2023-05-01 - Divestiture
El Segundo, California · www.kccllc.com
Alkeme Insurance Services LLC 2021-01-14 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Ladera Ranch, California · www.alkemeins.com
Radius Bancorp, Inc. 2020-02-18 185M USD Add-on Acquisition
Boston, Massachusetts · www.radiusbank.com
Geoforce 2019-12-17 - Growth Capital
Plano, Texas · www.geoforce.com
Tresata 2018-10-10 - Growth Capital
Charlotte, North Carolina · www.tresata.com
Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. 2017-07-23 - Merger
Tappahannock, Virginia · www.evb.org
Transfast 2017-01-17 - Secondary Buyout
New York, New York · www.transfast.com
Stroz Friedberg, Inc. 2016-10-11 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.strozfriedberg.com
Complete Merchant Solutions LLC 2016-04-12 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Orem, Utah · www.cmsonline.com
Radius Bancorp, Inc. 2015-10-07 63M USD Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Boston, Massachusetts · www.radiusbank.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Oil/Gas Exploration 1 (8%) - 11 (27%) 160M (5%)
Financial Services 4 (31%) - 10 (24%) 682M (21%)
Insurance 2 (15%) - 6 (15%) 1.6B (49%)
Business Services 1 (8%) - 3 (7%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 2 (5%) -
Information Technology 1 (8%) - 2 (5%) -
Real Estate - - 1 (2%) 740M (23%)
Safety/Security - - 1 (2%) 56M (2%)
Education 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Marketing 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Software 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Utilities - - 1 (2%) -
Total 13 - 41 $3.2B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 13 (100%) - 39 (95%) 1.6B (51%)
  Texas 2 (15%) - 8 (20%) 160M (5%)
  Pennsylvania 1 (8%) - 4 (10%) 675M (21%)
  New York 1 (8%) - 4 (10%) -
  Florida 2 (15%) - 3 (7%) 740M (23%)
  California 2 (15%) - 3 (7%) -
  Montana - - 2 (5%) -
  Maryland 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
  Utah 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
  Oklahoma 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
  North Carolina 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
  Minnesota 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
  Massachusetts - - 1 (2%) 63M (2%)
  Georgia - - 1 (2%) -
  Connecticut - - 1 (2%) -
  Colorado - - 1 (2%) -
  West Virginia - - 1 (2%) -
  Virginia - - 1 (2%) -
  New Jersey - - 1 (2%) -
  Michigan - - 1 (2%) -
Switzerland - - 1 (2%) 1.6B (49%)
Bermuda - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 13 (100%) - 39 (95%) 1.6B (51%)
Cross-border - - 2 (5%) 1.6B (49%)
Total 13 - 41 $3.2B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 5 (38%) - 22 (54%) 1.8B (55%)
Growth Capital 5 (38%) - 9 (22%) -
Recapitalization 1 (8%) - 2 (5%) 56M (2%)
Stake Purchase - - 2 (5%) 55M (2%)
PIPE - - 2 (5%) -
Special Situations/Distressed - - 1 (2%) 740M (23%)
Going Private - - 1 (2%) 619M (19%)
Divestiture 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 13 - 41 $3.2B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 9 (41%) 8.5B (100%)
IPO 6 (27%) -
Secondary Sale 3 (14%) -
Merger 2 (9%) -
Trade Sale 1 (5%) -
Unknown 1 (5%) -
Total 22 $8.5B

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Kirkland & Ellis
 1
Covington & Burling LLP
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.6B
$100M to $1B 3 $1.5B
< $100M 3 $174M
TOTAL $3.2B
Largest Paris Re Holdings Ltd.
$1.6B (2006-12-01)
sell # Total
> $1B 2 $7.8B
$100M to $1B 3 $721M
TOTAL $8.5B
Largest Global Signal, Inc.
$5.8B (2007-01-12)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
5%
2 (5%)
Strategic(s)
2%
1 (2%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
14%
3 (14%)
Strategic(s)
55%
12 (55%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Merchant Bank

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.2B USD

Established

2000

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Robert Niehaus

Chairman & Founder, Co-Managing Partner

V. Frank Pottow

Co-founder & Partner

Boris Gutin

Co-Managing Partner

Cyrus Hormazdi

Partner

Jean-Paul Orillac

Principal

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