GreyLion Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Growth Capital Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, GreyLion has acquired 1 company. It has also invested in 1 other.

GreyLion’s most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (15%) and restaurants (15%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (55%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (20%). In total, GreyLion has invested in 9 US states and 2 different countries.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (60%). GreyLion’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2018 when it sold Western Window Systems for $360M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity25
    • M&A Buy Activity20
    • M&A Sell Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 12
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 11
  • M&A Advisors 2

GreyLion

GreyLion Capital LP

900 Third Avenue, 23rd Floor,
New York, New York 10022
United States
(646) 475-3530
www.greylion.com
info@greylion.com

GreyLion is a private equity investment group, that primarily seeks opportunities throughout the US. Broad areas of interest include industrials, services, and consumer. The Firm looks to commit $25 to $125 million through a variety of transaction types, including buyouts, recapitalizations, divestitures, and growth capital financings. GreyLion was formed in 2012 and is headquartered in New York City.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Airlines, Apparel/Textiles, Building Materials, Business Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, E-Commerce, Education, Information Services, Machinery, Manufacturing, Media, Metals/Mining, Restaurants, Retail, Safety/Security, Software

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 25 125
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 17 1 2 - - - 20
Sell (0.2/yr) # 4 1 - - - - 5
vol $640M $640M
  25

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Norwood Industries, Inc. 2022-03-10 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Oro-Medonte, Ontario · www.norwoodsawmills.com
Webconnex LLC 2022-01-10 - Growth Capital
Sacramento, California · www.webconnex.com
Swyft Filings LLC 2021-12-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Dover, Delaware · www.swyftfilings.com
MSA Security, Inc. 2021-09-20 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.msasecurity.net
Metal-Era LLC 2020-07-13 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Waukesha, Wisconsin · www.metalera.com
Alloy Die Casting Co. 2019-08-26 - Secondary Buyout
Buena Park, California · www.adc-aerospace.com
The RealReal, Inc. 2019-06-28 - IPO
San Francisco, California · www.therealreal.com
Quick Med Claims LLC 2018-11-12 - Secondary Buyout
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · www.quickmedclaims.com
SkinSpirit Skincare Clinic and Spa 2018-10-11 - Growth Capital
Palo Alto, California · www.skinspirit.com
Build A Sign LLC 2018-09-25 280M USD Add-on Acquisition
Austin, Texas · www.buildasign.com
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Metal-Era LLC 2020-07-13 Hickman Edge Systems LLC 2021-02-01 1
Waukesha, Wisconsin · www.metalera.com Agawam, Massachusetts

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 2 (17%) - 3 (15%) -
Restaurants 3 (25%) - 3 (15%) -
Building Materials 1 (8%) - 2 (10%) -
Consumer Services - - 2 (10%) -
Safety/Security - - 2 (10%) -
Software 2 (17%) - 2 (10%) -
E-Commerce - - 1 (5%) -
Education 1 (8%) - 1 (5%) -
Machinery 1 (8%) - 1 (5%) -
Manufacturing 1 (8%) - 1 (5%) -
Metals/Mining 1 (8%) - 1 (5%) -
Retail - - 1 (5%) -
Total 12 - 20 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 11 (92%) - 19 (95%) -
  California 5 (42%) - 8 (40%) -
  Texas 2 (17%) - 3 (15%) -
  New York - - 2 (10%) -
  Delaware 1 (8%) - 1 (5%) -
  Wisconsin 1 (8%) - 1 (5%) -
  Washington 1 (8%) - 1 (5%) -
  Pennsylvania 1 (8%) - 1 (5%) -
  Arizona - - 1 (5%) -
  Florida - - 1 (5%) -
Canada 1 (8%) - 1 (5%) -
  Ontario 1 (8%) - 1 (5%) -
Total 12 - 20 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 5 (42%) - 11 (55%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (25%) - 4 (20%) -
Secondary Buyout 4 (33%) - 4 (20%) -
Recapitalization - - 1 (5%) -
Total 12 - 20 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 2 (40%) 640M (100%)
IPO 1 (20%) -
Secondary Sale 1 (20%) -
Trade Sale 1 (20%) -
Total 5 $640M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Cascadia Capital LLC
 1
Financo LLC
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $640M
TOTAL $640M
Largest Western Window Systems
$360M (2018-07-24)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
20%
4 (20%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
20%
1 (20%)
Strategic(s)
60%
3 (60%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Growth Capital Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.7B USD

Established

2012

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Subsidiary of

Perella Weinberg Partners

Leadership

Chip Baird

Co-Founder & Partner

David Ferguson

Co-Founder & Partner

Henry Heinerscheid

Partner

John McKee

Partner

Ryan Anderson

Partner

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