Guardian Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Guardian Capital Partners has acquired 2 companies.

Guardian Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment areconsumer products (30%) and manufacturing (15%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (35%) and secondary buyout (30%). In total, Guardian Capital Partners has invested in 14 US states.

In the last 3 years, Guardian Capital Partners has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (56%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity29
    • M&A Buy Activity20
    • M&A Sell Activity9
  • Total Sectors Invested 12
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 9
  • M&A Advisors 7

Guardian Capital Partners

Devon Square I, 724 West Lancaster Avenue Suite 120,
Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087
United States
(610) 263-0100
www.guardiancp.com
gcp@guardiancp.com

Guardian Capital Partners is a smaller private equity firm focused on control investments in family-owned companies and corporate divestitures. Guardian looks for profitable businesses with a 'history of stability' and a 'strong instaleed customer base'. Prospective opportunities are located in the US and typically generate sales of $20 to $100 million. Target sectors include industrial, manufacturing, business services, consumer products, and healthcare/medical devices. Guardian Capital Partners was formed in 2007 and is based in Wayne, Pennsylvania.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Business Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Electronics, Healthcare Services, Machinery, Manufacturing

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 20 100
Target EBITDA 3 9
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 8 15
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 1 1 - - 20
Sell (0.6/yr) # 6 1 1 1 - - 9
  29

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Nwestco LLC 2023-06-15 - Secondary Buyout
Kalispell, Montana · www.nwestco.com
Tactical Medical Solutions, Inc. 2023-03-27 - Secondary Buyout
Anderson, South Carolina · www.tacmedsolutions.com
Precision Roll Solutions LLC 2022-05-20 - Secondary Buyout
Green Bay, Wisconsin · www.precisionrollsolutions.com
Engineered Network Systems LLC 2022-01-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Burnsville, Minnesota · www.ens-co.com
Cosmic Pet LLC 2021-10-25 - Add-on Acquisition
Wichita, Kansas · www.cosmicpet.com
NewAir 2021-06-09 - Recapitalization
Cypress, California · www.newair.com
Havis, Inc. 2020-12-07 - Growth Capital
Warminster, Pennsylvania · www.havis.com
Upper Echelon Products 2020-11-02 - Growth Capital
Austin, Texas · www.upperechelonproducts.com
Flat River Group LLC 2020-01-09 - Growth Capital
Belding, Michigan · www.flatrivergroup.com
CB Garment, Inc. 2019-11-14 - Secondary Buyout
Eugene, Oregon · www.crewbossppe.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Consumer Products 2 (20%) - 6 (30%) -
Manufacturing 2 (20%) - 3 (15%) -
Distribution 2 (20%) - 2 (10%) -
Apparel/Textiles - - 1 (5%) -
Automotive 1 (10%) - 1 (5%) -
Business Services - - 1 (5%) -
Communications 1 (10%) - 1 (5%) -
E-Commerce 1 (10%) - 1 (5%) -
Electronics - - 1 (5%) -
Furniture - - 1 (5%) -
Machinery 1 (10%) - 1 (5%) -
Semiconductors - - 1 (5%) -
Total 10 - 20 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 10 (100%) - 20 (100%) -
  Pennsylvania 1 (10%) - 4 (20%) -
  California 2 (20%) - 2 (10%) -
  Oregon 2 (20%) - 2 (10%) -
  New Jersey - - 2 (10%) -
  North Carolina 1 (10%) - 1 (5%) -
  Montana 1 (10%) - 1 (5%) -
  Michigan 1 (10%) - 1 (5%) -
  Wisconsin 1 (10%) - 1 (5%) -
  Texas 1 (10%) - 1 (5%) -
  Minnesota - - 1 (5%) -
  Kansas - - 1 (5%) -
  Colorado - - 1 (5%) -
  South Carolina - - 1 (5%) -
  Oklahoma - - 1 (5%) -
Total 10 - 20 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 4 (40%) - 7 (35%) -
Secondary Buyout 5 (50%) - 6 (30%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 5 (25%) -
Recapitalization 1 (10%) - 2 (10%) -
Total 10 - 20 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 5 (56%) -
Secondary Sale 4 (44%) -
Total 9 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Marcum LLP
 1
Legal Deals
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
 3
Duane Morris LLP
 2
Goodwin Procter
 2

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
30%
6 (30%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
33%
3 (33%)
Strategic(s)
56%
5 (56%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

PE Assets

200M USD

Established

2007

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Peter Haabestad

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Scott Evans

Managing Partner

Janet Stott

CFO

Adrian Ironside

Partner

Christopher Fugaro

Principal & Head of Business Development

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