Incline Equity Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Incline Equity Partners has acquired 6 companies. It has also invested in 2 others.

Incline Equity Partners’ most common sectors for investment aredistribution (16%) and business services (12%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (32%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (27%). In total, Incline Equity Partners has invested in 20 US states and 2 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2016 when it acquired Midwest Industrial Rubber for $71M.

In the last 3 years, Incline Equity Partners has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (58%). Incline Equity Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2023 when it sold SPI for $960M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity101
    • M&A Buy Activity63
    • M&A Sell Activity38
  • Total Sectors Invested 24
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 19
  • M&A Advisors 6

Incline Equity Partners

625 Liberty Avenue, Suite 2300,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
United States
(412) 315-7800
www.inclineequity.com
info@inclineequity.com

Incline Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused on lower middle-market growth companies. The Firm targets companies located in the US and Canada with enterprise values ranging from $25 to $450 million. Prospective transaction types include buyouts, minority recapitalizations, and corporate divestitures. Incline Equity Partners was formerly known as PNC Equity Partners. The Firm is based in Pittsburgh.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Beverages, Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Distribution, Energy Services and Equipment, Environmental, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Machinery, Manufacturing, Medical Products, Oil/Gas Exploration, Packaging, Plastics, Renewable Energy, Test/Measurement Equipment, Transportation

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 25 450
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (3.2/yr) # 47 8 5 3 - - 63
vol $87M $87M
Sell (1.8/yr) # 29 8 - 1 - - 38
vol $804M $960M $1.8B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
SPI LLC 2023-07-27 960M USD Add-on Acquisition
Charlotte, North Carolina · www.spi-co.com
GME Supply Co. 2023-07-18 - Secondary Buyout
Columbia, Missouri · www.gmesupply.com
Smile Source L.P. 2023-04-04 - Growth Capital
Kingwood, Texas · www.smilesource.com
Barefoot Mosquito & Pest Control 2023-02-02 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Houston, Texas · www.barefootmosquito.com
iWave Information Systems, Inc. 2022-10-20 - Secondary Buyout
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island · www.iwave.com
RKD Group 2022-08-23 - Secondary Buyout
Richardson, Texas · www.rkdgroup.com
Raney's, Inc. 2022-06-21 - Growth Capital
Ocala, Florida · www.raneystruckparts.com
Mr. Magic Car Wash 2022-01-19 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · www.mrmagiccarwash.com
Alliance Environmental Group, Inc. 2022-01-18 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Azusa, California · www.alliance-enviro.com
SPI LLC 2021-12-22 - Secondary Buyout
Charlotte, North Carolina · www.spi-co.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Distribution 5 (22%) - 10 (16%) -
Business Services 3 (13%) - 7 (11%) -
Consumer Services 4 (17%) - 6 (10%) -
Environmental 2 (9%) - 5 (8%) -
Manufacturing - - 5 (8%) -
Machinery 1 (4%) 71M (100%) 3 (5%) 71M (82%)
Transportation 1 (4%) - 3 (5%) 16M (18%)
Consumer Products - - 3 (5%) -
Apparel/Textiles - - 2 (3%) -
Automotive 2 (9%) - 2 (3%) -
Building Materials 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
Healthcare Services 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (2%) -
Electronics - - 1 (2%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (2%) -
Financial Services - - 1 (2%) -
Food - - 1 (2%) -
Franchising - - 1 (2%) -
Information Technology 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Marketing 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Medical Products - - 1 (2%) -
Packaging - - 1 (2%) -
Software - - 1 (2%) -
Total 23 $71M 63 $87M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 22 (96%) 71M (100%) 61 (97%) 87M (100%)
  Pennsylvania 2 (9%) - 8 (13%) -
  Texas 4 (17%) - 6 (10%) 16M (18%)
  Illinois 2 (9%) - 6 (10%) -
  New Jersey 1 (4%) - 5 (8%) -
  Georgia 2 (9%) - 4 (6%) -
  Ohio - - 4 (6%) -
  California 2 (9%) - 3 (5%) -
  Florida 1 (4%) - 3 (5%) -
  Virginia 1 (4%) - 3 (5%) -
  New York 1 (4%) - 3 (5%) -
  North Carolina - - 3 (5%) -
  Massachusetts - - 3 (5%) -
  Missouri 2 (9%) 71M (100%) 2 (3%) 71M (82%)
  Wisconsin - - 2 (3%) -
  Connecticut 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Michigan 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Louisiana 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Iowa 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Colorado - - 1 (2%) -
  South Carolina - - 1 (2%) -
Canada 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
  Prince Edward Island 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Ontario - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 22 (96%) 71M (100%) 61 (97%) 87M (100%)
Cross-border 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
Total 23 $71M 63 $87M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 7 (30%) - 20 (32%) 16M (18%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 10 (43%) 71M (100%) 17 (27%) 71M (82%)
Recapitalization - - 10 (16%) -
Growth Capital 6 (26%) - 8 (13%) -
Divestiture - - 7 (11%) -
Venture - - 1 (2%) -
Total 23 $71M 63 $87M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 23 (61%) 470M (27%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 7 (18%) 1.3B (73%)
Trade Sale 5 (13%) -
Recapitalization 2 (5%) -
Unknown 1 (3%) -
Total 38 $1.8B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Harris Williams & Co.
 1
C.W. Downer & Co.
 1
Lincoln International
 1
Legal Deals
Dentons Cohen & Grigsby
 1
Dentons
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 2 $87M
TOTAL $87M
Largest Midwest Industrial Rubber, Inc.
$71M (2016-12-08)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 4 $1.7B
< $100M 1 $44M
TOTAL $1.8B
Largest SPI LLC
$960M (2023-07-27)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
33%
21 (33%)
Strategic(s)
5%
3 (5%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
66%
25 (66%)
Strategic(s)
29%
11 (29%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

2.8B USD

Established

1982

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Jack Glover

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Justin Bertram

Co-Founder & Senior Partner

Leon Rubinov

Senior Partner

April Simile

Partner

Evan Weinstein

Partner

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