J.H. Whitney Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

J.H. Whitney Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment arerestaurants (14%) and consumer products (14%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (41%) and secondary buyout (23%). In total, J.H. Whitney Capital Partners has invested in 13 US states and 2 different countries.

In the last 3 years, J.H. Whitney Capital Partners has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (52%). J.H. Whitney Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2010 when it sold United BioSource for $730M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity47
    • M&A Buy Activity22
    • M&A Sell Activity25
  • Total Sectors Invested 14
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 22
  • M&A Advisors 3

J.H. Whitney Capital Partners LLC

130 Main Street,
New Canaan, Connecticut 06840
United States
(203) 716-6100
www.whitney.com
info@whitney.com

J.H. Whitney & Co. is a private equity firm focused on small and middle-market buyouts and recapitalizations of US-based, growth-oriented companies. The Firm targets companies with $50 to $500 million in revenue and looks to invest $20 to $125 million per transaction. Industries of interest include consumer, healthcare, specialty manufacturing, and business services. J.H. Whitney & Co. was formed in 1946 and is based in New Canaan, Connecticut.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Building Materials, Business Services, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Electrical Equipment, Electronics, Food, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Medical Products, Metals/Mining, Packaging, Plastics, Retail, Semiconductors, Software

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 50 500
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 25 200
Enterprise Value 50 500
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 21 1 - - - - 22
Sell (0.8/yr) # 21 3 - 1 - - 25
vol $960M $960M
  47

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Firebirds International LLC 2023-03-27 - Recapitalization
Charlotte, North Carolina · www.firebirdsinternational.com
Aveanna Healthcare LLC 2021-04-05 - IPO
Atlanta, Georgia · www.aveannahealthcare.com
Stevens Manufacturing Co., Inc. 2021-02-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Milford, Connecticut · www.stevensmfgco.com
FNF Construction, Inc. 2021-02-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Tempe, Arizona · www.fnfinc.com
Cooley Group Holdings, Inc. 2021-01-05 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Pawtucket, Rhode Island · www.cooleygroup.com
Accupac, Inc. 2020-01-22 - Secondary Buyout
Mainland, Pennsylvania · www.accupac.com
Confluence Outdoor LLC 2019-12-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Greenville, South Carolina · www.confluenceoutdoor.com
Firebirds International LLC 2019-01-08 - Secondary Buyout
Charlotte, North Carolina · www.firebirdsinternational.com
Precision Medicine Group LLC 2017-12-21 - Secondary Buyout
Bethesda, Maryland · www.precisionmedicinegrp.com
Uncle Julio's Corp. 2017-10-11 - Secondary Buyout
Irving, Texas · www.unclejulios.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Consumer Products - - 3 (14%) -
Restaurants - - 3 (14%) -
Healthcare Services - - 2 (9%) -
Life Science - - 2 (9%) -
Medical Products 1 (25%) - 2 (9%) -
Retail - - 2 (9%) -
Aerospace - - 1 (5%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (5%) -
Chemicals 1 (25%) - 1 (5%) -
Construction - - 1 (5%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (25%) - 1 (5%) -
Food 1 (25%) - 1 (5%) -
Semiconductors - - 1 (5%) -
Software - - 1 (5%) -
Total 4 - 22 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 3 (75%) - 21 (95%) -
  Texas - - 4 (18%) -
  California 1 (25%) - 3 (14%) -
  Georgia - - 2 (9%) -
  Connecticut - - 2 (9%) -
  Pennsylvania - - 2 (9%) -
  Kansas 1 (25%) - 1 (5%) -
  Rhode Island 1 (25%) - 1 (5%) -
  Maryland - - 1 (5%) -
  Illinois - - 1 (5%) -
  Arizona - - 1 (5%) -
  Wisconsin - - 1 (5%) -
  South Carolina - - 1 (5%) -
  North Carolina - - 1 (5%) -
Germany 1 (25%) - 1 (5%) -
Domestic 3 (75%) - 21 (95%) -
Cross-border 1 (25%) - 1 (5%) -
Total 4 - 22 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (50%) - 9 (41%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (25%) - 5 (23%) -
Growth Capital - - 3 (14%) -
Recapitalization 1 (25%) - 2 (9%) -
Consolidation - - 1 (5%) -
Divestiture - - 1 (5%) -
Venture - - 1 (5%) -
Total 4 - 22 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 14 (56%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 5 (20%) 960M (100%)
IPO 2 (8%) -
Trade Sale 2 (8%) -
Bankruptcy 1 (4%) -
Recapitalization 1 (4%) -
Total 25 $960M

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Dechert LLP
 3
Kirkland & Ellis
 2
Nixon Peabody LLP
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $890M
< $100M 1 $70M
TOTAL $960M
Largest United BioSource Corp.
$730M (2010-09-17)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
23%
5 (23%)
Strategic(s)
5%
1 (5%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
56%
14 (56%)
Strategic(s)
28%
7 (28%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.0B USD

Established

1946

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Paul Vigano

Team Member

Robert Williams

Team Member

Shaneel Patel

Team Member

Kevin Curley

Advisor & CCO

Aaron Pomeroy

Team Member

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