MPE Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, MPE Partners has acquired 5 companies. It has also invested in 1 other.

MPE Partners’ most common sectors for investment arelife science (16%) and manufacturing (10%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include venture (49%) and recapitalization (27%). In total, MPE Partners has invested in 19 US states and 4 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2006 when it acquired OREXIGEN Therapeutics for $30M.

In the last 3 years, MPE Partners has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (47%). MPE Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2019 when it sold Promedior for $1.4B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity140
    • M&A Buy Activity82
    • M&A Sell Activity58
  • Total Sectors Invested 22
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 65
  • M&A Advisors 16

MPE Partners

MPE Partners

Fifth Third Center, 600 Superior Avenue East, Suite 2500,
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
United States
(216) 416-7500
www.mpepartners.com

MPE Partners is a Midwest based investment firm principally focused private equity investments throughout North America. MPE has a preference for buyouts and recapitalizations of lower middle-market, family and entrepreneur owned businesses. The Firm looks for stand-alone companies operating in the 'high-value' manufacturing or business services sectors. MPE seeks businesses with at least $5 million of EBITDA and valued up to $250 million. MPE Partners is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Apparel/Textiles, Automotive, Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Communications, Consumer Products, Distribution, Electrical Equipment, Forest Products, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Medical Products, Plastics, Semiconductors, Software, Technology Hardware, Test/Measurement Equipment, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Divestiture, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Acquisition Financing, PIPE, Secondary Buyout, Venture

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Asia/Pacific

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

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (2.2/yr) # 71 5 4 2 - - 82
vol $30M $30M
Sell (0.6/yr) # 55 1 2 - - - 58
vol $4.5B $255M $4.7B
  140

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Precision Pipeline, LLC 2023-08-17 - Recapitalization
Lancaster, Ohio · www.precisionpipelineco.com
Les Industries Flexpipe, Inc. 2023-07-05 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Farnham, Quebec · www.flexpipeinc.com
Jack Richeson & Co., Inc. 2022-08-11 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Kimberly, Wisconsin · www.richesonart.com
3D International LLC 2022-07-19 - Growth Capital
Santa Clarita, California · www.3Dproducts.com
Hi-Tech Industries, Inc. 2022-05-05 - Divestiture
Farmington, Michigan · www.htiusa.com
Inkcups 2022-01-11 - Recapitalization
Danvers, Massachusetts · www.inkcups.com
Plastic Components, Inc. 2022-01-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Germantown, Wisconsin · www.plasticcomponents.com
dlhBOWLES, Inc. 2022-01-05 255M USD Add-on Acquisition
Canton, Ohio · www.dlhbowles.com
Bettcher Industries, Inc. 2021-11-03 - Secondary Buyout
Birmingham, Ohio · www.bettcher.com
DecoArt, Inc. 2021-10-15 - Recapitalization
Stanford, Kentucky · www.decoart.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Life Science - - 13 (16%) 30M (100%)
Manufacturing 4 (31%) - 8 (10%) -
Medical Products - - 8 (10%) -
Technology Hardware - - 8 (10%) -
Semiconductors - - 7 (9%) -
Automotive 1 (8%) - 4 (5%) -
Machinery 1 (8%) - 4 (5%) -
Aerospace - - 3 (4%) -
Business Services 2 (15%) - 3 (4%) -
Distribution 1 (8%) - 3 (4%) -
Information Technology - - 3 (4%) -
Plastics 1 (8%) - 3 (4%) -
Software - - 3 (4%) -
Building Materials - - 2 (2%) -
Communications - - 2 (2%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 2 (2%) -
Chemicals 1 (8%) - 1 (1%) -
Consumer Products 1 (8%) - 1 (1%) -
Electronics - - 1 (1%) -
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (8%) - 1 (1%) -
Forest Products - - 1 (1%) -
Transportation - - 1 (1%) -
Total 13 - 82 $30M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 12 (92%) - 78 (95%) 30M (100%)
  California 1 (8%) - 26 (32%) 30M (100%)
  Ohio 1 (8%) - 9 (11%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (8%) - 9 (11%) -
  Wisconsin 2 (15%) - 5 (6%) -
  Minnesota 1 (8%) - 4 (5%) -
  Michigan 1 (8%) - 3 (4%) -
  Texas - - 3 (4%) -
  Pennsylvania - - 3 (4%) -
  Florida 2 (15%) - 2 (2%) -
  Colorado 1 (8%) - 2 (2%) -
  North Carolina - - 2 (2%) -
  Missouri - - 2 (2%) -
  Georgia - - 2 (2%) -
  Kentucky 1 (8%) - 1 (1%) -
  Indiana 1 (8%) - 1 (1%) -
  New Jersey - - 1 (1%) -
  New Hampshire - - 1 (1%) -
  Maine - - 1 (1%) -
  Connecticut - - 1 (1%) -
Canada 1 (8%) - 2 (2%) -
  Quebec 1 (8%) - 1 (1%) -
  Ontario - - 1 (1%) -
India - - 1 (1%) -
Australia - - 1 (1%) -
Domestic 12 (92%) - 78 (95%) 30M (100%)
Cross-border 1 (8%) - 4 (5%) -
Total 13 - 82 $30M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Venture - - 40 (49%) -
Recapitalization 9 (69%) - 22 (27%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (15%) - 9 (11%) 30M (100%)
Divestiture 1 (8%) - 4 (5%) -
Growth Capital 1 (8%) - 4 (5%) -
Consolidation - - 1 (1%) -
PIPE - - 1 (1%) -
Special Situations/Distressed - - 1 (1%) -
Total 13 - 82 $30M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 15 (26%) 3.6B (75%)
Secondary Sale 13 (22%) 830M (18%)
Trade Sale 13 (22%) 338M (7%)
IPO 13 (22%) -
Shut Down 2 (3%) -
Merger 1 (2%) -
Sold to Existing Investors 1 (2%) -
Total 58 $4.7B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Lincoln International
 5
D.A. Davidson & Co.
 1
William Blair
 1
Legal Deals
Baker & Hostetler LLP
 9
Jones Day
 9
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
 4

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $30M
TOTAL $30M
Largest OREXIGEN Therapeutics, Inc.
$30M (2006-11-22)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.4B
$100M to $1B 6 $3.2B
< $100M 3 $185M
TOTAL $4.7B
Largest Promedior, Inc.
$1.4B (2019-11-15)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
1%
1 (1%)
Strategic(s)
5%
4 (5%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
22%
13 (22%)
Strategic(s)
48%
28 (48%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

3.0B USD

Established

1968

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Constantine Elefter

Partner

Graham Schena

Partner

Joe Machado

Partner

Karen Tuleta

Partner

Matt Yohe

Partner

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