Pamlico Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Pamlico Capital has acquired 1 company.

Pamlico Capital’s most common sectors for investment aresoftware (15%) and communications (12%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (32%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (28%). In total, Pamlico Capital has invested in 26 US states and 3 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2007 when it acquired Univision Communications for $13.7B.

In the last 3 years, Pamlico Capital has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (51%). Pamlico Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2014 when it sold Biomet for $13.4B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity137
    • M&A Buy Activity80
    • M&A Sell Activity57
  • Total Sectors Invested 21
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 56
  • M&A Advisors 19

Pamlico Capital

150 North College Street, Suite 2400,
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
United States
(704) 414-7150
www.pamlicocapital.com
contactus@pamlicocapital.com

Pamlico Capital is a private equity group focused on mid-sized transactions. Pamlico looks to invest $25 to $125 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include business and technology services, consumer products/services, industrial, energy, financial services, healthcare, media, and communications. Pamlico will consider both minority and majority positions. Prospective transactions include management or leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, growth financings, mezzanine, and special situations. Pamlico was formerly known as Wachovia Capital Partners. The Firm was originally formed in 1988 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Communications, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Digital Media, Education, Energy Services and Equipment, Engineering, Environmental, Financial Services, Franchising, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Internet Software and Services, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Medical Products, Oil/Gas Exploration, Plastics, Publishing, Safety/Security, Software, Staffing, Technology Hardware, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Divestiture, Going Private, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 150
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 25 125
Enterprise Value 50 750
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.6/yr) # 72 7 1 - - - 80
vol $29.9B $29.9B
Sell (1.0/yr) # 52 3 1 1 - - 57
vol $31.3B $315M $380M $32.0B
  137

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Winsight LLC 2023-05-18 380M USD Add-on Acquisition
Chicago, Illinois · www.winsightmedia.com
InRule Technology, Inc. 2022-10-13 - Secondary Buyout
Chicago, Illinois · www.inrule.com
Cartegraph Systems LLC 2022-07-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Dubuque, Iowa · www.cartegraph.com
Veterinary Practice Partners LLC 2021-12-06 - Secondary Buyout
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania · www.vetpartners.com
AVANT Communications 2021-10-22 - Growth Capital
Chicago, Illinois · www.ta.goavant.net
PrizeLogic LLC 2021-09-09 - Add-on Acquisition
Southfield, Michigan · www.prizelogic.com
Profisee Group, Inc. 2021-09-02 - Secondary Buyout
Alpharetta, Georgia · www.profisee.com
VRI Intermediate Holdings, LLC 2021-08-03 315M USD Add-on Acquisition
Franklin, Ohio · www.vricares.com
CEATI International 2021-07-29 - Growth Capital
Montreal, Quebec · www.ceati.com
Aite-Novarica Group 2021-07-21 - Growth Capital
Boston, Massachusetts · www.aitegroup.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
TRGRP, Inc. 2018-11-07 Jordan & Jordan - Market Data Reporting Business 2021-03-03 3
New York, New York · www.trgscreen.com New York, New York
Personify Corp. 2018-07-26 MemberClicks LLC 2020-12-23 2
Austin, Texas · www.personifycorp.com Atlanta, Georgia · www.memberclicks.com
TRGRP, Inc. 2018-11-07 Market Data Insights LLC 2020-02-06 2
New York, New York · www.trgscreen.com New York, New York · www.marketdatainsights.com
Ntirety, Inc. 2009-06-03 Hostway Corp. 2019-01-08 3
Austin, Texas · www.ntirety.com Chicago, Illinois · www.hostway.com
Ntirety, Inc. 2009-06-03 Stelligent Systems LLC 2018-11-08 1
Austin, Texas · www.ntirety.com Reston, Virginia · www.stelligent.com
Ntirety, Inc. 2009-06-03 Hosting.com (old) 2009-08-31 2
Austin, Texas · www.ntirety.com Denver, Colorado · www.hosting.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Software 8 (35%) - 12 (15%) -
Communications 1 (4%) - 9 (11%) 4.5B (15%)
Healthcare Services 2 (9%) - 8 (10%) -
Information Technology 2 (9%) - 8 (10%) -
Internet Software and Services 2 (9%) - 8 (10%) -
Media - - 5 (6%) 13.7B (46%)
Business Services 3 (13%) - 5 (6%) -
Marketing 1 (4%) - 4 (5%) -
Medical Products - - 3 (4%) 11.4B (38%)
Safety/Security - - 2 (3%) 126M (< 1%)
Consumer Services 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
Digital Media 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
Education 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 2 (3%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
Consumer Products - - 1 (1%) 143M (< 1%)
Financial Services - - 1 (1%) -
Franchising - - 1 (1%) -
Life Science - - 1 (1%) -
Publishing - - 1 (1%) -
Staffing - - 1 (1%) -
Total 23 - 80 $29.9B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 20 (87%) - 75 (94%) 27.4B (92%)
  Texas 2 (9%) - 8 (10%) 126M (< 1%)
  North Carolina 3 (13%) - 7 (9%) -
  New York 2 (9%) - 7 (9%) 13.8B (46%)
  Illinois 4 (17%) - 6 (8%) -
  Georgia 2 (9%) - 5 (6%) -
  Pennsylvania 1 (4%) - 5 (6%) -
  Massachusetts 2 (9%) - 4 (5%) 2.0B (7%)
  California - - 4 (5%) -
  Iowa 1 (4%) - 3 (4%) -
  Alabama - - 3 (4%) -
  Michigan - - 3 (4%) -
  Indiana - - 2 (3%) 11.4B (38%)
  Virginia - - 2 (3%) -
  Tennessee - - 2 (3%) -
  Ohio - - 2 (3%) -
  Missouri - - 2 (3%) -
  Florida 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
  New Jersey 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
  Maryland 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
  Colorado - - 1 (1%) -
  Washington - - 1 (1%) -
  Utah - - 1 (1%) -
  South Dakota - - 1 (1%) -
  South Carolina - - 1 (1%) -
  Minnesota - - 1 (1%) -
  Louisiana - - 1 (1%) -
Canada 3 (13%) - 4 (5%) -
  Quebec 2 (9%) - 2 (3%) -
  Ontario 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) -
Spain - - 1 (1%) 2.5B (8%)
Domestic 20 (87%) - 75 (94%) 27.4B (92%)
Cross-border 3 (13%) - 5 (6%) 2.5B (8%)
Total 23 - 80 $29.9B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 13 (57%) - 25 (31%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (9%) - 22 (28%) 2.5B (8%)
Secondary Buyout 7 (30%) - 17 (21%) 143M (< 1%)
Recapitalization 1 (4%) - 10 (13%) 2.0B (7%)
Going Private - - 2 (3%) 25.1B (84%)
Divestiture - - 2 (3%) 126M (< 1%)
Consolidation - - 1 (1%) -
Venture - - 1 (1%) -
Total 23 - 80 $29.9B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 20 (35%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 17 (30%) 31.7B (99%)
Trade Sale 12 (21%) 337M (1%)
IPO 4 (7%) -
Recapitalization 2 (4%) -
Merger 1 (2%) -
Unknown 1 (2%) -
Total 57 $32.0B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
William Blair
 4
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA Securities)
 2
Cain Brothers & Co. LLC
 1
Legal Deals
Alston & Bird LLP
 26
King & Spalding LLP
 3
Moore & Van Allen PLLC
 2

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 4 $29.6B
$100M to $1B 2 $269M
TOTAL $29.9B
Largest Univision Communications, Inc.
$13.7B (2007-03-27)
sell # Total
> $1B 3 $28.6B
$100M to $1B 9 $3.3B
< $100M 2 $110M
TOTAL $32.0B
Largest Biomet, Inc.
$13.4B (2014-04-24)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
25%
20 (25%)
Strategic(s)
3%
2 (3%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
39%
22 (39%)
Strategic(s)
54%
31 (54%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

3.5B USD

Established

1988

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Arthur Roselle

Partner

Brian Chambers

Partner

Eric Wilkins

Partner

Frederick Eubank, II

Partner

L. Watts Hamrick, III

Partner

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