Woodlawn Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

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

Woodlawn Partners’ most common sectors for investment areconstruction (16%) and electrical equipment (16%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (85%) and growth capital (8%). In total, Woodlawn Partners has invested in 11 US states.

The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (100%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity15
    • M&A Buy Activity13
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 10
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7
  • M&A Advisors 1

Woodlawn Partners

444 W Lake Street Suite 3200,
Chicago, Illinois 60606
United States
www.woodlawnpartners.com
randy@woodlawnpartners.com

Woodlawn Partners, Inc. is a private investment firm focused on acquiring businesses in traditional industries. The Firm targets companies with at least $5 million in revenues and $1 million of EBITDA. Sectors of interest include manufacturing, facility services, information technology, financial services, food/beverages, transportation, and distribution. Woodlawn Partners is based in Chicago, Illinois.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Apparel/Textiles, Beverages, Business Services, Construction, Distribution, Electrical Equipment, Engineering, Financial Services, Food, Information Technology, Machinery, Manufacturing, Metals/Mining, Transportation

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 5 -
Target EBITDA 1 -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 11 - 1 1 - - 13
Sell (0.2/yr) # 1 1 - - - - 2
  15

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Mega Fabrication, Inc. 2023-05-05 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Rockford, Illinois · www.piranhafab.com
Active Roofing 2022-04-14 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Chicago, Illinois · www.activeroofing.com
Truesdell Corp. 2021-04-15 - Secondary Buyout
Tempe, Arizona · www.truesdellcorp.com
Tighe Logistics Group, Inc. 2018-04-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Woburn, Massachusetts · www.tighe-co.com
EnviroForensics 2017-07-06 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Indianapolis, Indiana · www.enviroforensics.com
BW Manufacturing, Inc. 2017-06-16 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Comstock Park, Michigan · www.bwmanufacturing.com
Truesdell Corp. 2017-02-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Tempe, Arizona · www.truesdellcorp.com
Drive Source International, Inc. 2016-11-17 - Secondary Buyout
Sturtevant, Wisconsin · www.dynamatic.com
Vertical Partners West LLC 2016-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Rathdrum, Idaho · www.electrovolt.com
Pacific Aviation Corp. 2016-01-01 - Recapitalization
El Segundo, California · www.pacificaviation.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Construction 1 (10%) - 2 (15%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (10%) - 2 (15%) -
Machinery 2 (20%) - 2 (15%) -
Airlines 1 (10%) - 1 (8%) -
Building Materials 1 (10%) - 1 (8%) -
Business Services 1 (10%) - 1 (8%) -
Engineering 1 (10%) - 1 (8%) -
Manufacturing - - 1 (8%) -
Oil/Gas Exploration 1 (10%) - 1 (8%) -
Transportation 1 (10%) - 1 (8%) -
Total 10 - 13 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 10 (100%) - 13 (100%) -
  Illinois 2 (20%) - 2 (15%) -
  Wisconsin 1 (10%) - 2 (15%) -
  Oklahoma 1 (10%) - 1 (8%) -
  North Dakota 1 (10%) - 1 (8%) -
  Michigan 1 (10%) - 1 (8%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (10%) - 1 (8%) -
  Indiana 1 (10%) - 1 (8%) -
  Idaho 1 (10%) - 1 (8%) -
  California 1 (10%) - 1 (8%) -
  Texas - - 1 (8%) -
  Arizona - - 1 (8%) -
Total 10 - 13 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 9 (90%) - 11 (85%) -
Growth Capital - - 1 (8%) -
Recapitalization 1 (10%) - 1 (8%) -
Total 10 - 13 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 2 (100%) -
Total 2 -

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Foley & Lardner LLP
 1

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Investor(s)
100%
2 (100%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

Established

2008

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Evan Gobdel

Co-Founder & Partner

Greg Bregstone

Co-Founder & Partner

Randy Chalker

Managing Director

Alan Konieczka

Operating Partner

Eddie Leshin

Operating Partner

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