Private Equity Sentiment Update: Key Takeaways from Recent Conversations, December 2020

Select Aerospace and Defense Electronics Businesses of Excelitas to be Acquired by Teledyne

Aerospace, Defense & Government Services

Mergers & Acquisitions

Defense and Space

6394 Excelitas Technologies Corp NT PENDING

Rise Baking Company Acquired by Platinum Equity and Butterfly

Consumer

Food & Beverage

6139 Rise Baking Company NT

Aeronix Technologies Group Receives Strategic Investment from Tinicum

6352 Aeronix Technologies Group NT

UW Solutions Acquired by Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

Industrials

Chemicals & Specialty Materials

5766 UW Solutions NT

Good Springs Capital Invested in Tectonic

Energy, Power & Infrastructure

Engineering & Construction

6741 Good Springs Capital - Tectonic NT SP

Waste Vision Acquired by MML Capital Partners

Technology

Industrial Technology

6176 Waste Vision NT

Lumion Recapitalized by Seven2

Vertical Software

6281 Lumion NT

Inspired Pet Nutrition Acquires Butcher’s Pet Care

4912 Inspired Pet Nutrition - Butcher-s Pet Care NT

GeoStabilization International Acquired by Leonard Green & Partners

Infrastructure

Commercial & Industrial Services

6414 GeoStabilization International NT

alphabroder Acquired by S&S Activewear

Business Services

Specialty Distribution

Consumer Products

5754 alphabroder NT

Loopia Group Acquired by team.blue

Technology and Data Services

5395 Loopia Group NT

Salient Acquired by Trystar, a Portfolio Company of Blackstone

6266 Salient NT

Difenda Acquired by Quorum Cyber

IT Services

5695 Difenda NT

Genetics & IVF Institute Acquired by Amulet Capital Partners 

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Providers

6113 Genetics and IVF Institute NT

MediQuant Receives Significant Growth Investment from Revelstoke Capital Partners

HCIT

Horizontal Software

6045 MediQuant NT

Harris Williams Advised Mott Corp. on Sale to IDEX Corp.

Engineered Equipment, Products & Components

6274 Mott Corporation NT SP

CLEAResult Receives Majority Investment from Kohlberg & Company

5595 CLEAResult NT

Warburg Pincus Makes Strategic Investment in Varicent

6568 Warburg Pincus - Varicent NT

Armira Enters Partnership With almapharm

6625 Armira NT SP

The Chernin Group Makes Majority Investment in BiggerPockets

6342 The Chernin Group - BiggerPockets NT SP

Universal Plant Services’ Rotating Segment Acquired by New State Capital Partners

5962 Universal Plant Services NT

Raptor Scientific Acquired By TransDigm Group

Government Technology and Services

Aerospace Technology & Products

6016 Raptor Scientific NT

Lintbells (YuMOVE) Acquired by Vetnique Labs

5566 Lintbells NT PENDING

Irrimax Acquired by ARCHIMED

Medical Products and Devices

5859 Irrimax NT SP

Maxima Power Group Acquired by Sunbelt Solomon Services

Utility & Telecom

Utility Services M&A Deal: Harris Williams advised Maxima Power Group on their sale to Sunbelt Solomon.

6368 Maxima Power Group NT

Fitness Ventures Acquired by Meaningful Partners

Consumer Services

Consumer Multi-Site

6159 Fitness Ventures NT 2

nexeye Acquired by KKR from 3i

6208 Nexeye NT PENDING

Marshall Excelsior Company Acquired by Dover

6512 Marshall Excelsior Company NT

ConData Global Acquired by Astira Capital Partners 

Transportation & Logistics

Third-Party Logistics

6355 ConData NT

CONTENUR Acquired by Nexxus Capital

Packaging

5382 Contenur NT

SkyKnight Capital Makes Growth Investment in Ampirical Solutions

6575 SkyKnight - Ampirical Solutions NT SP

Trachte, LLC acquired by nVent Electric plc for $695 Million

Energy Technology

6385 Trachte NT

team.blue to Receive Investment From CPP Investments

6550 team.blue NT PENDING

Supreme Cabinetry Brands Acquired by MasterBrand

Building Products & Materials

6297 Dura Supreme NT

Insulation Technology Group Acquired by TJC

6109 Insulation Technology Group NT

Recochem Acquires KIK Consumer Product's Auto Care Business

Automotive & Heavy-Duty Aftermarket

6403 Recochem - KIK’s Auto Care Business NT

Kalkomey Enterprises Acquired by Macquarie Capital

6248 Kalkomey Enterprises NT

Nuspire Acquired by PDI Technologies

6354 Nuspire NT

TPG Makes Significant Strategic Growth Investment in K2 Medical Research

Outsourced Pharma Services

6516 TPG Growth - K2 Medical Research SP

Mevotech Acquired by TorQuest Partners

5549 Mevotech NT

Camms Acquired by Riskonnect, Inc.

5709 Camms NT

Caravel Autism Health Acquired By GTCR

6229 Caravel Autism Health NT

First Reserve Sells GridTek Utility Services  

6161 GridTek NT

CPI's Electron Device Business Acquired by TransDigm Group

6033 CPI High Power Microwave Technology NT

Consor Acquired By New Mountain Capital

6255 CONSOR NT

Voltyx Acquired by Asplundh

6336 Voltyx NT SP

CyberSheath Acquired by BV Investment Partners

6108 CyberSheath NT

IRIS Software Group Acquires Swipeclock

6496 IRIS Software Group - Swipeclock NT

Compass Community Acquired by Cap10 Partners

6092 Compass Community NT SP

H.I.G. Capital Acquires USA DeBusk

6411 HIG Capital - USA DeBusk NT

The Purple Guys Acquired by Ntiva

5996 The Purple Guys NT

Tailwind Capital Acquires GrayMatter

6524 Tailwind - Gray Matter NT

PANOS Brands Completes A Capital Raise

Private Capital Solutions

PCA PANOS Brands NT

Rügenwalder Mühle receives majority investment from Pfeifer & Langen

5900 Rügenwalder Mühle (Project Pioneer) NT SP

Nalanda Global Acquired by Once For All

6375 Nalanda Global NT

VMG Health Partners with Incline Equity Partners

Professional & Tech-Enabled Services

6292 VMG Health NT

Big Red Liquors Receives Minority Investment from Independent Investor Group

6046 Big Red Liquors NT SP

PSC Group Recapitalized With TJC

Transportation Infrastructure

6246 PSC Group NT

CVC Capital Partners Invests in Sogelink

6423 CVC - Sogelink NT

Gauge Capital Partners with Lucent Health

Payer Tech & Services

6504 Gauge Capital - Lucent Health NT SP

Direct Travel Acquired by Investor Group Led by Steve Singh

5875 Direct Travel NT SP

Allied OMS Completes A Capital Raise

PCA Allied OMS NT

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners Completes Sale of World 50 to New Continuation Fund Investment Vehicle

PCA6179 World 50 NT

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners Acquires Resource Innovations

Energy Management

6532 Morgan Stanley Capital Partners - BV Investment Partners NT

Broad Sky Partners Acquires Punctual Pros

6513 Punctual Pros NT

Modern Aviation Receives Majority Investment from Apollo-Managed Infrastructure Funds

Aviation Services

5809 Modern Aviation NT

AGR International Acquired by Indicor

5808 AGR International, Inc. NT

Inflexion Makes Strategic Investment in aosphere 

Inflexion NT

USA Water Acquired by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners

Environmental Services

6141 USA Water Holdings NT

L Squared Capital Partners Acquires ERA Industries

6498 L Squared Capital Partners - ERA Industries NT SP

Safe Fleet Acquired by Clarience Technologies

Transportation Equipment

6080 Safe Fleet NT

Summit Partners Acquires Insurcomm

6435 Summit Partners - Insurcomm NT SP

CORE Industrial Partners Forms CORE Industrial Services Fund I, L.P.

Primary Fund Placement

Private Capital Advisory Engagement: Harris Williams advised CORE Industrial Partners on the closing of CORE Industrial Services Fund I, L.P.

PCA Core Industrial Services Fund I NT

CORE Industrial Partners Forms CORE Industrial Partners Fund III, L.P.

Private Capital Advisory Engagement: Harris Williams advised CORE Industrial Partners on the closing of their $685 million flagship fund, CORE Industrial Partners Fund III, L.P.

PCA Core Industrial Partners Fund III NT

EverDriven Acquired by Charlesbank Capital Partners

6043 EverDriven Technologies NT

NWN Carousel Acquired by American Securities