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Aavin Equity Advisors Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Aavin Equity Advisors has acquired 8 companies.

Aavin Equity Advisors’ most common sectors for investment aremanufacturing (14%) and business services (11%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (73%) and consolidation (7%). In total, Aavin Equity Advisors has invested in 18 US states. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2006 when it acquired Personna American Safety Razor for $625M.

In the last 3 years, Aavin Equity Advisors has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (65%). Aavin Equity Advisors’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2015 when it sold Celleration for $30M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity43
    • M&A Buy Activity29
    • M&A Sell Activity14
  • Total Sectors Invested 19
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 24
  • M&A Advisors 1

Aavin Equity Advisors

Aavin Equity Advisors LLC

1245 First Avenue SE,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402
United States
(319) 247-1072
www.aavin.com
jthorp@aavin.com

AAVIN Private Equity is a private investment firm that targets investments in smaller companies at all stages of development from early stage to later stage/buyouts. AAVIN typically looks for opportunities located in the Midwest and typically commits $1 to $5 million of capital per transaction. Sectors of interest include medical services & devices, telecommunications, manufacturing & distribution, industrial products & services and computer & software. AAVIN was formed in 1999 and is based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Automotive, Building Materials, Business Services, Communications, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Electrical Equipment, Electronics, Environmental, Financial Services, Franchising, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marketing, Medical Products, Metals/Mining, Publishing, Retail, Technology Hardware, Transportation

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 5 50
Target EBITDA 2 5
Investment Size - 10
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.6/yr) # 21 - 2 2 2 2 29
vol $625M $625M
Sell (0.6/yr) # 11 - - 3 - - 14
vol $30M $30M
  43

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Custom Chemical Solutions 2025-06-23 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Cody, Wyoming · www.ccswyo.com
Amity Die & Stamping LLC 2025-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Lake Forest, Illinois · www.amitydie.com
Consolidated Resource Northeast, Inc. 2024-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Athens, Pennsylvania · www.conresne.com
Grignard Co. LLC 2024-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Rahway, New Jersey · www.grignard.com
American Industrial Machine of Odessa 2023-12-20 - Secondary Sale
Odessa, Texas · www.aimodessa.com
CPI Luxury Group 2023-07-30 - Bankruptcy
Pacoima, California · www.cpilg.com
Weeks Service Co. 2023-02-21 - Trade Sale
League City, Texas · www.weeksservicecompany.com
AMC Fabrication, Inc. 2023-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Las Vegas, Nevada · www.amcfab.com
Coastal Claims Services, Inc. 2023-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
New Smyrna Beach, Florida · www.coastalclaims.net
Island Tech Services 2022-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Ronkonkoma, New York · www.itsg.us.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Manufacturing 4 (19%) - 4 (14%) -
Business Services 1 (5%) - 3 (10%) -
Consumer Products 1 (5%) - 2 (7%) 625M (100%)
Automotive 1 (5%) - 2 (7%) -
Building Materials 1 (5%) - 2 (7%) -
Information Technology 2 (10%) - 2 (7%) -
Metals/Mining 2 (10%) - 2 (7%) -
Apparel/Textiles - - 1 (3%) -
Communications 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Construction 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Distribution - - 1 (3%) -
Electronics 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Environmental 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Franchising 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Insurance 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Marketing 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Oil/Gas Exploration 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Publishing 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Software - - 1 (3%) -
Total 21 - 29 $625M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 21 (100%) - 29 (100%) 625M (100%)
  Texas 2 (10%) - 4 (14%) -
  New Jersey 2 (10%) - 3 (10%) 625M (100%)
  Iowa 2 (10%) - 3 (10%) -
  Florida 2 (10%) - 3 (10%) -
  New York 2 (10%) - 2 (7%) -
  Minnesota - - 2 (7%) -
  Illinois 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
  Wyoming 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
  Wisconsin 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
  Pennsylvania 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
  Oregon 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
  North Carolina 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
  Nevada 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
  Montana 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
  Missouri 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
  Michigan 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
  California - - 1 (3%) -
Total 21 - 29 $625M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 17 (81%) - 21 (72%) -
Consolidation 2 (10%) - 2 (7%) -
Growth Capital 1 (5%) - 2 (7%) -
Venture - - 2 (7%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (3%) 625M (100%)
Recapitalization 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 21 - 29 $625M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 6 (43%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 3 (21%) 30M (100%)
Bankruptcy 2 (14%) -
Secondary Sale 2 (14%) -
Shut Down 1 (7%) -
Total 14 $30M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
SF&P Advisors
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $625M
TOTAL $625M
Largest Personna American Safety Razor Co.
$625M (2006-06-26)
sell # Total
< $100M 1 $30M
TOTAL $30M
Largest Celleration, Inc.
$30M (2015-02-02)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
3%
1 (3%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
14%
2 (14%)
Strategic(s)
64%
9 (64%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

PE Assets

275M USD

Established

1999

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

James Thorp

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Paul Rhines

Co-Founder & Senior Partner

Dan Gross

Partner

Kevin Mullane

Partner

Thies Kolln

Partner

FAQ

When was Aavin Equity Advisors founded?

Aavin Equity Advisors was founded in 1999.

What type of investor is Aavin Equity Advisors?

Aavin Equity Advisors is a private equity firm.

Where is Aavin Equity Advisors headquartered?

Aavin Equity Advisors is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

How much capital does Aavin Equity Advisors have under management?

Aavin Equity Advisors has 275M USD under management.

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