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Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners has acquired 2 companies.

Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment aremachinery (24%) and manufacturing (14%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (57%) and recapitalization (30%). In total, Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners has invested in 15 US states and 2 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2006 when it acquired Magnatech International for $36M.

In the last 3 years, Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (40%). Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2014 when it sold MEGTEC Systems for $155M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity50
    • M&A Buy Activity30
    • M&A Sell Activity20
  • Total Sectors Invested 17
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 15
  • M&A Advisors 3

Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners

Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners

301 Tresser Blvd., Suite 1333,
Stamford, Connecticut 06901
United States
(203) 602-0011
www.hrco.com
sio@hrco.com

Hamilton Robinson (HR) is a private equity firm that targets investments in small to mid-sized companies with revenues between $15 and $200 million headquartered in the US or Canada. Preferred industries include industrial processes and engineered products, energy and utility equipment and services, business and commercial services, and specialty publishing. HR looks for companies needing equity capital for management buyouts, corporate growth, and recapitalizations. HR will not invest in commodity businesses, companies with high customer concentration, real estate, natural resources, or early stage opportunities. HR prefers to lead investments and will consider both majority or minority positions. Hamilton Robinson was formed in 1984 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Chemicals, Communications, Distribution, Energy Services and Equipment, Engineering, Environmental, Financial Services, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Insurance, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Publishing, Technology Hardware, Test/Measurement Equipment, Utilities

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase, Joint Venture

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 15 200
Target EBITDA 3 15
Investment Size 5 50
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 26 2 1 1 - - 30
vol $36M $36M
Sell (0.8/yr) # 16 1 - 1 2 - 20
vol $301M $301M
  50

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Gray Matter Systems LLC 2024-05-07 - Secondary Sale
Warrendale, Pennsylvania · www.graymattersystems.com
PNE Corporation 2024-02-12 - Secondary Sale
Longview, Washington · www.pneco.com
Tanknology, Inc. 2023-07-25 - Trade Sale
Austin, Texas · www.tanknology.com
Sani-Matic, Inc. 2023-01-10 - Secondary Buyout
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin · www.sanimatic.com
Signal Control Products LLC 2022-01-11 - Recapitalization
Branchburg, New Jersey · www.signalcontrol.com
WorkforceQA LLC 2021-12-21 - Recapitalization
Salt Lake City, Utah · www.wfqa.com
Horizon Food Equipment, Inc. 2021-08-25 - Trade Sale
Schenectady, New York · www.horizonbradco.com
Zone 4 Installation Services 2021-03-31 - Recapitalization
Orange, California · www.zone4mhs.com
Tanknology, Inc. 2019-10-03 - Recapitalization
Austin, Texas · www.tanknology.com
United Process, Inc. 2019-03-19 - Secondary Sale
Agawam, Massachusetts · www.soundseal.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Inspire Automation 2015-11-01 Automatan, LLC 2015-11-01 2
Indianapolis, Indiana · www.inspireautomation.com Plover, Wisconsin · www.automatan.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Machinery 1 (14%) - 7 (23%) 36M (100%)
Manufacturing 3 (43%) - 4 (13%) -
Business Services 1 (14%) - 3 (10%) -
Distribution 1 (14%) - 2 (7%) -
Information Technology 1 (14%) - 2 (7%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (3%) -
Communications - - 1 (3%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (3%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (3%) -
Engineering - - 1 (3%) -
Financial Services - - 1 (3%) -
Insurance - - 1 (3%) -
Life Science - - 1 (3%) -
Marketing - - 1 (3%) -
Publishing - - 1 (3%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (3%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment - - 1 (3%) -
Total 7 - 30 $36M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 7 (100%) - 28 (93%) 36M (100%)
  Texas - - 4 (13%) -
  New York - - 4 (13%) -
  Wisconsin 2 (29%) - 3 (10%) -
  Pennsylvania - - 3 (10%) 36M (100%)
  Illinois - - 3 (10%) -
  Georgia - - 2 (7%) -
  Utah 1 (14%) - 1 (3%) -
  New Jersey 1 (14%) - 1 (3%) -
  Mississippi 1 (14%) - 1 (3%) -
  Indiana 1 (14%) - 1 (3%) -
  California 1 (14%) - 1 (3%) -
  Washington - - 1 (3%) -
  Massachusetts - - 1 (3%) -
  Connecticut - - 1 (3%) -
  Alabama - - 1 (3%) -
Canada - - 2 (7%) -
  British Columbia - - 1 (3%) -
  Alberta - - 1 (3%) -
Domestic 7 (100%) - 28 (93%) 36M (100%)
Cross-border - - 2 (7%) -
Total 7 - 30 $36M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (29%) - 17 (57%) 36M (100%)
Recapitalization 3 (43%) - 9 (30%) -
Secondary Buyout 2 (29%) - 2 (7%) -
Growth Capital - - 1 (3%) -
Stake Purchase - - 1 (3%) -
Total 7 - 30 $36M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 8 (40%) 56M (19%)
Trade Sale 7 (35%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (20%) 245M (81%)
IPO 1 (5%) -
Total 20 $301M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Crowe
 6
William Blair
 1
Legal Deals
Finn Dixon & Herling
 6

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $36M
TOTAL $36M
Largest Magnatech International, Inc.
$36M (2006-04-08)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $155M
< $100M 2 $146M
TOTAL $301M
Largest MEGTEC Systems, Inc.
$155M (2014-05-13)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
7%
2 (7%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
40%
8 (40%)
Strategic(s)
35%
7 (35%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

Established

1984

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Scott Oakford

Managing Partner

Petter Ostberg

CFO

Adam Fitzner

Managing Director

James Parmelee

Managing Director

Stephen Connor

Managing Director, Business Development

FAQ

When was Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners founded?

Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners was founded in 1984.

What type of investor is Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners?

Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners headquartered?

Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

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