Recapitalizations in 2018

Tracked deals

11

11 tracked deals across 2018.

Buyer mix

PE-led

11 pe · 2 investor

Top trend

Volume peaked in 2021

264 tracked deals announced in 2021.

Buyer Snapshot

Top Buyers

Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.

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Buyer # Deals Focus Type
Baum Capital Partners 1 Private investment firm providing equity capital and stra... PE
CenterOak Partners LLC 1 Dallas-based private equity firm focused on control-orien... PE
Great Hill Partners 1 Growth‑oriented private equity firm focused on investment... PE
Industrial Growth Partners 1 Specialist middle-market private equity firm focused on i... PE
Latticework Capital Management 1 Growth-oriented private equity firm focused exclusively o... PE
Montlake Capital 1 Pacific Northwest-based growth equity firm that targets l... PE
NexPhase Capital, LP 1 Sector-focused private equity firm targeting lower middle... PE
Pelican Energy Partners 1 Houston-based private equity firm focused on investments ... PE
Summit Park 1 Private investment firm focused on lower middle market in... PE
Tree Line Capital Partners 1 Private credit asset manager focused on direct lending an... Investor

Acquisition Volume in Recapitalizations in 2018 by Year

Last 10 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 10 years for Recapitalizations in 2018. 16 2017 11 2018 155 2019 138 2020 264 2021 226 2022 158 2023 157 2024 136 2025 ~185 est. 132 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Industrial Growth Partners
    Target
    Redco Group
    Seller
    Redco management, Founder and CEO Steve Forberg
    Industry
    Oil & Gas
    Location
    Alberta, Canada

    Industrial Growth Partners (IGP) recapitalized Redco Group in partnership with Redco's management on December 17, 2018. Redco, headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, is a leading independent provider of pressure control equipment, wellhead and frac completion products and associated manufacturing and field services to oil and gas operators across Western Canada.

  • Buyer
    Latticework Capital Management
    Target
    Xpress Wellness Urgent Care

    Latticework Capital Management, a Dallas-based healthcare-focused private equity firm, has completed a recapitalization of Xpress Wellness Urgent Care, the largest urgent care provider to secondary markets in Oklahoma and Kansas. Financial terms were not disclosed; Xpress operates ten locations, employs roughly 130 professionals, and offers urgent care, primary care, occupational medicine and related services.

  • Buyer
    WindRose Health Investors, LLC
    Target
    Traditions Behavioral Health

    Funds managed by WindRose Health Investors completed a recapitalization of Traditions Behavioral Health (TBH), a West Coast provider of permanent outsourced physician psychiatric services. WindRose partnered with TBH's executive team (founder and CEO Gary A. Hayes remains in place) to provide growth capital to expand into new U.S. markets, broaden services and increase its network of psychiatrists.

  • Buyer
    CenterOak Partners LLC
    Target
    GNAP

    CenterOak Partners, a Dallas-based private equity firm, completed a majority recapitalization of GNAP, a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based specialty distributor of industrial abrasive products, equipment and specialty ceramics. CEO Michael Currie and the existing management team will remain in place as CenterOak partners with the company to support geographic expansion and growth of its product suite; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Varsity Healthcare Partners
    Target
    Probo Medical, LLC
    Seller
    Probo Medical shareholders and executive team
    Industry
    Medical Devices

    Varsity Healthcare Partners completed a joint recapitalization and growth capital partnership with Probo Medical, a vertically-integrated reseller of refurbished ultrasound systems and probes. Probo's founder and CEO David Trogden will remain in place as the company partners with VHP to accelerate growth through strategic acquisitions and expanded global procurement and sales capabilities.

  • Buyer
    Baum Capital Partners, Tree Line Capital Partners
    Target
    Goettl Air Conditioning

    Baum Capital Partners has partnered with Goettl Air Conditioning CEO Ken Goodrich to complete a recapitalization of Goettl, a leading residential HVAC and plumbing services provider headquartered in Las Vegas. The deal includes an equity co-investment from Tree Line Capital Partners and debt financing from Tree Line and Bridge Bank, with capital intended to accelerate Goettl's U.S. expansion and support organic growth and strategic acquisitions.

  • Buyer
    Montlake Capital
    Target
    Fast Water Heater Company

    Montlake Capital completed a recapitalization and strategic investment in Fast Water Heater Company, a Bothell, Washington-based provider of residential and commercial water heater and plumbing services. The transaction will provide growth capital and strategic guidance to scale the business while keeping Jason Hanleybrown in his role as CEO.

  • Buyer
    Pelican Energy Partners
    Target
    Lodestar International, LLC, MaxWell Downhole Technology Limited
    Industry
    Oil & Gas

    Pelican Energy Partners has completed a majority recapitalization of Lodestar International and is combining Lodestar with Aberdeen-based MaxWell Downhole Technology, providing growth capital to support greater rental-tool availability, improved service and faster product development. Lodestar will assume operational functions for the combined business as the group scales DWD (dynamics-while-drilling) tool rental, services and technology development across North America and internationally.

  • Buyer
    Great Hill Partners, Vatica Health leadership team
    Target
    Vatica Health

    Great Hill Partners completed a majority recapitalization of Vatica Health, with participation from Vatica’s leadership team. The investment will support geographic expansion, sales and marketing growth, and product development to scale Vatica’s provider-centric risk adjustment and clinical quality platform.

  • Buyer
    NexPhase Capital, LP
    Target
    Gulf Coast Pain Institute

    NexPhase Capital has recapitalized Gulf Coast Pain Institute (GCPI); Brown Gibbons Lang & Company served as exclusive financial advisor. The investment launches a national interventional pain management platform called Clearway Pain Solutions Institute that will pursue acquisitions and organic growth across the U.S.; GCPI (founded 2013) operates 11 locations in northwest Florida and offers interventional and non-interventional pain management plus ancillary services.

  • Buyer
    Summit Park
    Target
    Fast Growing Trees, LLC
    Industry
    E-Commerce

    Charlotte-based private equity firm Summit Park completed a recapitalization of Fast Growing Trees, LLC, a Fort Mill, South Carolina–based direct-to-consumer e-commerce retailer of trees and shrubs. The transaction will support the company’s growth initiatives—including supplier expansion and digital marketing optimization—while providing partial liquidity and capital to accelerate expansion.

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