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CNL Strategic Capital

Kissimmee, Florida, United States

CNL Strategic Capital is a publicly registered, non-traded investment vehicle that acquires controlling equity stakes and related loan/debt positions in middle-market businesses. It is externally managed by CNL affiliates and Levine Leichtman Strategic Capital.

Focus Areas
Middle-market investing, Controlling equity stakes, Debt/loan investments

Tracked deals

8

8 tracked deals across 2019-2025.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

8 buyout

CNL Strategic Capital Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 6 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 6 years for CNL Strategic Capital. 1 2019 1 2020 2 2021 1 2022 2 2023 1 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    CNL Strategic Capital, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP)
    Target
    International Franchise Professionals Group (IFPG)
    Seller
    Princeton Equity Group, IFPG management and stakeholders
    Type
    Buyout

    CNL Strategic Capital has acquired International Franchise Professionals Group (IFPG) in a transaction of approximately $113.5 million, marking IFPG as CNL Strategic Capital’s 17th portfolio company. IFPG is a tech-enabled, membership-based marketplace for franchisors, franchise consultants and vendors headquartered in Parlin, New Jersey; the company had been partnered with Princeton Equity Group since 2022 and will be sub-managed in this investment by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners.

  • Buyer
    CNL Strategic Capital, LLC
    Target
    Alex N. Sill Company (Sill Public Adjusters)
    Seller
    Weinberg Capital Group
    Industry
    Insurance
    Type
    Buyout

    CNL Strategic Capital, LLC acquired a majority equity stake (with a concurrent debt investment) in Alex N. Sill Company (Sill Public Adjusters), partnering with Sill's management. The seller was Weinberg Capital Group, which completed an exit of its interest; CNL said it will work with management to expand Sill's geographic footprint, broaden services and pursue acquisitions in the fragmented public adjusting market.

  • Buyer
    CNL Strategic Capital
    Target
    TacMed Solutions (Tactical Medical Solutions)
    Seller
    Guardian Capital Partners
    Industry
    Medical Devices
    Type
    Buyout

    CNL Strategic Capital acquired a majority equity stake in TacMed Solutions, a South Carolina–based designer and manufacturer of traumatic injury products and medical simulation training solutions. Guardian Capital Partners exited its position in TacMed as part of the transaction; TacMed's founder and executive team retain the remaining equity.

  • Buyer
    CNL Strategic Capital, LLC, Levine Leichtman Strategic Capital (LLSC)
    Target
    Vektek Holdings, LLC
    Seller
    LFM Capital, Certain pre-closing members of Vektek (retained substantial equity)
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Buyout

    CNL Strategic Capital acquired a majority equity stake (with a concurrent debt investment) in Vektek Holdings, LLC from LFM Capital; terms were not disclosed. Vektek, headquartered in St. Joseph, Missouri, is a manufacturer of hydraulic and pneumatic workholding products serving automotive, aerospace, agriculture and other industrial end markets; the investment is intended to support continued product expansion and growth.

  • Buyer
    CNL Strategic Capital, LLC
    Target
    Clarion Safety Systems, LLC
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Buyout

    CNL Strategic Capital, LLC acquired a majority equity stake and provided concurrent debt financing to Clarion Safety Systems, LLC, partnering with the company's existing management. Clarion, founded in 1990 and headquartered in Milford, Pennsylvania, designs and manufactures standards-based visual safety labels, signs and related safety products for OEMs, facility owners and employers worldwide.

  • Buyer
    CNL Strategic Capital, LLC, Levine Leichtman Strategic Capital (LLSC)
    Target
    Douglas Machines Corp.
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Buyout

    CNL Strategic Capital, with support from affiliate Levine Leichtman Strategic Capital (LLSC), acquired a majority equity stake and made a concurrent debt investment in Douglas Machines Corp., partnering with the company's existing management. Douglas Machines, founded in 1979 and headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, manufactures commercial and industrial cleaning and sanitizing equipment serving food, pet food, nutraceutical and industrial end markets.

  • Buyer
    CNL Strategic Capital, LLC
    Target
    Healthcare Safety Holdings LLC
    Industry
    Medical Devices
    Type
    Buyout

    CNL Strategic Capital, LLC has acquired a majority stake in Healthcare Safety Holdings LLC (HSH), a Minnesota-based manufacturer of insulin pen needles, syringes and sharps disposal solutions. The investment adds HSH as the seventh company in CNL Strategic Capital's portfolio and aims to expand the firm's capabilities in diabetes care products and sharps management.

  • Buyer
    CNL Strategic Capital, LLC
    Target
    Auriemma U.S. Roundtables
    Seller
    Auriemma Consulting Group, Inc.
    Industry
    Data & Analytics
    Type
    Buyout

    CNL Strategic Capital has acquired an approximate 81% stake in Auriemma U.S. Roundtables for roughly $44.5 million (approximately $32.4 million equity and $12.1 million debt), with founder Michael Auriemma retaining the remaining equity. Roundtables, an information services and advisory subscription business serving the consumer finance industry, was previously a division of Auriemma Consulting Group.

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