Private Equity Firm Consumer

Exaltare Capital Management

Dedham, Massachusetts, United States

Consumer-oriented private equity firm focused on multi-unit and franchise businesses. Partners with lower middle market companies at a strategic inflection point and completes platform and add-on transactions.

Focus Areas
Multi-unit and franchise businesses, Franchisor/franchisee platform investing, Consumer goods and services

Tracked deals

4

4 tracked deals across 2019-2023.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

2 addon · 2 buyout

Exaltare Capital Management Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 2 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 2 years for Exaltare Capital Management. 2 2019 2 2023

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Exaltare Capital Management, LLC, Capitala Group
    Target
    UKW Holding Company (Uni K Wax)
    Industry
    Retail
    Type
    Buyout

    Exaltare Capital Management, a Boston-based private equity firm, acquired UKW Holding Company (Uni K Wax), a franchisor and operator of waxing studios headquartered in Aventura, Florida. Capitala Group provided debt and equity financing for the transaction; Heather Elrod joined as Executive Chair and founder Noemi Grupenmager remains a significant shareholder as the company pursues franchise system expansion.

  • Buyer
    Exaltare Capital Management, LLC, Genesis Park, Tecum Capital
    Target
    GF Midwest, Inc.
    Industry
    Retail
    Type
    Buyout

    Exaltare Capital Management acquired GF Midwest, Inc., a Milwaukee-based operator of 23 Good Feet Store franchises across nine states. The transaction was financed with debt and equity capital from Genesis Park and Tecum Capital; founder Arnold Pereira remains CEO and a meaningful shareholder as the company pursues new-store development and acquisitions to scale.

  • Buyer
    ECP-PF Holdings Group, Inc., Exaltare Capital Partners
    Target
    Planet Fitness (four franchise locations in Branford, East Haven, Guilford and Hamden, Connecticut)
    Seller
    Jerry Mastrangelo, Michael Katz, Sr., Michael Katz, Jr.
    Type
    Addon

    ECP-PF Holdings Group, Inc., a Planet Fitness franchisee owned by Exaltare Capital Partners, acquired four Planet Fitness franchise locations in Branford, East Haven, Guilford and Hamden, Connecticut from franchisees Jerry Mastrangelo and Michael Katz Sr. and Jr. The deal expands ECP-PF's footprint to 98 locations and was the company's third acquisition in 2019.

  • Buyer
    ECP-PF Holdings Group, Inc., Exaltare Capital Partners
    Target
    Seven Planet Fitness locations (Knoxville & Chattanooga, TN)
    Seller
    Meridian Enterprises
    Type
    Addon

    ECP-PF Holdings Group, Inc., a Planet Fitness franchisee backed by Exaltare Capital Partners, acquired seven Planet Fitness locations in the Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tennessee markets from Meridian Enterprises. The deal expands ECP-PF’s footprint in the Southeast and keeps the locations open and operational under the Planet Fitness brand.

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