Transaction Criteria

Total Capitalization -

  • $10 million to $500 million.

Valuation of Total Capitalization (Debt plus Equity) -

  • Realistic multiples of historical EBITDA minus CAPX depending upon the industry and growth.

Finder's Fees -

  • We gladly pay finder's fees to intermediaries who show us transactions that we close.

Management -

  • Look for exceptional managers to complement senior management expertise affiliated with Acacia in most "preferred industries" below.

Ownership (Significant equity interest must be available) -

  • Private, public or divisional divestitures.

Financial Performance -

  • 3 years of industry norm profitability/cash flow or easily identifiable adjustments to norm levels.

Preferred Industries:

  • Branded Consumer Products/Packaged Goods through Discounters and Mass Merchandisers, Home Centers, Hardware Stores and Supermarkets, Drug, Food and Lawn & Garden Stores: Primarily Lawn and Garden, but any national branded product, or regional brand name or product with the potential to expand to national distribution given management expertise.
  • Branded Apparel Licensors, and Manufacturers - Eastern Seaboard, and National
  • Branded Fashion Accessory Licensors, and Mfg. - Northeast, National
  • Distributors-Unique Product Niche/Value-Added - National
  • Trucking, TL and LTL, and Warehousing - National
  • Van Lines, and Moving and Storage - National, especially the Midwest
  • Heavy and Light Manufacturing, in general - National
  • Truck Trailer Manufacturing and Accessories - National
  • Various Industrial Processing Equipment - National
  • Food Manufacturing and Processing - National
  • Food Equipment Manufacturing - National & International (esp. Refrigerated & Non-refrigerated Display Cases and Oven/Rotisserie Manufacturers)
  • Financial Services, in general - Money Management, Insurance and Other
  • Food Service/Restaurants, including Fast Food - National, particularly Northeast & Southwest
  • Home Health Care Service Providers - National, and esp. Northeast and Midwest
  • Corporate Records Storage and Management - Midwest
  • Energy including Oil, Gas and Related Services - International

Industries Not Reviewed -

  • High Technology, Bio Technology and Real Estate