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Financial Sponsors Coverage

Merger & acquisition, advisory, and capital-raising solutions for organizations at every stage of growth

Overview

A substantial and growing advisor to the private equity community.

Private equity firms occupy a significant position in the mergers & acquisitions landscape, representing both buyers and sellers of businesses as well as serving as sponsors of leading companies accessing the capital markets for debt or equity financings. Stifel takes pride in the depth and quality of its relationships with Financial Sponsors. We maintain regular dialogue and deal flow with over 600 private equity firms.

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Notable Transactions

First Advantage Follow-on

$ 300,000,000

Follow-on Offering

Joint Bookrunner

Tech-Enabled Services | November 2021
BioCare_Vistria M&A
Mergers & Acquisitions

Advisor to Seller

Healthcare Services | November 2021
Sonendo IPO

$ 93,600,000

Initial Public Offering

Joint Bookrunner

Medtech | October 2021
Hire Right IPO

$ 422,000,000

Initial Public Offering

Joint Bookrunner

Tech-Enabled Services | October 2021
esight_MRI M&A
Mergers & Acquisitions

Advisor to Seller

Technology | October 2021
Schultze SPAC IPO

$ 165,000,000

SPAC Initial Public Offering

Left Bookrunner

Consumer Products | October 2021
ACON S2

$ 250,000,000

Initial Public Offering

Joint Bookrunner

Consumer Products | October 2021
Zomedica_PulseVet M&A

$ 70,900,000

Mergers & Acquisitions

Advisor to Buyer

Medtech | October 2021
First Watch IPO

$ 195,801,300

Initial Public Offering

Joint Bookrunner

Consumer Products | October 2021
SAM_Peak Rock M&A
Mergers & Acquisitions

Advisor to Seller

Engineering & Construction, and Infrastructure | September 2021
Sterling Check IPO

$ 328,600,000

Initial Public Offering

Joint Bookrunner

Tech-Enabled Services | September 2021
Green for Life (GFL) Senior Notes

$ 250,000,000

Senior Notes

Joint Bookrunner

Industrial & Environmental Services | September 2021
Audax M&A
Mergers & Acquisitions

Advisor to Buyer

Medtech | September 2021
Vector Acquisition_Rocket Lab SPAC Merger

$ 4,100,000,000

Has Merged with

Capital Markets Advisor

Aerospace, Defense & Government Services | August 2021
Covercraft_Audax
Mergers & Acquisitions

Advisor to Seller

Automotive Aftermarket | August 2021
Statewide – AWP M&A
Mergers & Acquisitions

Advisor to Seller

Engineering & Construction, and Infrastructure | August 2021
Centerfield Senior Secured Notes

$ 785,000,000

Senior Secured Notes

Joint Bookrunner

Tech-Enabled Services | July 2021
Traeger IPO

$ 424,000,000

Initial Public Offering

Joint Bookrunner

Consumer Products | July 2021
First Student Senior Secured Notes

$ 800,000,000

Senior Secured Notes

Joint Bookrunner

Transportation & Logistics | July 2021
Markforged_One M&A

$ 1,664,000,000

Mergers & Acquisitions

Financial Advisor and Capital Markets Advisor

Electronics & Industrial Technology | July 2021
Hillman_Landcadia Holdings M&A

$ 2,642,000,000

Mergers & Acquisitions

Capital Markets Advisor

Specialty Distribution | July 2021
EverCommerce IPO

$ 325,000,000

Initial Public Offering

Joint Bookrunner

Software | July 2021
Vetio Animal – Swedencare M&A

$ 181,500,000

Mergers & Acquisitions

Advisor to Seller

Biopharma | July 2021
OneSpaWorld Follow-on

$ 80,000,000

Follow-on Offering

Left Bookrunner

Entertainment | June 2021
Livevox/Crescent M&A

$ 864,000,000

Mergers & Acquisitions

Advisor to Seller

Software | June 2021
Cohu/Mycronic M&A

$ 125,000,000

Mergers & Acquisition

Advisor to Seller

Electronics & Industrial Technology | June 2021
Performance Designed Products 04-2021
Mergers & Acquisitions

Advisor to Seller

Retail | April 2021
NASS 04-2021
Mergers & Acquisitions

Advisor to Seller

Engineering & Construction, and Infrastructure | April 2021
EPS 04-2021
Mergers & Acquisitions

Advisor to Seller

Engineering & Construction, and Infrastructure | April 2021
Empirix 04-2021
Mergers & Acquisitions

Advisor to Seller

Software | April 2021
The Hillman Companies 04-2021
Mergers & Acquisitions

Advisor to Seller

Building Products | April 2021
Peak-Ryzex/Sole Source Capital 04-2021
Mergers & Acquisitions

Advisor to Seller

Tech-Enabled Services | April 2021
Nebula Caravel Acquisition 12-2020

$ 275,000,000

Initial Public Offering

Joint Bookrunner

Software | December 2020
ACON S2 09-2020

$ 250,000,000

Initial Public Offering

Joint Bookrunner

Consumer Products | September 2020
Palladium Equity Partners 09-2020
Mergers & Acquisitions

Advisor to Buyer

Engineering & Construction, and Infrastructure | September 2020
Vroom Inc. 06-2020

$ 537,625,000

Initial Public Offering

Senior Co-Manager

Internet & Digital Media | June 2020
Checkmarx/Hellman 04-2020

$ 1,150,000,000

Mergers & Acquisitions

Advisor to Seller

Software | April 2020
Bailey 44 LLC/Denim 02-2020
Mergers & Acquisitions

Advisor to Seller

Apparel, Footwear & Accessories | February 2020
First Advantage Corp 01-2020

$ 890,000,000

Senior Secured Credit Facility

Joint Lead Arranger

Tech-Enabled Services | January 2020
Interstate Waste Services 01-2020

$ 325,000,000

Preferred Stock

Sole Placement Agent

Industrial & Environmental Services | January 2020
Currency volume represents full credit to each underwriter. All transaction announcements appear as a matter of record only. Stifel collectively refers to Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated and other affiliated broker-dealer subsidiaries of Stifel Financial Corp.

Thought Leadership

Financial Sponsors Group

Stifel Financial Sponsors Group 2020 In Review

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