| Dubin Clark makes 5x its money on Sila Heating & Air Conditioning, Webster preps sale of CenExel
Morning, everybody!
Heat wave: In case you haven't noticed, a lot of consolidation has been occurring in the home services universe. This one hits close to home as I am patiently awaiting new AC installment before the next hot spell hits New York... Morgan Stanley Capital Partners recently backed Sila Heating & Air Conditioning in a bid to capitalize on the growing consolidation opportunity within the residential HVAC services universe. With the transaction, exiting investor Dubin Clark generated a 250 percent IRR and over 5x return in under two years, a source said. Check out Karishma Vanjani's full report on PE Hub.
Clinical site opportunity: Pre-covid, CROs and pharma companies would look to dozens of clinical research sites to execute their studies, but managing a large collections of sites has proven less efficient through the pandemic, I'm told. That dynamic is likely to bode well for one such asset preparing for a sale -- CenExel Clinical Research, a portfolio company of Webster Equity Partners. CenExel, a clinical site organization, has a concentrated model with facilities of scale offering centralized capabilities. Fireside chats are going on right now ahead of a formal process, with the sellers having engaged...
That’s it for today! Have a great week ahead, and as always, write me at springle@buyoutsinsider.com with tips, comments or just to say hello!
Also of note (may require subscriptions) Direct deals roster: Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec added the final members to a global operating team set up to aid the pension system’s pivot to direct investing, Buyouts writes. Read who is being recruited here.
Growth in secondaries: Kline Hill Partners, which focuses on secondaries at the smaller end of the market, is expanding its offering to formalize a strategy around GP-led transactions, and bringing on two experienced executives to help lead the way. Read more on Buyouts.
SPACs: Competition among so-called blank-check companies to find mergers is already stiff, and share-price declines and a ticking clock to take companies public are ratcheting up the pressure, Wall Street Journal reports. Check it out here.
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