Data Storage Strategic Seeks Acquisition Plus Four Other Active Search Engagements

A global leader in the enterprise data storage industry has retained Focus Acquisition Partners as its M&A advisor to identify and advise on potential acquisition opportunities. 

Since 1999, the Company has delivered reliable, secure, and scalable on-premise data storage solutions for enterprise customers around the world. Backed by an investment group with approximately $200 million of committed capital and a substantial cash position, the Company is well positioned to pursue acquisition opportunities. The Company is flexible regarding transaction structure and would welcome offering rollover equity.

Acquisition opportunities with the following characteristics are of interest:

·      Company Type

• Enterprise grade, on-premise data storage hardware manufacturing or sales companies

• Cloud and hybrid storage software companies

• Other complementary software companies – data security, disaster recovery, encryption, or business continuity solutions

• Select OEMs serving the enterprise data storage sector

·      Preferred Geographies 

• North America

• Western Europe and EU

• South Africa and Asia

·      Financial Metrics

• Revenue $5-50 million

• No minimum EBITDA

• Willing to consider operationally challenged companies/opportunities

·      Target Profile

• Privately held

• Private equity sponsored

• Corporate carve-outs 

In addition to the data storage search, we have four additional  active  search engagements:

• Healthcare focused private equity group seeks add on opportunities of addiction treatment/behavioral health practices and facilities with between $2 and $20M EBITDA.

• Healthcare focused private equity group with highly experienced physical therapy executive seeks practices with minimum of $2M EBITDA.

• King & Prince seeks frozen food manufacturing companies with excess manufacturing capacity.

• Consumer focused private equity group seeks food and vitamin manufacturing companies with at least $4M EBITDA.

Since 2007, Focus Acquisition Partners has worked exclusively as a buy side deal originator for financial and strategic acquirers. The Focus team has a proven track record of sourcing, structuring, and executing buyout, recapitalization, and growth equity transactions in the lower middle market.

Many transactions that Focus completes have sell-side representation. If you have or know of an opportunity that meets these acquisition criteria, please contact us. Focus pays generous referral fees for introductions that lead to a completed transaction.