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*2020: Sun Capital sold ClearChoice Dental Implant Center. <ref> {{Cite web |https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201116005312/en/Affiliate-of-Sun-Capital-Agrees-to-Sell-ClearChoice
*2020: Sun Capital sold ClearChoice Dental Implant Center. <ref> {{Cite web |https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201116005312/en/Affiliate-of-Sun-Capital-Agrees-to-Sell-ClearChoice
*2020: Sun Capital Partners Foundation Donates $300,000 to South Florida Charities https://suncappart.com/2020/12/02/sun-capital-partners-foundation-donates-300000-to-south-florida-charities/
*2020: Sun Capital Partners Foundation Donates $300,000 to South Florida Charities https://suncappart.com/2020/12/02/sun-capital-partners-foundation-donates-300000-to-south-florida-charities/
*2021: Sun Capital Formalizes Tech Investment Vertical and Acquires First Tech Deal, Exadel. <ref> {{Cite web | https://suncappart.com/2021/03/04/sun-capital-partners-affiliate-acquires-exadel-a-founder-owned-software-development-leader-focused-on-digital-transformation/
*2021: Sun Capital Formalized Focus on Tech Investment Vertical and Acquires First Tech Deal, Exadel. <ref> {{Cite web | https://suncappart.com/2021/03/04/sun-capital-partners-affiliate-acquires-exadel-a-founder-owned-software-development-leader-focused-on-digital-transformation/
*2021: Sun Capital Acquires Century Distribution Systems <ref> {{Cite web| https://suncappart.com/2021/06/02/sun-capital-partners-affiliate-completes-corporate-carve-out-transaction-acquires-global-supply-chain-leader-century-distribution-systems/
*2021: Sun Capital Acquires Century Distribution Systems <ref> {{Cite web| https://suncappart.com/2021/06/02/sun-capital-partners-affiliate-completes-corporate-carve-out-transaction-acquires-global-supply-chain-leader-century-distribution-systems/
*2021: Sun Capital Completes Second Technology Investment, LoanLogics. <Ref> {{Cite web| https://suncappart.com/2021/07/07/sun-capital-partners-affiliate-acquires-loanlogics-leading-digital-mortgage-solutions-provider/
*2021: Sun Capital Completes Second Technology Investment, LoanLogics. <Ref> {{Cite web| https://suncappart.com/2021/07/07/sun-capital-partners-affiliate-acquires-loanlogics-leading-digital-mortgage-solutions-provider/

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Sun Capital Partners, Inc.
Company typePrivate
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995)
HeadquartersBoca Raton, Florida, United States
Key people
Rodger Krouse (co-CEO)
Marc J. Leder (co-CEO)
ProductsPrivate Equity Funds
Websitewww.suncappart.com

Sun Capital Partners, Inc., is an American private equity firm specializing in leveraged buyouts.[1] Sun Capital was founded in 1995 by Marc J. Leder and Rodger Krouse, former classmates at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and investment bankers at Lehman Brothers.[1][2]

As of March 31, 2021, Sun Capital has approximately $13 Billion of Cumulative Capital Commitments and has invested in more than 425 portfolio companies worldwide with revenues in excess of $50 billion across a broad range of industries, including business services, technology, healthcare, paper and packaging, building products, general consumer, and industrial, among others.[3][4][5] Sun Capital is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, with additional offices in New York City and Los Angeles, and an affiliate with offices in London.[3][6] As of March 31, 2020, Sun Capital reported approximately $13 billion in cumulative capital commitments.[7][3]

Sun Capital's investment strategy involves a variety of proprietary operational tools to help portfolio companies grow revenue, lower costs, improve company cultures, and enhance processes.[8] Sun Capital targets platform companies with revenues between $50 million and $1.0 billion as well add-on acquisitions.[9] Sun Capital focuses on several transaction types, including corporate carve-outs, founder-owned, and sponsor-to-sponsor.[9]

History

In 2014, Private Equity International and Privcap reported that Sun Capital stood to return 9-times its investment in Emerald Performance Materials after more than tripling the portfolio company's earnings in its six years under Sun's stewardship.[10][11] Sun Capital originally formed Emerald through a corporate carveout of food ingredients and industrial specialties divisions of Lubrizol.[12]

In 2015, Sun Capital sold Point Blank Enterprises after helping the portfolio company grow revenue by adding new products and tripling exports.[13] Sun's sale of Point Blank was subsequently deemed "Turnaround Deal of the Year" by Buyouts Insider.[14] Sun Capital originally assembled Point Blank's assets through bankruptcy auction processes.[15]

In 2016, The Wall Street Journal reported that Sun Capital had returned more than 18-times its investment in Critical Flow Solutions, after more than doubling the portfolio company's earnings in less than two years.[16] Sun originally formed Critical Flow in 2015 in a corporate carveout of three business units from Curtiss-Wright Corporation.[17] The Wall Street Journal subsequently reported that Sun Capital's sale of Admiral Petroleum Co. and Lemmen Oil Co. returned 1,530 times Sun Capital's original investment.[18]

In 2017, PitchBook highlighted Sun Capital Partners VI as one of the top six performing billion-dollar US buyout funds in the prior five years, with an internal rate of return of 65.1%.[19] PitchBook subsequently reported that Sun Capital had sold Aclara Technologies for $1.1 billion after acquiring the smart infrastructure systems provider for $130 million in 2014, sponsoring four add-on acquisitions, and helping quadruple earnings during the investment period.[20]

In 2018, The Wall Street Journal reported that "Sun Capital cashes in again on manufacturing with Robertshaw Sale" after Sun helped the appliance components manufacturer more than double earnings over a four-year period and sell for approximately $900 million.[21]

In 2019, PE Hub reported that Sun Capital had sold Horizon Group Holdings after helping the HVAC services company successfully complete ten add-on acquisitions, enter four new markets, and increase headcount by over 800 professionals.[22]

In 2020, PE Hub reported that Sun Capital's investment in ClearChoice Management Services looked like "a clear home run" after helping the dental implant provider approximately double earnings over a three-year period and sell for more than $1.1 billion.[23]

In 2020, Sun Capital Observes their 25th Anniversary | url=https://suncappart.com/2020/05/26/sun-capital-partners-observes-25th-anniversary-as-leading-private-equity-investor/

In 2021, Sun Capital Formalized Focus on the Technology Investment Vertical | url= https://suncappart.com/2021/03/04/sun-capital-partners-affiliate-acquires-exadel-a-founder-owned-software-development-leader-focused-on-digital-transformation/

Select Investments

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