
Investments
95Portfolio Exits
59Funds
16Partners & Customers
3Service Providers
3About Gryphon Investors
Gryphon Investors is a private equity firm focused on profitably growing and competitively enhancing middle-market companies in partnership with experienced management. Gryphon prioritizes investment opportunities where it can form proactive partnerships with owners and executives to build leading companies, utilizing Gryphon's capital, specialized professional resources and operational expertise.
Gryphon Investors Headquarter Location
One Maritime Plaza Suite 2300
San Francisco, California, 94111,
United States
415-217-7400
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Aug 8, 2022
August 08, 2022 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time DALLAS--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Generational Equity , a leading mergers and acquisitions advisor for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the sale of its client, Code Unlimited, LLC to Jensen Hughes, Inc. (a holding of Gryphon Investors). The acquisition closed July 27, 2022. Located in Beaverton, Oregon, Code Unlimited (CU) is a building code compliance consultant specializing in fire protection, accessibility, and hazardous materials. The Company’s staff holds multiple licenses and certifications such as ICC, IBC, ADA, cASP, NFPA, Historical & Legacy Codes, Land Use and Zoning, Mass Timber, Seismic Analysis, DoD, and UFC regulations. The Company takes a collaborative and technology-based approach to develop custom solutions based on state-of-the-art technologies and comprehensive code knowledge. CU helps customers navigate complex land use regulations and develops innovative solutions for challenging building code, fire protection, and accessibility requirements using performance-based and data driven approaches. The Company’s consulting services can be implemented at any stage of a construction project or applied to existing buildings. CU’s team of architects, engineers, and code compliance specialists are able to offer solutions for non-compliant structures as well as work with architects to ensure new construction projects are designed with all potential issues identified and addressed. Jensen Hughes (JH), headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland has offices located throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, Asia, and the Middle East. JH is the global leader in engineering, consulting and technology that make the world safe, secure and resilient. Worldwide, they are recognized most widely for leadership in fire protection engineering – a legacy of responsibility advanced with honor and pride since 1939. The Company’s commitment to safety, security and resilience extends to other critical competencies core to their purpose, strategic capabilities they have been expanding for years. These include accessibility consulting, risk and hazard analysis, process safety, forensic investigations, security risk, and emergency management as well as digital innovation across many of their services. Today, JH’s 1,500+ engineers, consultants, analysts and strategists work from 90+ offices supporting clients in 100+ countries across all markets – from Government, Healthcare, Science, and Technology to Energy, Mission Critical and Transportation. Based in San Francisco, California, Gryphon Investors (Gryphon) is a leading private equity firm focused on profitably growing and competitively enhancing middle-market companies in partnership with experienced management. The firm has managed over $8.3 billion of equity investments and capital since 1997. Gryphon makes equity investments of $50 million to $300 million in portfolio companies with enterprise values ranging from approximately $100 million to $600 million. Gryphon prioritizes investment opportunities where it can form strong partnerships with owners and executives to build leading companies, utilizing Gryphon’s capital, specialized professional resources, and operational expertise. Generational Equity Executive Managing Director of M&A – Western Region, Stephen Crisham and his team, led by Sr. Managing Director Mergers & Acquisitions, Fred Zweifel with the support of Sr. Managing Director - Western Region, Lori Galloway successfully closed the transaction. Senior Managing Director, Ashok Tandon established the initial relationship with Code Unlimited. About Generational Equity With more than 300 professionals located throughout 16 offices in North America, the companies help business owners release the wealth of their business by providing growth consulting, merger, acquisition, and wealth management services. Their six-step approach features strategic and tactical growth consulting, exit planning education, business valuation, value enhancement strategies, M&A transactional services, and wealth management.
Gryphon Investors Investments
95 Investments
Gryphon Investors has made 95 investments. Their latest investment was in Benoist Bros. Supply Co. as part of their Private Equity on February 2, 2022.
Gryphon Investors Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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2/15/2022 | Private Equity | Benoist Bros. Supply Co. | Yes | 1 | ||
1/27/2020 | Private Equity | PestRoutes | Yes | 1 | ||
12/12/2019 | Private Equity | Heartland Veterinary Partners | Yes | 1 | ||
8/19/2019 | Private Equity | |||||
6/3/2015 | Private Equity |
Date | 2/15/2022 | 1/27/2020 | 12/12/2019 | 8/19/2019 | 6/3/2015 |
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Round | Private Equity | Private Equity | Private Equity | Private Equity | Private Equity |
Company | Benoist Bros. Supply Co. | PestRoutes | Heartland Veterinary Partners | ||
Amount | |||||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Gryphon Investors Portfolio Exits
59 Portfolio Exits
Gryphon Investors has 59 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was PestRoutes on October 19, 2021.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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10/19/2021 | Merger | 1 | |||
9/27/2021 | Acq - Fin - II | 3 | |||
5/25/2021 | Acq - Fin - II | 5 | |||
Date | 10/19/2021 | 9/27/2021 | 5/25/2021 | ||
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Exit | Merger | Acq - Fin - II | Acq - Fin - II | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Gryphon Investors Acquisitions
62 Acquisitions
Gryphon Investors acquired 62 companies. Their latest acquisition was Rootstock Software on August 01, 2022.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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8/1/2022 | Other | $25M | Acq - Fin | 2 | ||
4/25/2022 | Acq - Fin | 1 | ||||
4/7/2022 | Private Equity | Acq - Fin | 1 | |||
4/7/2022 | ||||||
1/4/2022 |
Date | 8/1/2022 | 4/25/2022 | 4/7/2022 | 4/7/2022 | 1/4/2022 |
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Investment Stage | Other | Private Equity | |||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | $25M | ||||
Note | Acq - Fin | Acq - Fin | Acq - Fin | ||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Gryphon Investors Fund History
16 Fund Histories
Gryphon Investors has 16 funds, including Gryphon Heritage Partners A.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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9/18/2020 | Gryphon Heritage Partners A | $321.41M | 2 | ||
9/18/2020 | Gryphon Partners VI-A | $752.02M | 2 | ||
9/18/2020 | Gryphon Heritage Partners | $321.41M | 2 | ||
3/24/2020 | Gryphon Partners VI | ||||
12/17/2019 | Gryphon Mezzanine Partners II |
Closing Date | 9/18/2020 | 9/18/2020 | 9/18/2020 | 3/24/2020 | 12/17/2019 |
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Fund | Gryphon Heritage Partners A | Gryphon Partners VI-A | Gryphon Heritage Partners | Gryphon Partners VI | Gryphon Mezzanine Partners II |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $321.41M | $752.02M | $321.41M | ||
Sources | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Gryphon Investors Partners & Customers
3 Partners and customers
Gryphon Investors has 3 strategic partners and customers. Gryphon Investors recently partnered with Vision Innovation Partners on April 4, 2022.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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4/7/2022 | Partner | United States | Gryphon Investors , a leading middle-market private equity firm , today announced that it has partnered with Vision Innovation Partners . | 1 | |
3/28/2019 | Partner | ||||
10/1/2014 | Partner |
Date | 4/7/2022 | 3/28/2019 | 10/1/2014 |
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Type | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||
Country | United States | ||
News Snippet | Gryphon Investors , a leading middle-market private equity firm , today announced that it has partnered with Vision Innovation Partners . | ||
Sources | 1 |
Gryphon Investors Service Providers
16 Service Providers
Gryphon Investors has 16 service provider relationships
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
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Acq - Fin | Commercial Bank | Financial Advisor | |
Acq - Fin | Counsel | General Counsel | |
Kirkland & Ellis | Acq - Fin | Counsel | General Counsel |
Service Provider | Kirkland & Ellis | ||
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Associated Rounds | Acq - Fin | Acq - Fin | Acq - Fin |
Provider Type | Commercial Bank | Counsel | Counsel |
Service Type | Financial Advisor | General Counsel | General Counsel |
Partnership data by VentureSource
Gryphon Investors Team
3 Team Members
Gryphon Investors has 3 team members, including current Managing Director, Felix Park.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Felix Park | Managing Director | Current | |
Linda O'Keefe | Elevate Ventures | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
Andrew I. Jensen | Sanderling Ventures, and Andersen | Controller | Former |
Name | Felix Park | Linda O'Keefe | Andrew I. Jensen |
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Work History | Elevate Ventures | Sanderling Ventures, and Andersen | |
Title | Managing Director | Chief Financial Officer | Controller |
Status | Current | Former | Former |
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