Wafra Partners LLC Information

Wafra Partners is a private equity firm* specializing in control acquisition and recapitalization, expansion financing, industry consolidation, and corporate divestiture transactions of middle market companies. The firm prefers to make investments in companies which show growth opportunities either internally or through acquisitions and which are engaged in the specialty services, consumer products, outsourced business services, niche manufacturing, and consumer driven industries. It typically makes equity investments between $5 million and $30 million in companies having enterprise value and revenues between $20 million and $150 million and a minimum EBITDA of $4 million. The firm acquires both majority and control or significant minority stakes in portfolio companies while co-investing with financial and strategic investors. Its investments take the form of common stock and preferred stock. The firm prefers a seat on the board of directors of its portfolio companies. It was founded in 1993 and is based in New York, New York. * Wafra Investment Advisory Group, Inc. serves as the registered investment adviser to the accounts and products for which Wafra Partners LLC seeks investments.