M&A Deal Summary

AEA Investors Acquires Singer Bishop

On December 21, 2011, private equity firm AEA Investors acquired distribution company Singer Bishop from LLR Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AEA Investors’ 11th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is AEA Investors’ 39th transaction in the United States.
  • This is AEA Investors’ 1st transaction in Maryland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-12-21
Target Singer Bishop
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) AEA Investors
Sellers(s) LLR Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Singer Bishop

Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States
website
Singer Bishop is a value-added distributor of industrial rubber products and wire rope & rigging products primarily operating in the Eastern United States.

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Buyer

AEA Investors

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1968
PE ASSETS 17.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

AEA Investors is a private investment firm focused on investing in and acquiring businesses headquartered primarily in the US, Europe, and China. AEA looks for companies operating in stable to growing industries with a proven ability to generate positive cash-flow. Broad sectors of interest include value-added industrial products/services, specialty chemicals, consumer products, and services. In addition to its primary middle-market private equity fund, AEA maintains additional funds targeted towards mezzanine financing, senior secured debt, and small business buyouts. AEA Investors was formed in 1968 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 45 of 114
Sector (Distribution) 11 of 19
Type (Secondary Buyout) 15 of 53
State (Maryland) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 39 of 99
Year (2011) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-29 Alkegen

Buffalo, New York, United States

Alkegen develops and manufactures high-performance specialty materials used in advanced applications including high-temperature industrial insulation, filtration media, battery technologies for electric vehicles and energy storage, and fire protection, among many others. Alkegen was founded in 1891 and is based in Buffalo, New York.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-17 Colson Group

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, United States

Colson Group designs manufacture and distributes casters, wheels, and related hardware products. Colson’s products comprise a wide range of casters and wheels, including light-duty, medium-duty, heavy-duty, and super heavy duty used in industrial, commercial, and institutional applications. Colson Group is based in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

LLR Partners

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 3.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

LLR is a private equity firm that makes growth capital, buyout, and recapitalization investments in mid-sized growth companies with sustainable competitive advantages. LLR looks to invest $15 to $100 million per transaction and will consider both control and minority situations. Target companies generally have at least $10 million in annual sales and are valued up to $250 million. Broad industry sectors of interest include general business services, financial services, healthcare services, education, manufacturing, consumer/retail and information technology/software. LLR will consider investments throughout the US with an emphasis on opportunities located in the Eastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the US. LLR Partners was formed in 1999 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 69
Sector (Distribution) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 4 of 14
State (Maryland) 1 of 8
Country (United States) 20 of 68
Year (2011) 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-29 Logi Analytics

McLean, Virginia, United States

Logi Analytics is a provider of web-based business intelligence software. The company business intelligence software enables users to explore, visualize, analyze and share data insights. The platform helps organizations create web-based BI and analytic applications that can be integrated directly within their applications, systems and processes. Logi Analytics was founded in 2000 and is based in McLean, Virginia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-18 Paragon Technology Group

Vienna, Virginia, United States

Paragon Technology Group is an information technology company providing professional services to the public sector. Paragon delivers an extensive suite of services, including IT systems engineering and application development, governance and PMO implementation and support, business intelligence and data management, enterprise modernization, and financial and quality management, across the public sector. Paragon Technology Group was founded in 1997 and is based in Vienna, Virginia.

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