Investment Summary

American Capital Invests In Bensussen Deutsch & Associates

On September 25, 2014, private equity firm American Capital invested in media company Bensussen Deutsch & Associates

Investment Highlights
  • This is American Capital’s 4th transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is American Capital’s 250th transaction in the United States.
  • This is American Capital’s 2nd transaction in Washington.

Investment Summary

Date 2014-09-25
Target Bensussen Deutsch & Associates
Sector Media
Investor(s) American Capital
Deal Type Growth Capital
Advisor(s) Cascadia Capital LLC (Financial)

Target

Bensussen Deutsch & Associates

Woodinville, Washington, United States
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Bensussen Deutsch & Associates is a merchandise agency, provides marketing services and customized branded merchandise to Fortune 500 enterprises, sports leagues, and global entertainment holding companies. Bensussen Deutsch & Associates was founded in 1984 and is based in Woodinville, Washington.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

American Capital

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 22.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

American Capital was a publicly traded buyout and mezzanine investment firm. American Capital invested in buyouts, growth capital financings, acquistion financings, and recapitalizations. The Firm looked to finance businesses with at least $4 million in EBITDA and valued between $20 and $500 million. American Capital ws a generalist firm with broad interest in traditional industries such as manufacturing, distribution, and services. American Capital's European investment affiliate is European Capital. European Capital looked to invest $10 to $600 million of equity, mezzanine, and/or senior debt in similar opportunities across Europe. American Capital was formed in 1997 and in January 2017, merged with Ares Capital Management.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 262 of 265
Sector (Media) 4 of 4
Type (Growth Capital) 24 of 25
State (Washington) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 250 of 253
Year (2014) 1 of 2
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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