M&A Deal Summary

Auxo Investment Partners Acquires Atlas Die

On September 5, 2017, private equity firm Auxo Investment Partners acquired manufacturer Atlas Die from Keystone Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Auxo Investment Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Auxo Investment Partners’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Auxo Investment Partners’ 1st transaction in Indiana.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-09-05
Target Atlas Die
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Auxo Investment Partners
Sellers(s) Keystone Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Atlas Die

Elkhart, Indiana, United States
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Atlas Die is a manufacturer of custom-designed steel rule dies and chemically etched rotary dies and related tooling sold into the folding carton, label, business form, and crafts industries. The company went on to revolutionize steel rule diemaking with the development and introduction of laser technology into the die making process and later developed unique flexible rotary die making capabilities.

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Buyer(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Auxo Investment Partners is an operationally-focused private investment firm that targets acquisitions of North American manufacturing, distribution, and business services companies. Auxo prefers profitable businesses ($2 to $20 million of EBITDA) and has a special interest in owner-operators seeking retirement or facing succession issues. Auxo Investment Partners was formed in 2016 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 15
Sector (Manufacturing) 2 of 7
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 3
State (Indiana) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 14
Year (2017) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-09-05 Bernal

Rochester Hills, Michigan, United States

Bernal is a manufacturer of complex solid rotary pressure dies, crush cut dies and state-of-the-art, high-volume rotary converting systems for die cutting, food processing, folding cartons, specialty bandages and alcohol swabs and other complex products.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-07 M/G Transport Services

Matairie, Louisiana, United States

M/G Transport Services is a dry barge transportation and logistics company that specializes in inland barge transportation, carrying more than 5 million tons of non-hazardous dry bulk cargo each year. M/G Transport Services was founded in 1967 and is based in Matairie, Louisiana.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Keystone Capital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 420M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Keystone Capital is a private equity firm focused on acquiring family businesses, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and special situations. Keystone prefers lower middle-market, US-based businesses with EBITDA of $3 to $15 million. Target sectors include specialty manufacturing, business services/outsourcing, food processing and ingredients, publishing, instrumentation, optical components, and healthcare products/services. Keystone will not invest in start-ups, turnarounds, commodities, defense/government contractors, retail stores, or restaurants. Keystone Capital was formed in 1994 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 23
Sector (Manufacturing) 2 of 4
Type (Secondary Buyout) 3 of 6
State (Indiana) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 10 of 23
Year (2017) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-31 The Greeley

Danvers, Massachusetts, United States

The Greeley Co. Inc. is a healthcare consulting firm that partners with hospital administrative and clinical teams to solve problems and improve processes related to accreditation and regulatory compliance, medical staff optimization, and physician alignment, and credentialing and privileging. The company's offering includes consulting services, interim staffing, business process outsourcing, education services, and external peer review. Greeley was formed in 1993 and is based in Danvers, Massachusetts.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-09-11 Capsa Healthcare

Canal Winchester, Ohio, United States

Capsa Healthcare engages in developing and delivering innovative healthcare solutions for hospitals, long-term care, and retail pharmacy providers. Capsa Healthcare was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Canal Winchester, Ohio.

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