M&A Deal Summary

Bertram Capital Acquires Trademark Global

On November 1, 2016, private equity firm Bertram Capital acquired consumer products company Trademark Global from Blue Point Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bertram Capital’s 2nd transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Bertram Capital’s 18th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Bertram Capital’s 3rd transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-11-01
Target Trademark Global
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Bertram Capital
Sellers(s) Blue Point Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Trademark Global

Lorain, Ohio, United States
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Trademark Global is a provider of high-quality, company-branded products to online retailers. Since the company’s inception in 1999, Trademark Global has been a market innovator, expanding its product set to over 80,000 SKUs across 28 product categories.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bertram Capital

Foster City, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 1.4B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bertram Capital is a private equity firm that targets buyout and growth equity investments in lower middle-market companies. Bertram looks for companies with revenues of $25 to $250 million and EBITDA of $5 to $35 million. Sectors of interest include healthcare services and infrastructure, industrial manufacturing, business and financial services, technology, and internet. Bertram will consider both control and non-control investments. Prospective transaction structures include management buyouts, shareholder liquidity events, acquisitions financing's, growth financing's, and PIPE. Bertram Capital was formed in 2006 and is based in Foster City, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 40
Sector (Consumer Products) 2 of 5
Type (Secondary Buyout) 4 of 12
State (Ohio) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 18 of 37
Year (2016) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-03 One Distribution

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

One Distribution LLC is a designer, marketer, and distributor of fresh, independent footwear and apparel brands with authentic skate heritage.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-08 Anord Mardix

Dundalk, Ireland

Anord Mardix is a provider of critical power equipment to a diverse set of blue-chip customers in the rapidly growing data center industry, which is being driven by enterprise cloud migration, rising data consumption, media-rich content, and proliferation of connected devices. Anord Mardix’s capability set includes manufacturing operations in Europe and the US, a worldwide sales and service presence, and dual-listed UL and IEC products, which positions the Company to deliver innovative and flexible solutions with industry best lead times to customers on a global basis. Anord Mardix was founded in 1969 and is based in Dundalk, Ireland.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Blue Point Capital Partners

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 1.9B USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Blue Point Capital Partners is a middle-market private equity firm focused on investments throughout the US, Canada, and Europe. The Firm looks to commit $10 to $50 million of equity capital in companies generating sales of $30 to $300 million and EBITDA of at least $7 million. Blue Point looks for control investments that arise from management led buyouts, recapitalizaitons, and companies in need of growth capital. Sectors of interest include transportation components, metals processing, plastics, packaging, specialty distribution, environmental, building materials, industrial textiles, transportation/logistics, chemicals, industrial outsourcing, and engineered components. Blue Point will not invest in real estate, restaurants, retail, or companies operating in highly regulated industries. Blue Point Capital Partners was formed in 1990 and has offices in Cleveland, Ohio; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Seattle, Washington.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 36
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 13 of 22
State (Ohio) 6 of 8
Country (United States) 20 of 33
Year (2016) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-29 Vetta

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Vetta is a designer and marketer of decorated and blank apparel and headwear to every major apparel retail and wholesale distribution channel. The Company provides blank and licensed products, including a number of collegiate brands, and offers over 60,000 SKUs consisting of a wide range of styles, colors, and sizes across apparel and headwear. Vetta is based in Columbus, Ohio.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-22 Fire & Life Safety America

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Fire & Life Safety America is a provider of fire and life safety services to the commercial, industrial, institutional and multy-family markets. Fire & Life Safety America was founded in 1997 and is based in Richmond, Virginia.

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