M&A Deal Summary

Crimson Investment and Bertram Capital Acquire TydenBrooks

On May 2, 2005, private equity firms Crimson Investment and Bertram Capital acquired safety/security company TydenBrooks

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Crimson Investment’s 1st and Bertram Capital’s 1st transaction in the Safety/Security sector.
  • This is Crimson Investment’s 1st and Bertram Capital’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Crimson Investment’s 1st and Bertram Capital’s 1st transaction in Georgia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2005-05-02
Target TydenBrooks
Sector Safety/Security
Buyer(s) Crimson Investment
Bertram Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) League Park Advisors LLC (Financial)

Target

TydenBrooks

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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TydenBrooks is a manufacturer of one-time-use security seals and electric meter security and protection products.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Crimson Investment

San Francisco, California, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 850M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Crimson is a private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market businesses located in Asia and the US. Prospective companies typically have EBITDA of $5 to $20 million. Specific sectors of interest include life sciences, branded consumer, safety & security, water, and industrials. Crimson was formed in 1996 and has offices in California and Taipei.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector (Safety/Security) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 1 of 1
State (Georgia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 4
Year (2005) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-06-01 Milton Industries

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Milton Industries is a provider of highly-engineered tools and accessories for pneumatic applications across a variety of end markets, including vehicle service, industrial MRO, aerospace and defense, and agriculture. Milton Industries was founded in 1943 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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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 1 of 40
Sector (Safety/Security) 1 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 1 of 11
State (Georgia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 37
Year (2005) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-01 Author Solutions

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Author Solutions, is a provider of professional self-publishing services. It has enabled 150,000 authors to publish, market and distribute more than 190,000 books in print and electronic formats and benefits from several powerful growth trends including user-generated content, eBooks and digital publishing and marketing technologies.

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