M&A Deal Summary

Odyssey Investment Partners and HarbourVest Partners Acquire NSi Industries

On March 2, 2020, private equity firms Odyssey Investment Partners and HarbourVest Partners acquired electrical equipment company NSi Industries from Blue Sea Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Odyssey Investment Partners’ 1st and HarbourVest Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Odyssey Investment Partners’ 41st and HarbourVest Partners’ 121st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Odyssey Investment Partners’ 4th and HarbourVest Partners’ 5th transaction in North Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-03-02
Target NSi Industries
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) Odyssey Investment Partners
HarbourVest Partners
Sellers(s) Blue Sea Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

NSi Industries

Huntersville, North Carolina, United States
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NSi Industries is a provider of a wide variety of electrical connectors including insulated connectors and mechanical, digital time controls, time switches, wire management products, and related electrical components for construction, maintenance, and repair applications. NSi Industries was established in 1975 and is based in Huntersville, North Carolina.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Odyssey Investment Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

website


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 8.2B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Odyssey Investments is a private equity firm that seeks control/majority investments in middle-market companies. Odyssey looks to back existing management and make investments in the form of leveraged acquisitions, growth financings and recapitalizations. Sectors of interest include industrial manufacturing, business and financial services, aerospace products and services, and 'route-based services'. Odyssey Investment Partners is based in New York City with an additional office in Woodland Hills, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 44 of 52
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 18 of 23
State (North Carolina) 4 of 4
Country (United States) 41 of 49
Year (2020) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-23 Barcodes

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Barcodes is a provider of products and services that enable businesses to digitally capture and act on data related to their assets, people, and transactions. Barcodes was founded in 1994 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-09-22 ProPharma Group

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

ProPharma Group is a provider of medical information, pharmacovigilance, and compliance consulting services for clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries. The Company’s Medical Information service includes responding to inquiries from patients and healthcare professionals in over 30 languages from five contact centers located around the world. Its pharmacovigilance service includes processing of post-marketing and clinical adverse events, aggregate reporting, and signal detection. ProPharma Group also provides an array of Compliance Consulting services to help its clients meet regulatory requirements across the product life cycle. Consulting services include quality assurance, process validation, commissioning and qualification, technology transfer, program management, computer system validation, and other related services. ProPharma Group was formed in 2001 and is based in Overland Park, Kansas.

Buy -
Buyer

HarbourVest Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1978
PE ASSETS 86.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HarbourVest Partners, LLC is an investment firm that makes investments in new private equity partnerships, acquires secondary interests, and makes direct investments in operating companies. HarbourVest's largest investment area is investments in private equity funds, comprising of approximately 2/3 of HarbourVest's assets. HarbourVest's direct investment group looks for investments in growth oriented businesses at a variety of stages. The Group generally targets co-investments of $5 to $100 million, growth capital financings of $5 to $40 million, or mezzanine commitments of $5 to $20 million. Sectors of interest include software, hardware, data communications, telecommunications, and financial services. HarbourVest was formed in 1997 to assume the business of Hancock Venture Partners which was formed in 1982. HarbourVest Partners is based in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in London, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 205 of 223
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 48 of 55
State (North Carolina) 5 of 5
Country (United States) 121 of 133
Year (2020) 5 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-02-24 Saba Software

Redwood Shores, California, United States

Saba Software is a cloud-based intelligent talent management solution used by organizations worldwide to hire, develop, engage and inspire their people. Saba Software was founded in 1997 and is based in Redwood Shores, California.

Buy $1.4B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-03-09 Panda Security S.L.

Bilbao, Spain

Panda Security S.L. is a global provider of advanced cybersecurity solutions. Panda Security offers a full portfolio of user-centric security products and services for protecting people, devices, and the networks they connect to from malicious websites, malware, spam, and other targeted attacks. With offerings for businesses and consumers alike, Panda Security offers advanced endpoint protection, sophisticated threat hunting services, and more. Designed for maximum protection with minimal complexity, the company packages its robust portfolio of security services to take the guesswork out of endpoint security.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER
DESCRIPTION

Blue Sea Capital is a private equity firm focused on majority investments in middle-market aerospace, defense, healthcare, and industrial companies. Blue Sea will consider opportunities throughout North America with a focus on businesses with differentiated products/services. The Firm can commit up to $60 million in transactions valued up to $200 million. Blue Sea Capital was formed in 2013 and is based in West Palm Beach, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 6
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 2 of 5
State (North Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 5
Year (2020) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-23 Innovative Labs

Springville, Utah, United States

Innovative Labs is a developer, formulator, and provider of single serve and multi-dose ingestible health and wellness products for brands and direct sales companies. IFP provides highly differentiated formulating, blending, filling, distribution, and other critical services for small-format nutritional supplements, food items, household products, and other consumer packaged goods. Innovative Labs was founded in 2006 and is based in Springville, Utah.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-14 Beacon Oral Specialists

Dallas, Texas, United States

Beacon Oral Specialists is a management services organization serving the oral surgery sector. The organization provides world-class practice management solutions to a network of nationally renowned oral surgeons across the United States. It provides a comprehensive set of business support functions, including billing and collections, marketing, financial and accounting services, benefits, and payroll management, information technology, data analytics, vendor management, and legal. Beacon Oral Specialists is based in Dallas, Texas.

Buy -