M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2018-12-27 |
| Target | Avalign Technologies |
| Sector | Medical Products |
| Buyer(s) |
Linden Capital Partners
Crescent Capital Group Northwestern Mutual Capital Harvest Partners Structured Capital |
| Sellers(s) | Arlington Capital Partners |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
| Advisor(s) | William Blair Harris Williams & Co. (Financial) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| PE ASSETS | 3.0B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Linden LLC is a private equity firm that invests in businesses involved in the healthcare and life science sectors. However, the firm also executes any size private equity transaction between $10 million to $2 billion through the firm's alliance with Madison Dearborn Partners. Linden is not a venture capital investor. The firm specializes in investments in non-core businesses owned by large corporations, as well as traditional management buyouts of independent companies. Linden LLC was formed in 2004 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 30 of 48 |
| Sector (Medical Products) | 8 of 12 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 8 of 18 |
| State (Illinois) | 9 of 9 |
| Country (United States) | 30 of 47 |
| Year (2018) | 3 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-26 |
SeraCare Life Sciences
Milford, Massachusetts, United States SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. provides an innovative portfolio of diagnostic controls, plasma-derived reagents and molecular biomarkers used in the discovery, production, and clinical application of a variety of in vitro diagnostics. SeraCare’s global customer base includes in-vitro diagnostics assay developers and manufacturers, clinical laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, and proficiency providers. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-06 |
Advarra
Columbia, Maryland, United States Advarra is a provider of IRB, IBC, and compliance consulting services in North America. Fully accredited by AAHRPP, the company serves pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device research sponsors and contract research organizations (CROs), as well as academic medical centers, hospital systems, investigative site networks, and patient advocacy groups. Advarra was founded in 1983 and is based in Columbia, Maryland. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Mezzanine Finance Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1991 |
| PE ASSETS | 39.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Crescent Capital is a provider of debt securities to middle-market companies. Crescent looks to issue senior bank loans, high yield bonds, mezzanine debt and distressed debt to fund a variety of needs. The FIrm's direct lending group looks to provide $10 to $30 million to sponsor-backed companies that generate $5 to $35 million of EBITDA. Crescent's mezzanine practice typically provides junior capital to support buyouts, recapitalizations, and refinancings. Crescent Capital was formed in 1991 and was originally known as TCW/Crescent Mezzanine. The Firm has offices in Los Angeles, Boston, New York, and London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 55 of 64 |
| Sector (Medical Products) | 2 of 2 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 20 of 23 |
| State (Illinois) | 5 of 5 |
| Country (United States) | 49 of 52 |
| Year (2018) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-11 |
Van Pool
Wilbraham, Massachusetts, United States Van Pool is a best-in-class provider of transportation services for special needs and homeless students in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. Van Pool was founded in 1980 and is based in Wilbraham, Massachusetts. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-05 |
WhiteWater
Tomball, Texas, United States WhiteWater owns and operates express exterior car washes, a highly automated car wash model, and generates a significant portion of its revenue from recurring monthly memberships. WhiteWater was founded in 2016 and is based in Tomball, Texas. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Corporate Investor |
|---|---|
| PE ASSETS | 4.2B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Northwestern Mutual Capital is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, which is also its largest client. Northwestern Mutual Capital manages private assets for its clients across a portfolio of investment grade private placements, mezzanine and equity co-investments in private equity transactions and private equity funds. Northwestern Mutual Capital is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 7 |
| Sector (Medical Products) | 1 of 2 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 2 of 3 |
| State (Illinois) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 4 of 6 |
| Year (2018) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-06 |
Valicor Environmental Services
Monroe, Ohio, United States Valicor Environmental Services is a provider of non-hazardous wastewater treatment services in North America. Leveraging its extensive fleet of tankers and a network of strategically located centralized wastewater treatment (“CWT”) facilities, the Company transports and processes diverse wastewater streams that result from the manufacture of industrial and consumer goods. Valicor helps customers dispose of oily water, leachate, soaps, line flush waste, and similar waste streams, and it also provides a diverse set of landfill solidification and product destruction services. Valicor Environmental Services was established in 1982 and is based in Monroe, Ohio. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-01 |
United Pipe & Steel
Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States United Pipe & Steel Corp. is an independent master distributor of steel, copper and plastic pipe as well as conduit used in water/wastewater, irrigation, plumbing, electrical and infrastructure construction applications. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Harvest Partners Structured Capital is a private investment group focused on minority position, non-control investments. The Group looks for businesses with $100 million to $1 billion in revenues where Harvest can commit $50 to $250 million. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer services, healthcare, industrial services, manufacturing, and distribution. Harvest Partners Structured Capital is a unit of PE Firm Harvest Partners. The Firm is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 21 of 31 |
| Sector (Medical Products) | 1 of 2 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 8 of 12 |
| State (Illinois) | 2 of 3 |
| Country (United States) | 20 of 30 |
| Year (2018) | 4 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-17 |
Signant Health
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States Signant Health is a global provider of patient-centric clinical trial technology solutions, servicing pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The company was formed through the combination of Bracket Global (“Bracket”) and CRF Health (“CRF”). Bracket provides eClinical solutions, focusing on tech-enabled data compliance and training solutions for clinical drug development. CRF provides tech-enabled solutions for the collection of clinical trial data directly from patients, caregivers, and clinicians. Signant Health was founded in 2018 and is based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-10 |
Advancing Eyecare
Jacksonville, Florida, United States Advancing Eyecare is an operator of diagnostic ophthalmic equipment company established to offer the products and service solutions in the ophthalmic equipment industry. Advancing Eyecare was founded in 2019 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| PE ASSETS | 7.0B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Arlington Capital Partners is a middle-market private equity firm focused on buyouts and recapitalizations in targeted growth industries. Arlington targets US based companies valued between $50 and $500 million with strong potential for organic growth and possible consolidation opportunities. Sectors of interest include business services and outsourcing, aerospace/defense, federal and commercial IT, media, education and training, healthcare services, and manufacturing. Arlington Capital was formed in 1999 and is headquartered in Washington DC.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 25 of 37 |
| Sector (Medical Products) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 10 of 11 |
| State (Illinois) | 2 of 2 |
| Country (United States) | 24 of 35 |
| Year (2018) | 5 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-04 |
United Flexible
Romeoville, Illinois, United States United Flexible, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and support of high performance and mission-critical engineered solutions for the transfer of fluids and gases in extreme environments. The Company provides a broad portfolio of product lines including fixed and flexible tubes and precision bellows, which are made to exacting requirements and sold to leading OEMs in attractive end-markets such as aerospace/defense engines and systems, industrial, and power generation. |
Sell | $345M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-28 |
Intellectual Technology
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States Intellectual Technology is a provider of both on-demand printing and fulfillment solutions to modernize DMV operations and services. Powered by its proprietary software, ITI’s on-demand offering features both printers managed by DMV personnel and self-service kiosks which enable customers to receive vehicle registrations and other DMV services without having to wait in line for DMV personnel. Intellectual Technology was founded in 1989 and is based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. |
Buy | - |
