M&A Deal Summary

Navigation Capital Partners and VVS Capital Acquire Brown Trucking

On May 12, 2008, private equity firms Navigation Capital Partners and VVS Capital acquired transportation company Brown Trucking

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Navigation Capital Partners’ 1st and VVS Capital’s 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Navigation Capital Partners’ 10th and VVS Capital’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Navigation Capital Partners’ 1st and VVS Capital’s 1st transaction in Georgia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2008-05-12
Target Brown Trucking
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Navigation Capital Partners
VVS Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) Miller & Martin (Legal)

Target

Brown Trucking

Lithonia, Georgia, United States
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Brown Trucking is a provider of dry van truckload transportation, dedicated and contract warehousing, third-party logistics, and related services concentrated primarily in nine southeastern states. Brown Trucking was founded in 1946 and is based in Lithonia, Georgia.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Navigation Capital Partners

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 340M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Navigation Capital Partners (NCP) is a private equity firm that makes growth and buyout investments in established mid-market companies with longstanding customer relationships, proprietary manufacturing processes, and mission-critical services. Target companies typically have annual sales up to $150 million and the firm can commit between $10 and $40 million of equity capital per transaction. Sectors of interest include engineered industrial products, automotive & recreational vehicle components, building & construction products, packaging products & services, specialty chemicals, value-added distribution, business services, financial services, healthcare services, and transportation/logistics. Navigation Capital Partners is based in Atlanta, Georgia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 19
Sector (Transportation) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 5 of 8
State (Georgia) 1 of 6
Country (United States) 10 of 19
Year (2008) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-04-03 PE GI Solutions

Jamison, Pennsylvania, United States

PE GI Solutions is a developer, manager, and owner of freestanding, single-specialty endoscopic Ambulatory Surgery Centers in partnership with practicing physicians and hospitals. PE GI Solutions was founded in 1998 and is based in Jamison, Pennsylvania.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-07-06 SecureWorks

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

SecureWorks is a provider of world-class information security services, with over 2,600 clients worldwide spanning North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific Rim. Organizations of all sizes, including more than ten percent of the Fortune 500, rely on SecureWorks to protect their assets, improve compliance and reduce costs. SecureWorks was founded in 1999 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Buyer

VVS Capital

Marietta, Georgia, United States

Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

VVS Capital LLC is a private investment firm that seeks middle-market company investments. The Firm targets profitable businesses with predictable cash flows ($3 to $25 million of EBITDA), defensible competitive advantages, and differentiated products. Areas of interest include energy, logistics, healthcare, financial services, and business services. VVS Capital LLC was formed in 2007 and is based in Marietta, Georgia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Transportation) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 1 of 2
State (Georgia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2008) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-02-22 Western Petroleum

Vernal, Utah, United States

Western Petroleum LLC is a fuel distributor. Western Petroleum transports and delivers fuels, lubes, industrial oils, provides both on-site and card lock fueling services to construction, trucking, drill rigs, commercial accounts, mines, ski resorts and farms in Utah, Colorado, Nevada and Wyoming.

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