M&A Deal Summary

Novacap Acquires Hallcon

On August 4, 2015, private equity firm Novacap acquired transportation company Hallcon from Southfield Capital and Capitala Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Novacap’s 3rd transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Novacap’s 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Novacap’s 1st transaction in Illinois.
Investment Fate
  • Hallcon was sold to a consortium of buyers in 2022.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-08-04
Target Hallcon
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Novacap
Sellers(s) Southfield Capital
Capitala Group
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Lazard Ltd.
BB&T Capital Markets (Financial)
Finn Dixon & Herling LLP
Stikeman Elliott LLP (Legal)

Target

Hallcon

Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Hallcon is a provider of mission-critical transportation services and infrastructure for a broad range of customers including railroads, universities, airports, hospitals and healthcare systems, public transit, technology, industrial companies, and other large employers seeking custom transportation solutions. Hallcon was founded in 1946 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Novacap

Brossard, Quebec, Canada

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 8.0B CAD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Novacap is a large private equity firm focused on middle-market company acquisitions in Canada. Novacap pursues companies with $30 to $500 million in sales and will consider transactions valued up to $500 million. Target transaction situations include partial or full buyouts, spin-offs, take privates, recapitalizations, and growth capital financings. Novacap will consider opportunities in basic industries as well as high-growth tech sectors. Novacap was formed in 1981 and has offices in Toronto and Montreal.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 23 of 59
Sector (Transportation) 3 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 4 of 8
State (Illinois) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 9 of 18
Year (2015) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-06 IPL

Saint-Damien, Quebec, Canada

IPL is engaged in design, manufacturing and marketing of more than 400 moulded, plastic resin-based products through injection and extrusion. IPL was founded in 1939 and is based in Saint-Damien, Quebec.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-14 Nitrex

Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada

Nitrex is a provider of fully integrated heat-treating solutions and technologies globally. Nitrex offers commercial metal treating services throughout the world. Nitrex was founded in 1984 and is based in Saint-Laurent, Quebec.

Buy -

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Southfield Capital

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2002
PE ASSETS 125M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Southfield Capital is a private investment group focused on buying and building lower middle-market businesses headquartered throughout North America. The Firm prefers to control investment situations and looks to commit $20 to $60 million of equity in companies valued from $25 to $125 million. Target sectors include manufacturing, distribution and fulfillment, and specialty services. Southfield avoids investing in agriculture, mining, heavy construction, and hazardous materials. Prospective investment situations include buyouts, consolidations, recapitalizations, and growth financings. Southfield Capital is a successor company to the private investment firm Levison & Company and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut with additional offices in Alexandria, Virginia, and Louisville, Kentucky.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 9
Sector (Transportation) 1 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 3 of 5
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 8
Year (2015) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-01 Spectrum Automotive Holdings

Fairfield, New Jersey, United States

Spectrum Automotive Holdings is an agent, marketer, and administrator of finance and insurance ("F&I") products for the U.S. automotive market. Spectrum Automotive is providing a full suite of proprietary and third-party extended warranty and ancillary products to more than 1,400 dealer, administrator, and original equipment manufacturer partners. Spectrum Automotive Holdings was founded in 1999 and is based in Fairfield, New Jersey.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-22 Tier One Relocation

Weirton, West Virginia, United States

Tier One Relocation is a logistics manager that specializes in household goods moves for military personnel. Tier One Relocation is an outsourced service provider to transportation companies and provides a range of mission-critical services, including order procurement, relocation management, customer service and back-office administration. The Company’s core value proposition is its ability to maximize customer revenue, capacity utilization and provide complete outsourcing of the rigorous department of defense administrative process. Tier One Relocation was founded in 2010 and is based in Weirton, West Virginia.

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SELLER

Capitala Group

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Asset Manager
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 3.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Capitala Group is an asset manager that provides equity and mezzanine capital to mid-sized companies valued up to $250 million. Funds are generally used to support growth needs, add-on acquisitions, management/leveraged buyouts, and recapitalizations. Capitatala will invest across the US, but generally targets opportunities located in the Southeast. Industry preferences include building products, business services, consumer/reteail, general industrial, healthcare, and technology. Prospective companies typically have revenues greater than $10 million and EBITDA of at least $3 million. Capitala was formed in 1998 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 49
Sector (Transportation) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 7 of 18
State (Illinois) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 21 of 48
Year (2015) 5 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-01 Fresh Dining Concepts

Coral Gables, Florida, United States

Fresh Dining Concepts is a third-largest Auntie Anne’s franchisee and operates over 50 in-line stores, baking kiosks and satellite retail units along the East Coast from New York to Florida. Fresh Dining Concepts is based in Coral Gables, Florida.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-15 Quincy Bioscience

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Quincy is a biotech company that focuses on developing supplements that support cognitive function and brain health.

Sell -