M&A Deal Summary

One Equity Partners Acquires Ballymore

On April 17, 2024, private equity firm One Equity Partners acquired building materials company Ballymore from Graycliff Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is One Equity Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is One Equity Partners’ 70th transaction in the United States.
  • This is One Equity Partners’ 7th transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2024-04-17
Target Ballymore
Sector Building Materials
Buyer(s) One Equity Partners
Sellers(s) Graycliff Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Ballymore

Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States
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Ballymore Safety Products designs, develops, and manufactures engineered safety products that address safety and productivity issues related to vertical access and heavy material handling. The Company offers a broad suite of products and services, including rolling safety ladders, lifts, work platforms, fall protection systems, portable loading docks, lift tables, conveyors, stackers, and reach tools. Ballymore Safety Products was founded in 1945 and is based in Coatesville, Pennsylvania.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

One Equity Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 10.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

One Equity Partners (OEP) is a private equity firm that targets buyout and growth capital investments in North America, Europe, and Asia. OEP prefers to be the lead investor and typically commits $30 to $300 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include industrial products/services, consumer, retail, chemicals, media, communications, and healthcare. One Equity Partners was formed in 2001 and spun out of JP Morgan Chase in 2015. One Equity Partners is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 122 of 122
Sector (Building Materials) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 21 of 21
State (Pennsylvania) 7 of 7
Country (United States) 70 of 70
Year (2024) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-03-27 Acteon

Norwich, United Kingdom

Acteon is a global oilfield services provider focusing on the provision of subsea services and products. Acteon was founded in 1989 and is based in Norwich, United Kingdom.

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SELLER

Graycliff Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1991
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Graycliff Partners is a private equity firm focused on private equity and mezzanine investments in middle-market companies throughout the US. The Firm's mezzanine practice does not have any sector preferences and looks to invest $10 to $50 million in profitable companies with at least $10 million in revenue. Funds are used to support buyouts, growth needs, divestitures, or consolidations. Graycliff's private equity group looks to acquire middle-market companies in the manufacturing, service, and distribution sectors. The Firm looks for businesses with $10 to $200 million of revenue. Graycliff Partners was established in 1991 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 34 of 34
Sector (Building Materials) 4 of 4
Type (Secondary Buyout) 12 of 12
State (Pennsylvania) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 31 of 31
Year (2024) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-03-01 Electro-Mechanical

Bristol, Virginia, United States

Electro-Mechanical is a manufacturer of electrical apparatus and sells its products under the Federal Pacific, Line Power, Mirus International, and GridConnex brands. With five manufacturing facilities including a repair and service division, the company has nearly one million square feet of modern manufacturing facilities located in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Electro-Mechanical was founded in 1958 and is based in Bristol, Virginia.

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