M&A Deal Summary

Rockbridge Growth Equity and Onex Falcon Acquire ConnectAmerica

On January 12, 2011, growth capital firm Rockbridge Growth Equity and mezzanine finance firm Onex Falcon acquired healthcare services company ConnectAmerica

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Rockbridge Growth Equity’s 1st and Onex Falcon’s 2nd transaction in the Healthcare Services sector.
  • This is Rockbridge Growth Equity’s 13th and Onex Falcon’s 35th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Rockbridge Growth Equity’s 1st and Onex Falcon’s 3rd transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-01-12
Target ConnectAmerica
Sector Healthcare Services
Buyer(s) Rockbridge Growth Equity
Onex Falcon
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) SPP Advisors LLC (Financial)

Target

ConnectAmerica

Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States
website
Connect America is a provider of medical alert systems. With a full suite of reliable connected health solutions offered directly and through more than 1,000 healthcare network partners. Connect America was established in 2004 and is based in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.

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Rockbridge Growth Equity

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 1.2B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Rockbridge Growth Equity is a private equity firm focused on growth businesses in service-driven industries. Areas of interest include consumer direct marketing, business services, financial services, and sports/media/entertainment companies. Rockbridge's target investment size is $20 to $100 million. The Firm prefers control positions but will consider select minority investments. Rockbridge Growth Equity was formed in 2007 and is based in Livonia, Michigan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 29
Sector (Healthcare Services) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 5 of 14
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 13 of 29
Year (2011) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-11-22 One on One Marketing

Lehi, Utah, United States

One on One Marketing, Inc is a provider of high-quality sales leads to online for-profit educational institutions. Established in 2002 and based in American Fork, Utah, One on One Marketing generates leads through a diverse set of traffic channels, leveraging content-rich online portals and a proprietary call verified process, and sells directly to prominent for-profit educational institutions.

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2011-08-29 MyInsuranceExpert

Troy, Michigan, United States

My Insurance Expert has been helping individuals and families with their insurance needs for over 30 years. Our business was built on relationships, and it continues to be the cornerstone of our growth. Located in Troy, MI, My Insurance Expert is - at its core - a highly trained group of licensed insurance Advisors. By leveraging our expertise in a wide range of insurance products, our clients save time and enjoy the peace of mind that comes with knowing they’ve made informed choices.

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Onex Falcon

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 4.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Onex Falcon is a mezzanine finance firm that provides junior capital for North American businesses. Falcon looks to provide $30 to $150 million of subordinated debt to companies with EBITDA of at least $10 million. Falcon has no specific industry focus. Investment proceeds are typically used to support LBOs/MBOs, growth and acquisition financings, restructuring, recapitalizations, take privates, and generational ownership transfers. Onex Falcon was formed in 2000 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 36 of 56
Sector (Healthcare Services) 2 of 3
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 10 of 16
State (Pennsylvania) 3 of 4
Country (United States) 35 of 53
Year (2011) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-11-01 Dent Wizard International

Bridgeton, Missouri, United States

Dent Wizard is the provider of automotive reconditioning services and related products. Dent Wizard International was founded in 1983 and is based in Bridgeton, Missouri.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-08-01 Anton Capital Entertainment SCA

Luxembourg

Anton Capital Entertainment SCA (“ACE” or the “Company”) is a newly-created Luxembourg-based media fund that signed an agreement with StudioCanal S.A. (“StudioCanal”) to co-finance the international films distributed by StudioCanal over the next three years. ACE will finance 30% of StudioCanal’s releases. The cumulative investment is expected to encompass approximately 100 films (the “Slate”) and reach up to EUR 500 million over the three year period. StudioCanal is one of the largest European film distributors, with direct operations in France, the United Kingdom and Germany, and is also active globally through its international sales force and its other distribution and licensing agreements.

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