M&A Deal Summary

Sumitomo Electric Acquires Cloyes Gear and Products

On September 27, 2007, Sumitomo Electric acquired automotive company Cloyes Gear and Products from KPS Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sumitomo Electric’s 2nd transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is Sumitomo Electric’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Sumitomo Electric’s 1st transaction in Arkansas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-09-27
Target Cloyes Gear and Products
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) Sumitomo Electric
Sellers(s) KPS Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Cloyes Gear and Products

Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
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Cloyes Gear and Products, Inc. is a leading supplier of timing systems and components for automotive engines and enjoys a dominant market position in the North American automotive aftermarket under the Cloyes® and Dynagear® brand names. Cloyes is one of only four global OE suppliers that provides customers with the design, engineering, manufacturing and supply chain management for the timing system in engines

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Sumitomo Electric

Osaka, Japan

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Category Company
Founded 1897
Sector Manufacturing
Employees281,075
Revenue 3,367.9B JPY (2022)
DESCRIPTION

Sumitomo Electric is a leading manufacturer of electric wire and optical fiber cables. Sumitomo Electric was founded in 1897 and is based in Osaka, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector (Automotive) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 4
State (Arkansas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 3
Year (2007) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-07-12 Master Tool

Grand River, Ohio, United States

Master Tool LLC is a designer and builder of custom, inserted cutting tools.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-07-01 OCC

Yokohama, Japan

OCC was established in 1935 as Japan's first domestic manufacturer of submarine cables for telecommunication. OCC is a world leader in manufacturing high specification submarine and terrestrial cable systems and is the dominant provider of submarine cables in Asia with a market share of nearly 100% in Japan and over 80% in Asia. They are the leading provider of on-shore cables with long and stable client relationships.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

KPS Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1991
PE ASSETS 13.4B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

KPS Capital Partners is a private investment firm that targets special situations including turnarounds, restructurings, bankruptcies, and corporate divestitures. KPS' target investment size is $100 million to $1 billion in businesses with minimum revenues of $250 million. The Firm has specific interest in companies engaged in the manufacturing, transportation, and service industries. KPS will not consider investments in high technology, financial services, telecommunications, broadcast media, real estate and natural resources. The Firm's geographic coverage spans the US, Canada, and Europe. KPS Capital Partners was formed in 1991 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 33
Sector (Automotive) 1 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 18
State (Arkansas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 9 of 28
Year (2007) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-09-07 Genesis Worldwide II

Callery, Pennsylvania, United States

Genesis Worldwide II, Inc. is a designs, engineers and manufactures high-quality metal coil processing equipment through its Herr-Voss Stamco business unit. The Company also provides mill roll reconditioning, texturing and grinding services in addition to its rebuild, repair and spare parts business.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-05 United Road Services

Romulus, Michigan, United States

United Road Services is a provider of vehicle transport and logistics in North America. United Road serves 10,000-plus diverse customers including manufacturers, retailers, finance and leasing companies, rental agencies, auctions, web-based logistics firms and individuals transporting millions of new, remarketed and specialty vehicles annually.

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