M&A Deal Summary

Transom Capital Group Acquires Scantron

On December 4, 2019, private equity firm Transom Capital Group acquired software company Scantron from MacAndrews & Forbes

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Transom Capital Group’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Transom Capital Group’s 18th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Transom Capital Group’s 1st transaction in Minnesota.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-12-04
Target Scantron
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Transom Capital Group
Sellers(s) MacAndrews & Forbes
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Scantron

Eagan, Minnesota, United States
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Scantron's corporate headquarters in Eagan, Minnesota.
Scantron's corporate headquarters in Eagan, Minnesota.
Scantron is a technology and services-driven company that empowers growth through intelligent, mission-critical assessment, technology, and data capture solutions for business, education, certification, and government clients around the world. Scantron was founded in 1972 and is based in Eagan, Minnesota.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Transom Capital Group

El Segundo, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2008
PE ASSETS 600M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Transom Capital Group is an operationally-focused private equity firm that seeks buyouts and control investments in middle-market companies with established revenue streams and business models. Transom is sector agnostic and will consider opportunities throughout North America. Target companies typically have cash-flows up to $100 million. Transom Capital Partners was formed in 2008 and is based in Los Angeles, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 25
Sector (Software) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 7
State (Minnesota) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 18 of 24
Year (2019) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-09 Beauty Quest Group

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Beauty Quest Group is a manufacturer and marketer of branded and private label hair care, color and styling products to professional salons and specialty retailers. Beauty Quest Group sells a wide range of hair care products including Aquage, RUSK and One and Only, as well as private label brands for leading retailers. In addition, Beauty Quest Group provides contract manufacturing services to other leading marketers of hair care and other topical products. Beauty Quest Group is based in Stamford, Connecticut.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-08-03 Pelco

Clovis, California, United States

Pelco designs, develops and distributes end-to-end video technology, including video security cameras and video management system software. The company’s scalable solutions and commitment to service delivery enables customers of all sizes to mitigate risk, increase operational efficiencies and enhance safety.

Sell $110M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

MacAndrews & Forbes

New York, New York, United States

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Category Company
Sector Diversified
DESCRIPTION

MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated owns and operates a diverse array of businesses, tapping into the broad expertise of its management team to support the delivery of best in class products and services to end users and consumers all over the world. MacAndrews & Forbes’ businesses span a wide range of industries, from global leaders in cosmetics and digital entertainment to biotechnology and military equipment.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 8
Sector (Software) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Minnesota) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 6 of 7
Year (2019) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-13 Panavision

Woodland Hills, California, United States

Panavision Inc. is a developer, manufacturer, and rental of high quality 35-millimeter motion picture cameras, lenses, and accessories for the international film and television industries.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-07-22 AM General

South Bend, Indiana, United States

AM General designs, engineers, manufactures, supplies and supports specialized vehicles for military and commercial customers and has more than six decades of experience meeting the changing needs of the defense and automotive industries. AM General is the original designer and manufacturer of the famous military HMMWV (Humvee®) and HUMMER® H1 vehicles, and commercial contract assembler of the H2, MV-1 and Ford Transit Connect Electric vehicles. AM General is based in South Bend, Indiana.

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