M&A Deal Summary

Vance Street Capital Acquires McFarlane

On October 21, 2021, private equity firm Vance Street Capital acquired manufacturer McFarlane

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Vance Street Capital’s 4th transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Vance Street Capital’s 15th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Vance Street Capital’s 1st transaction in Kansas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-10-21
Target McFarlane
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Vance Street Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) Dentons (Legal)

Target

McFarlane

Baldwin City, Kansas, United States
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McFarlane is a family-owned business that designs, manufactures, and distributes more than 30,000 consumable parts in the United States and internationally for the general aviation market, specifically light single-engine and turboprop aircraft. McFarlane's proprietary portfolio of PMA parts consists of approximately 3,000 parts used across Cessna, Piper, Grumman, Beechcraft, and Ag-Cat airplanes. McFarlane was formed in 1970 and is based in Baldwin City, Kansas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Vance Street Capital

Pacific Palisades, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Vance Street Capital is a private equity firm focused exclusively on acquiring mid-market, profitable businesses in the aerospace, defense, industrial, and medical products sectors. Vance Street looks for companies valued from $30 to $350 million with sustainable competitive advantages and proven management. Prospective transaction situations include recapitalizations, management buyouts, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and growth capital financings. Vance Street Capital was formed in 2007 and is located in Los Angeles, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 26
Sector (Manufacturing) 4 of 7
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 12 of 16
State (Kansas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 15 of 21
Year (2021) 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-09 Applied Plastics

Norwood, Massachusetts, United States

Applied Plastics is an advanced coatings provider to the medical end markets. Applied provides specialty PTFE coatings on wires and other metal-based components for the medical device industry, with a primary emphasis on the advanced catheter market. Applied Plastics was founded in 1953 and is based in Norwood, Massachusetts.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-14 Polara

Greenville, Texas, United States

Polara designs and manufactures the technologically advanced and durable ADA-compliant and pedestrian-friendly crosswalk devices on the market. Polara’s APS (Accessible Pedestrian System) units and push buttons can be found in cities across the United States and Canada, and they have been instrumental in enhancing pedestrian safety and driving innovation in the market. Polara is based in Greenville, Texas.

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