M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2014-09-17 |
| Target | SolAero |
| Sector | Renewable Energy |
| Buyer(s) |
Enlightenment Capital
Veritas Capital The Carlyle Group Manulife Investment Management |
| Sellers(s) | EMCORE |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
| Deal Value | 150M USD |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Enlightenment Capital is a private investment firm that provides flexible capital solutions and strategic support to middle-market businesses in the Aerospace, Defense, Government & Technology (ADG&T) sector. The firm invests in equity (minority and control), senior debt, and mezzanine debt. Enlightenment Capital was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 7 of 32 |
| Sector (Renewable Energy) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 1 of 1 |
| State (New Mexico) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 7 of 32 |
| Year (2014) | 4 of 5 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-12 |
Pixia
Herndon, Virginia, United States Pixia Corp. is a developer of high-performance, big-data access software solutions. Pixia was founded in 1999 and is based in Herndon, Virginia. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-04 |
The Diplomat Group
Annapolis, Maryland, United States The Diplomat Group is a provider of passenger and cargo aircraft charter services to the private, commercial, and government sectors. The Diplomat Group was founded in 1981 and is based in Annapolis, Maryland. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 |
| PE ASSETS | 40.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Veritas Capital is a private equity investment firm that targets investments in defense, aerospace, government services, media/telecommunications, consumer products, and specialty manufacturing companies. Veritas generally partners with management when pursuing investments. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, growth capital investments, and leveraged recapitalizations. Veritas Capital was established in 1992 and is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 15 of 40 |
| Sector (Renewable Energy) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 6 of 18 |
| State (New Mexico) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 15 of 38 |
| Year (2014) | 2 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 22 of 22 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-02 |
BeyondTrust
Johns Creek, Georgia, United States BeyondTrust is a provider of Privileged Access Management (PAM) software solutions, empowering organizations to secure and manage privileges across passwords, endpoints, and access while enhancing control and visibility. BeyondTrust was founded in 1985 and is based in Johns Creek, Georgia. |
Buy | $310M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-11-05 |
CRGT
Reston, Virginia, United States CRGT, Inc. is a full life-cycle IT services provider for the Federal Government, offering customers agile software development, data analytics, and cyber security & infrastructure support. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| PE ASSETS | 376.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 502 of 695 |
| Sector (Renewable Energy) | 5 of 7 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 47 of 71 |
| State (New Mexico) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 259 of 336 |
| Year (2014) | 21 of 30 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 114 of 133 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-11 |
Ecovyst
Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States Ecovyst is a worldwide producer of specialty inorganic performance chemicals, high-end catalysts and engineered glass beads for the consumer, oil & gas, transportation safety, specialty plastics and industrial markets. Ecovyst is based in Malvern, Pennsylvania. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-18 |
Apex Parks Group
Aliso Viejo, California, United States Apex Parks Group is an entertainment services provider. Apex Parks consists of 14 family entertainment centers include park locations under Boomers!, Malibu Grand Prix, Mountasia, and SpeedZone franchise brands. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Mezzanine Finance Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Manulife Investment Management is a private investment group that provides mezzanine as well as non-controlling equity capital to middle-market businesses. Manulife Investment's target investment size is $10 to $50 million per transaction. The Group prefers opportunities located in the US. Manulife Investment Management was established in 1998 and maintains offices in Boston and New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 20 of 25 |
| Sector (Renewable Energy) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 3 of 3 |
| State (New Mexico) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 19 of 23 |
| Year (2014) | 2 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 3 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-02 |
Compuware
Detroit, Michigan, United States Compuware Corp. empowers the world’s largest companies to excel in the digital economy by taking full advantage of their mainframe investments. Compuware Corp. does this by delivering innovative software that enables IT, professionals, with mainstream skills to develop, deliver and support mainframe applications with ease and agility. Our modernized solutions uniquely automate mainframe work, integrate into a cross-platform DevOps toolchain and measure software delivery quality, velocity and efficiency. |
Buy | $2.5B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-23 |
dlhBOWLES
Canton, Ohio, United States dlhBOWLES is a supplier of innovative engineered plastic solutions to many of the largest corporations and most recognizable brands around the globe in the automotive and consumer products industries. The company designs and manufactures automotive products for camera and sensor wash systems, windshield washer systems, powertrain, chassis, and sunroof products. It also provides solutions for a wide array of consumer products in the areas of consumer sprays, plumbing, irrigation, and other diverse applications. dlhBOWLES was founded in 1961 and is based in Canton, Ohio. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| Sector | Semiconductors |
| Employees | 436 |
| Revenue | 124M USD (2022) |
EMCORE is a provider of compound semiconductor-based products for the fiber optics markets. EMCORE’s Fiber Optics business segment provides optical components, subsystems and systems for high-speed telecommunications, Cable Television (CATV) and Fiber-To-The-Premise (FTTP) networks, as well as products for satellite communications, video transport and specialty photonics technologies for defense and homeland security applications. EMCORE was founded in 1984 and is based in Alhambra, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 2 |
| Sector (Renewable Energy) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 1 of 2 |
| State (New Mexico) | 1 of 2 |
| Country (United States) | 1 of 2 |
| Year (2014) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-04-27 |
Opticomm
Alhambra, California, United States Opticomm Corp. specializes in the field of fiber optic video, audio and data networking for the commercial, governmental and industrial sectors. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-05 |
EMCORE - Tunable Laser Product Lines
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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Sell | $18M |
