M&A Deal Summary

Winebow Acquires The Country Vintner

On July 1, 2014, Winebow acquired distribution company The Country Vintner from Brockway Moran & Partners and Five Points Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Winebow’s 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Winebow’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Winebow’s 1st transaction in Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-07-01
Target The Country Vintner
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Winebow
Sellers(s) Brockway Moran & Partners
Five Points Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

The Country Vintner

Ashland, Virginia, United States
website
The Country Vintner (dba Vintners Group) is the second largest distributor of fine wines in the United Sautes and the market leader in the Mid-Atlantic franchise states.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Winebow

Glen Allen, Virginia, United States

website

Category Company
Founded 1980
Sector Beverages
DESCRIPTION

Winebow is an independent importer and distributor of fine wine and craft spirits. The company imports a diversified portfolio of 167 quality brands from 118 global suppliers and serves over 175 distributors that deliver fine wines to retailers and restaurants across all 50 states. Winebow was formed in 1980 and is based in Glen Allen, New Jersey.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector (Distribution) 1 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 4
State (Virginia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 4
Year (2014) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-01 Grape Beginnings

Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States

Grape Beginnings, Inc. is a distributor of wine.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Brockway Moran & Partners

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

website

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 1.3B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Brockway Moran's headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.
Brockway Moran's headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.

Brockway Moran is a private equity firm that targets investments in privately held businesses, small cap public companies or subsidiaries and divisions of larger enterprises. The firm prefers profitable businesses with margins of at least 10%. Industries of interest include consumer products/services, industrial manufacturing, business services, health and fitness, healthcare, and value-added distribution. Brockway's geographic scope is within the US. Brockway seeks to invest between $15 and $100 million of equity capital in growth-oriented businesses valued between $50 and $250 million. Brockway Moran is based in Boca Raton, Florida.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 16
Sector (Distribution) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 5
State (Virginia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 8 of 16
Year (2014) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-30 MD Now Urgent Care

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

MD Now Urgent Care offers a patient-friendly and differentiated healthcare alternative by providing high-quality, convenient, timely, and affordable medical treatment for non-life-threatening injuries and illnesses 8 am-8 pm, 365 days per year, annually serving hundreds of thousands of patients with exemplary satisfaction ratings. MD Now Urgent Care was founded in 2005 and is based in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-11 Global Medical Response

Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States

Global Medical Response is a provider of medical transportation services formed by bringing together Air Medical Group Holdings (AMGH) and American Medical Response (AMR). The company delivers emergency medical and relocation services to patients in their time of need through a fleet of almost 500 air ambulances and 7,000 ground ambulances in the United States, the District of Columbia, and around the world. Global Medical Response was founded in 2004 and is based in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

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SELLER

Five Points Capital

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

website

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 1.3B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Five Points Capital makes both direct private equity and junior capital investments in US-based middle-market companies. Five Points prefers control based investments and will consider opportunities in a variety of industries. For both equity and mezzanine investments, the Firm looks to commit $5 to $25 million of capital in businesses with at least $10 million in sales and $3 million of EBITDA. Five Points Capital was formerly known as BB&T Capital Partners and re-branded in 2015. The Firm was established in 1997 and is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 56
Sector (Distribution) 3 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 23
State (Virginia) 5 of 7
Country (United States) 18 of 56
Year (2014) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-06 ISG Holdings

Farmington, Connecticut, United States

ISG Holdings, Inc. (“ISG”) was formed to build a workers’ compensation focused company that offers a suite of products and services to help contain the medical costs related to workers’ injury claims.

Sell $225M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-25 Agdata

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Agdata is a provider of strategic data and analytical solutions to the world’s largest agricultural, crop protection, and animal health manufacturers. Agdata's solutions allow the input manufacturers and trait providers to analyze complex sales data and trends and develop and maintain marketing and seed rebate programs. Agdata was founded in 1985 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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