Barings Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Profile

In the last 3 years, Barings has acquired 2 companies. It has also invested in 1 other.

Barings’ most common sectors for investment are transportation (11%) and machinery (7%). The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (40%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (34%). In total, Barings has invested in 22 US states and 3 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2009 when it acquired Drew Marine for $120M.

In the last 3 years, Barings has exited 13 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (65%). Barings’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2019 when it sold Wireless Infrastructure Group for $885M.

Join Mergr to view Barings’ full profile and discover more mega-sized private equity firms just like it.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity82
    • M&A Buy Activity48
    • M&A Sell Activity34
  • Total Sectors Invested 26
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 53
  • M&A Advisors 5

Barings LLC

300 South Tryon Street Suite 2500,
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
United States
(704) 805-7200
www.barings.com
brian.whelan@barings.com

Babson Capital is an investment management and advisory firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. In addition to its other investment vehicles, Babson invests in mezzanine, distressed, and private equity transactions. Babson targets potential transactions valued between $50 and $300 million. The Firm commits between $10 and $40 million for mezzanine capital needs and between $3 and $15 million for private equity investments. Sectors of interest include manufacturing, business services, distribution, consumer products, consumer services, food products, packaging, and healthcare. Babson will consider opportunities in the US, Europe, and Asia.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Automotive, Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Electronics, Energy Services and Equipment, Engineering, Financial Services, Food, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Leisure, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marine, Marketing, Medical Products, Packaging, Plastics, Real Estate, Restaurants, Safety/Security, Test/Measurement Equipment, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Secondary Buyout

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Asia/Pacific

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 3 40
Enterprise Value 50 300
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 45 - 1 1 1 - 48
vol $244M $19M $263M
Sell (3.6/yr) # 16 5 3 7 2 1 34
vol $1.3B $360M $885M $115M $2.7B
  82

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
General Tools & Instruments LLC 2021-02-01 115M USD Add-on Acquisition
Secaucus, New Jersey · www.generaltools.com
Sunrise Windows & Doors 2020-12-22 - Add-on Acquisition
Temperance, Michigan · www.sunrisewindows.com
Specialty Networks LLC 2020-12-15 - Growth Capital
Rocky River, Ohio
Money Mailer LLC 2020-04-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Cypress, California · www.moneymailer.com
Wireless Infrastructure Group Ltd. 2019-12-19 885M GBP Secondary Buyout
Bellshill, United Kingdom · www.wirelessinfrastructure.co.uk
JMH International LLC 2019-12-12 - Add-on Acquisition
Salt Lake City, Utah · www.jmhpremium.com
Team Drive-Away, Inc. 2019-10-21 - Add-on Acquisition
Olathe, Kansas · www.teamdriveaway.com
Siblu France SAS 2019-09-27 - Secondary Buyout
Pessac, France · www.siblu.com
ABC Industries, Inc. 2019-08-05 - Secondary Buyout
Winona Lake, Indiana · www.abc-industries.net
Armstrong Transport Group LLC 2019-06-18 - Recapitalization
Charlotte, North Carolina · www.armstrongtransport.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Transportation 2 (15%) - 5 (10%) -
Chemicals - - 3 (6%) 186M (71%)
Consumer Products 2 (15%) - 3 (6%) -
Machinery - - 3 (6%) -
Manufacturing - - 3 (6%) -
Packaging - - 3 (6%) -
Safety/Security 2 (15%) - 3 (6%) -
Automotive 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
Business Services - - 2 (4%) -
Distribution - - 2 (4%) -
Engineering 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
Food - - 2 (4%) -
Healthcare Services 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
Consumer Services - - 1 (2%) 58M (22%)
Life Science 1 (8%) 19M (100%) 1 (2%) 19M (7%)
Aerospace - - 1 (2%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (2%) -
Communications - - 1 (2%) -
Education 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Leisure - - 1 (2%) -
Marketing - - 1 (2%) -
Medical Products - - 1 (2%) -
Plastics - - 1 (2%) -
Restaurants 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Software - - 1 (2%) -
Total 13 $19M 48 $263M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 12 (92%) 19M (100%) 43 (90%) 205M (78%)
  New Jersey 1 (8%) - 6 (13%) 120M (46%)
  North Carolina 3 (23%) 19M (100%) 5 (10%) 19M (7%)
  Texas 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
  Pennsylvania 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
  Ohio 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
  Kansas 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
  Florida 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
  Colorado 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
  Wisconsin - - 2 (4%) -
  Washington - - 2 (4%) -
  Utah - - 2 (4%) -
  Michigan - - 2 (4%) -
  Massachusetts - - 2 (4%) -
  California - - 2 (4%) -
  Virginia 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
  New Mexico 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
  New York - - 1 (2%) 66M (25%)
  Oregon - - 1 (2%) -
  Indiana - - 1 (2%) -
  Illinois - - 1 (2%) -
  Georgia - - 1 (2%) -
  Alabama - - 1 (2%) -
United Kingdom 1 (8%) - 4 (8%) 58M (22%)
France - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 12 (92%) 19M (100%) 43 (90%) 205M (78%)
Cross-border 1 (8%) - 5 (10%) 58M (22%)
Total 13 $19M 48 $263M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 5 (38%) - 19 (40%) 124M (47%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (15%) - 16 (33%) -
Recapitalization 2 (15%) - 6 (13%) -
Divestiture 1 (8%) 19M (100%) 3 (6%) 139M (53%)
Growth Capital 2 (15%) - 3 (6%) -
Add-on Acquisition 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 13 $19M 48 $263M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 13 (38%) 115M (4%)
Secondary Sale 11 (32%) 885M (33%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 9 (26%) 1.7B (63%)
Merger 1 (3%) -
Total 34 $2.7B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc.
 1
BB&T Capital Markets
 1
Legal Deals
Locke Lord LLP
 1
Thompson Hine LLP
 1
McGuireWoods LLP
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $120M
< $100M 3 $143M
TOTAL $263M
Largest Drew Marine, Inc.
$120M (2009-06-22)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 7 $2.6B
< $100M 1 $80M
TOTAL $2.7B
Largest Wireless Infrastructure Group Ltd.
$885M (2019-12-19)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
44%
21 (44%)
Strategic(s)
4%
2 (4%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
32%
11 (32%)
Strategic(s)
68%
23 (68%)

Investor Summary

Size

Mega

PE Assets

288.0B USD

Established

1955

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Patrick Hoefling

CFO

Mike Freno

Chairman, CEO & President

Sheldon Francis

Chief Administrative Officer & Chief Legal Officer

Cheryl Krauss

Chief Communications Officer

Chasity Boyce

Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

 Subscribe to unlock this and 161,366
investor and company profiles

Sign-up today to get full access

  • check  Unlimited Searches
  • check  Unlimited Profile Views
  • check  Build and Export Lists of
    • PE Backed Companies
    • Direct Investors & Acquirers
    • Advisors
    • Deals
    • & More
1 Week Free Trial Learn More

What's Mergr?

We built Mergr to save people the arduous and time-consuming process of tracking when companies are bought, sold, and who currently owns them.

Every day, new opportunities emerge around M&A and we help professionals of all types comb through transactions, investors, and corporate acquirers via an easy-to-use web database that is accessible to anyone.

Try us for 1 week free today!

Mergr, the Easiest-to-Use PE and M&A DB

Key Benefits

  • Stay informed on events in your industry
  • M&A research that takes seconds (not all afternoon)
  • Better understand your customers and prospects
  • Discover active buyers (or sellers)
Search
  • 4.1K Private Equity Firms
  • 150K M&A Transactions
  • 157K Companies Involved in M&A
    (Buyer, Seller, or Target)
  • 3.2K M&A Advisors
    (Investment Banks and Law Firms)
  • 48K M&A Contacts
    (PE and M&A Advisors)

Ready to try?

Join FREE for 1 Week

No obligation. Cancel anytime.

Mergr

Product

Company

Legal