Investment Summary

Behrman Capital Invests In Brooks Equipment

On December 3, 1998, private equity firm Behrman Capital invested in distribution company Brooks Equipment

Investment Highlights
  • This is Behrman Capital’s 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Behrman Capital’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Behrman Capital’s 1st transaction in North Carolina.
Investment Fate
  • Brooks Equipment was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2010.
  • Brooks Equipment was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2014.
  • Brooks Equipment was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2021.

Investment Summary

Date 1998-12-03
Target Brooks Equipment
Sector Distribution
Investor(s) Behrman Capital
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Brooks Equipment

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Brooks Equipment is a distributor of first response fire protection equipment and related parts. Brooks Equipment operates via an extensive network of 16 distribution centers nationwide, through which it offers more than 200,000 products across every major fire and life safety brand. Brooks Equipment was founded in 1941 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Investor

Behrman Capital

New York, New York, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1991
PE ASSETS 4.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Behrman Capital is a private equity firm focused on management buyouts, leveraged buildups and recapitalizations of established growth companies. Areas of interest include healthcare, defense, specialty manufacturing, business to business outsourcing, and information technology. Behrman looks to invest in the range from $25 to $125 million of equity capital in companies generating sales of $25 to $250 million. Behrman Capital was formed in 1991. The Firm is based in New York City with an additional office in San Francisco.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 29
Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 2
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 1 of 2
State: North Carolina M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 5 of 29
Year: 1998 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-09-08 Nimbus Cd

Ruckersville, Virginia, United States

Nimbus CD International, Inc. is a manufacturer of compact discs and digital versatile discs. It also distributed digitally recorded information, including data, text, video, audio, and other interactive applications.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-02-01 ACS Communications

Austin, Texas, United States

ACS Communications, Inc. (ACS Dataline) provides information technology services. It engages in managing, integrating, and supporting technologies for businesses. The company offers rollout deployment services, staff augmentation, technology deployment services, data center management, and build out services. It serves system integrators, as well as government, healthcare, financial, and retail companies.

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