Investment Summary

BIA Digital Partners and Marquette Capital Partners Invest In TrioVideo

On September 15, 2006, mezzanine finance firms BIA Digital Partners and Marquette Capital Partners invested in media company TrioVideo

Investment Highlights
  • This is BIA Digital Partners’ 5th and Marquette Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is BIA Digital Partners’ 19th and Marquette Capital Partners’ 11th transaction in the United States.
  • This is BIA Digital Partners’ 2nd and Marquette Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Illinois.
Investment Fate
  • TrioVideo was sold to a strategic buyer in 2012.

Investment Summary

Date 2006-09-15
Target TrioVideo
Sector Media
Investor(s) BIA Digital Partners
Marquette Capital Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

TrioVideo

Chicago, Illinois, United States
website
TrioVideo provides mobile television production facilities and services for broadcast and cable clients, entertainment companies, professional sports teams, and major corporations. TrioVideo was founded in 1982 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

BIA Digital Partners

Chantilly, Virginia, United States

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Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 1983
PE ASSETS 283M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

BIA Digital Partners is a private investment firm focused on making junior capital investments in businesses serving the media/entertainment, telecommunications, information services, and business services sectors. The Firm has a special interest in companies generating a significant level of recurring revenue. BIA typically invests in businesses valued from $20 to $100 million and revenues $15 to $100 million. Investment proceeds are generally used to pursue organic growth opportunities, make acquisitions, fund management or leveraged buyouts, recapitlizations, and debt refinancings. BIA is licensed as a SBIC and is based in Chantilly, Virginia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 33
Sector (Media) 5 of 7
Type (Growth Capital) 8 of 19
State (Illinois) 2 of 4
Country (United States) 19 of 33
Year (2006) 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-08-16 Lifestyle Media

New York City, New York, United States

Lifestyle Media Inc. is a fast growing publisher of magazines and directories, and operator of conferences and trade shows that serves special interest, ?enthusiast? categories.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-04-12 Job News

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Job News provides localized help-wanted advertising services through free print publications, websites, broadcasting, and career fairs. Job News was founded in 1994 and is based in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Investor

Marquette Capital Partners

St. Louis Park, Minnesota, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 258M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Marquette Capital Partners (MCP) is a private investment focused on junior capital investments in mature lower-middle market companies. MCP looks to invest $2 to $10 million per transaction to support growth, recapitalization, or change of control transactions. Prospective companies are typically manufacturers of consumer or industrial products, value-added distributors, business to business service companies, and retail businesses. MCP will not invest in start-ups, early stage venture capital, or real estate businesses. The firm is an affiliate of Marquette Financial Companies, a multibillion dollar financial services firm. Marquette Capital Partners was formed in 1997 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with an additional office in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 23
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Growth Capital) 2 of 2
State (Illinois) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 11 of 23
Year (2006) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-08-21 TechSkills

Austin, Texas, United States

TechSkills is a provider of technical and professional education focused on Information Technology, Health Services, Business Skills, and Corporate Training. TechSkills is based in Austin, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-01 Groeb Farms

Onsted, Michigan, United States

Groeb Farms, Inc. is a domestic processor and packager of honey for the industrial food ingredient and foodservice markets. Groeb Farms is based in Onsted, Michigan.

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