M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2006-05-24 |
| Target | ColorMatrix |
| Sector | Plastics |
| Buyer(s) |
Audax Private Equity
Blackstone Credit |
| Deal Type | Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) |
| Deal Value | 175M USD |
| Advisor(s) | Grace Matthews, Inc. (Financial) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| PE ASSETS | 16.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Audax Private Equity is a private equity firm focused on acquiring control positions in a variety of mid to large North American headquartered companies. The Firm segments its activities into lower middle-market and larger scale investing. Within its larger group, Audax targets profitable businesses valued up to $800 million and within its lower middle-market group, the Firm seeks companies valued up to $125 million. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer products/services, financial services, healthcare services, industrial services, software, and technology. Audax has a special interest in businesses that can benefit from a buy and build investment strategy for growth. Audax Private Equity was formed in 1999 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 19 of 153 |
| Sector (Plastics) | 1 of 2 |
| Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) | 8 of 41 |
| State (Ohio) | 1 of 9 |
| Country (United States) | 19 of 145 |
| Year (2006) | 4 of 9 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 3 of 6 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-05-23 |
Denver Biomedical
Golden, Colorado, United States Denver Biomedical, Inc. is a manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of medical devices for fluid management in the chest and abdomen. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-06-06 |
Herald Media
Boston, Massachusetts, United States Herald Media is the most powerful advertising and news medium in eastern Massachusetts. For readers, Herald Media's online and print publications offer strong, grassroots journalism written, photographed and edited by people whose foundations are within the communities they serve. |
Sell | $230M |
Blackstone Credit is the lending arm of alternative asset management firm The Blackstone Group. Blackstone Credit looks to provide a variety of capital needs, including loans, high yield and investment grade bonds, structured credit, mezzanine lending, and opportunistic financings. The Blackstone Group acquired lender GSO Capital Partners in 2008 which formed the foundation for Blackstone Credit. Blackstone Credit is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 12 |
| Sector (Plastics) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) | 1 of 2 |
| State (Ohio) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 1 of 9 |
| Year (2006) | 1 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 2 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-06-01 |
ArrMaz Custom Chemicals
Mulberry, Florida, United States ArrMaz Custom Chemicals, Inc. is a producer of process chemicals to the phosphate fertilizer mining and manufacturing industry, a manufacturer of additives to the asphalt paving market, and a growing supplier of other diversified industrial mineral flotation and surfactant chemicals. |
Buy | - |
