M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2005-09-11 |
| Target | Hertz |
| Sector | Consumer Services |
| Buyer(s) |
The Carlyle Group
CD&R Ridgemont Equity Partners |
| Sellers(s) | Ford Motor |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
| Deal Value | 15.0B USD |
| Advisor(s) | White & Case (Legal) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| PE ASSETS | 376.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 197 of 695 |
| Sector (Consumer Services) | 2 of 8 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 20 of 71 |
| State (Florida) | 3 of 14 |
| Country (United States) | 113 of 336 |
| Year (2005) | 20 of 32 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 4 of 133 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-09-08 |
Gakusei Engokai
Tokyo, Japan Gakusei Engokai is a premier publisher of job placement magazines, which are distributed to more than 100,000 locations throughout Japan. These magazines are well known in Japan for its brands: "an", "DODA", "salida", and "arbeit times". The company also provides this information via the Internet and mobile phones, which is a rapidly growing interface for job seekers. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-09-15 |
Núter Feed S.A.U.
A Coruña, Spain Formed in 1965, Núter Feed S.A.U. is a producer and distributor of animal feed for cattle and animals based in A Coruña, Spain. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 |
| PE ASSETS | 30.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC (CD&R) is a large private equity firm that targets non-core divestitures of large corporations, growth equity financings, traditional buyouts, and corporate/family partnerships. CD&R looks for opportunities in North America, Western Europe, and Asia and will consider businesses in a wide range of sectors including consumer/retail, healthcare, industrials, and services. Prospective companies generally lead their respective markets, have stable cash flows, and possess competitive advantages through differentiated products, services, or processes. CD&R was formed in 1978 and has offices in New York City and London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 12 of 90 |
| Sector (Consumer Services) | 1 of 6 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 8 of 24 |
| State (Florida) | 1 of 5 |
| Country (United States) | 9 of 65 |
| Year (2005) | 2 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 32 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-03-18 |
Rexel
Paris, France Rexel is a distributor of electrical parts and supplies. The Company supplies customers involved in residential, commercial and industrial construction, maintenance and renovation and currently has a network of approximately 1,700 branches in 29 countries, providing over 1.2 million products and related services. Rexel was founded in 1967 and is based in Paris, France. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-11-01 |
Sally Beauty Holdings
Denton, Texas, United States Sally Beauty Holdings is a specialty retailer and distributor of professional beauty. Sally Beauty Holdings operates in two segments, Sally Beauty Supply and Beauty Systems Group. Sally Beauty Holdings was founded in 1964 and is based in Denton, Texas. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| PE ASSETS | 6.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Ridgemont Equity Partners is an independent private equity firm specializing in middle-market buy-outs, corporate divestitures, recapitalizations and growth capital investments. The Firm targets to invest in companies located in North America, preferably in US and Canada. REP looks to invest up to $250 million in companies with EBIDTA of $5 - $50 million. The Firm seeks to hold both majority and minority equity interest in portfolio companies. Specific areas of interest include basin industries and services, energy, healthcare, telecommunications, media and technology. Ridgemont Equity Partners is a spun-off of Banc of America Capital Investors (BACI). Ridgemont Equity Partners was formed in August 2010 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 52 of 132 |
| Sector (Consumer Services) | 3 of 4 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 3 of 5 |
| State (Florida) | 5 of 8 |
| Country (United States) | 48 of 117 |
| Year (2005) | 5 of 7 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 2 of 20 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-09-08 |
IGN Entertainment
San Francisco, California, United States IGN Entertainment is an Internet media and services company focused on the video game and entertainment enthusiast markets, attracting more than 28 million unique monthly users. The company's network of videogame-related properties (IGN.com, GameSpy, FilePlanet, TeamXbox, Direct2Drive and others), is the web's number one video game information destination and attracts one of the largest concentrated audiences of young males on the Internet. |
Sell | $650M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-10-01 |
Clean Earth
Hatboro, Pennsylvania, United States Clean Earth, Inc. is a provider of environmental services for a variety of contaminated materials including soils, dredged materials, and hazardous waste and drill cuttings. The company analyzes, treats, documents, and recycles waste streams generated in multiple end-markets such as power, construction, oil & gas, infrastructure, industrial, and dredging. Treatment includes thermal desorption, dredged material stabilization, bioremediation, physical treatment/screening, and chemical fixation. Clean Earth was established in 1990 and is based in Hatboro, Pennsylvania. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1903 |
| Sector | Automotive |
| Employees | 173,000 |
| Revenue | 176.2B USD (2023) |
Ford Motor produces and sells automobiles under the Ford and Lincoln brands. In addition to the products Ford sells to dealerships for retail sale, the Company also sells vehicles to dealerships for sale to fleet customers, including commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments. Ford Motor also sells parts and accessories, primarily to dealerships and to authorized parts distributors. Through its dealerships, Ford Motor also offers extended service contracts to retail customers. Ford Motor was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 12 |
| Sector (Consumer Services) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 3 of 9 |
| State (Florida) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 4 of 8 |
| Year (2005) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-08-12 |
Kwik-Fit
Herts, United Kingdom Kwik-Fit, established in 1971, is an independent tire retailer with Europe’s largest service point network comprising 1,218 directly-managed tire fitting centres in the UK, France and Holland. |
Sell | £320M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-07 |
Troller Veículos Especiais S/A
Horizonte, Brazil Troller Veículos Especiais S/A is a designer and producer of off-road vehicles. The Company was formed in 1995 and is headquartered in Horzonte, Brazil. |
Buy | - |
