M&A Deal Summary

Charlesbank Capital Partners Acquires Vestcom

On January 1, 2016, private equity firm Charlesbank Capital Partners acquired marketing company Vestcom from Court Square Capital Partners and PennantPark Investment Advisers

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Charlesbank Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is Charlesbank Capital Partners’ 47th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Charlesbank Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Arkansas.
Investment Fate
  • Vestcom was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2021 for 1.5B USD.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-01-01
Target Vestcom
Sector Marketing
Buyer(s) Charlesbank Capital Partners
Sellers(s) Court Square Capital Partners
PennantPark Investment Advisers
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Vestcom

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Vestcom is a provider of technology-enabled shelf-edge media solutions to the retail and consumer products industry. The company offers an array of solutions including customized shelf-edge labels, branding and promotional content labels, and shelf-edge strips with product information. Vestcom was founded in 1996 and is based in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Charlesbank Capital Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 6.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Charlesbank Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in companies at various stages of development, including private and public companies, distressed situations, as well as later stage high growth businesses. Charlesbank typically invests $50 to $150 million per deal, in companies valued between $150 million and $3 billion. Industries of interest include consumer products, distribution, energy, financial services, food, education, health-care products and services, manufacturing, media and communications, and retail. Charlesbank Capital Partners is based in Boston, Massachusetts with an additional office in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 53 of 90
Sector (Marketing) 1 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 13 of 32
State (Arkansas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 47 of 79
Year (2016) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-30 Park Place Technologies

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Park Place Technologies is a third-party maintenance (TPM) provider that offers organizations an alternative to post-warranty storage, server and networking hardware maintenance and support in the data center. Park Place Technologies supports EMC, Dell, IBM, Cisco, Hitachi, NetApp, HP, Sun/Oracle and other data center hardware equipment in over 70 countries. Park Place Technologies was founded in 1991 and is based in Cleveland, Ohio.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-22 Zenith Products

New Castle, Delaware, United States

Zenith Products is a designer and manufacturer of bathroom storage products and accessories for the retail market. Products include shower rods, ready-to-assemble bathroom furniture, medicine cabinets and shower caddies. The company was formerly a division of publicly traded Masco Corporation.

Sell -

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Court Square Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1968
PE ASSETS 7.7B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Court Square Capital Partners (CSCP) is a generalist private equity firm that seeks middle market company investments across the US. CSCP looks to partner with management teams to accelerate revenue growth and improve operating efficiency. Sectors of interest include business services, building products, chemicals, consumer products, food products/services, healthcare, aerospace/defense, manufacturing, media, technology, telecommunications, and transportation. Court Square Capital Partners was formerly known as Citigroup Venture Capital Equity Partners. The Group spun out of Citigroup and became independent in 2006. CSCP is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 35 of 56
Sector (Marketing) 2 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 6 of 18
State (Arkansas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 32 of 53
Year (2016) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-03 AHEAD

Chicago, Illinois, United States

AHEAD is a consulting company that helps enterprises transform how and where they run applications and infrastructure. AHEAD creates tailored cloud solutions for enterprises at all stages of the cloud journey. AHEAD was founded in 2007 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-03 NDC

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

NDC is a distributor of medical supplies to the healthcare industry. The company operates as a master distributor, purchasing medical supplies directly from manufacturers and providing a broad product line to local, regional, and national distributors who handle the last mile delivery direct to health care providers.

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SELLER

PennantPark Investment Advisers

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Lender
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 6.4B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

PennantPark is a provider of credit solutions to middle-market private equity sponsors. The Firm looks to provide $10 to $100 million of capital and can support a variety of investment structures. PennantPark was formed in 2007 and is headquartered in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 17
Sector (Marketing) 1 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 4 of 12
State (Arkansas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 17
Year (2016) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-02 Paradigm Outcomes

Walnut Creek, California, United States

Paradigm Outcomes is a provider of managed care services for persons with catastrophic injuries from the workplace. Paradigm, through its proprietary databases, processes and medical network, achieves improved outcomes for injured workers as well as significant savings for insurers and other parties involved in their care. Paradigm Outcomes was founded in 1991 and is based in Walnut Creek, California.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-19 Victra

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Victra operates as an exclusive authorized agent for Verizon Wireless. Victra has approximately 1,600 Verizon-branded retail stores across 49 states, offering a comprehensive mix of wireless devices including smartphones, feature phones, tablets, mobile broadband, and wearables; as well as a broad range of accessories and device insurance coverage. Victra was founded in 1996 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Sell -