M&A Deal Summary

CI Capital Partners, BlackRock Capital Investment and Royal Palm Capital Partners Acquire ARS

On October 1, 2006, private equity firm CI Capital Partners, business development company BlackRock Capital Investment and private equity firm Royal Palm Capital Partners acquired consumer services company ARS

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CI Capital Partners’ 1st, BlackRock Capital Investment’s 2nd and Royal Palm Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is CI Capital Partners’ 5th, BlackRock Capital Investment’s 8th and Royal Palm Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is CI Capital Partners’ 1st, BlackRock Capital Investment’s 2nd and Royal Palm Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Tennessee.
Investment Fate
  • ARS was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2014.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2006-10-01
Target ARS
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) CI Capital Partners
BlackRock Capital Investment
Royal Palm Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

ARS

Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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ARS is a provider of heating and air conditioning (HVAC) and plumbing services nationwide. ARS primarily serves homeowners in need of emergency repair and replacement services for heating, air conditioning, energy efficiency, plumbing, drain cleaning and sewer lines. It operates under two well-known national brands, ARS and Rescue Rooter, as well as through trusted local brands in select markets. ARS was founded in 1995 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Buyer(S) 3

Buyer

CI Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CI Capital Partners is a private equity investment firm specializing in leveraged buyouts of middle-market companies. CI Capital primarily targets investments in North America and looks to invest between $10 and $150 million of equity capital per transaction. The Firm concentrates on acquiring companies in stable industries with consolidation potential. CI has a particular interest in business services, consumer services, distribution, transportation, and healthcare Services. CI Capital Partners was founded in 1993 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 30
Sector (Consumer Services) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 8 of 22
State (Tennessee) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 26
Year (2006) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-06-07 Anteon International

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Anteon International Corp. is an information technology, and systems engineering and integration company, providing support to the U.S. federal government. The company's operations focused on design, integration, maintenance and upgrades of state-of-the-art systems for national defense, intelligence, emergency response and other high priority civilian and military government missions.

Sell $2.2B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-02-01 Valley National Gases

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Valley National Gases, Inc. is a packager and distributor of industrial, medical and specialty gases, welding equipment and supplies, propane and fire protection equipment.

Buy -
Buyer

BlackRock Capital Investment

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Business Development Company
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

BlackRock Capital Investment is a publicly traded business development company (BDC) that provides middle-market companies with a variety of financing solutions. This includes senior and junior secured, unsecured and subordinated debt securities and loans, as well as equity. BlackRock Capital targets profitable companies with strong management and defensible market positions that may be underserved by traditional lending sources. The Firm looks to commit $10 to $50 million in businesses generating $10 to $50 million of EBITDA. BlackRock was formed in 2005 by BlackRock and Kelso & Company. The Firm has offices in New York City and Chicago.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 33
Sector (Consumer Services) 2 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 3 of 7
State (Tennessee) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 8 of 26
Year (2006) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-09-11 StayWell

Yardley, Pennsylvania, United States

Staywell is a health empowerment company that enables populations to improve health outcomes through the science of behavior change. Staywell was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-16 K2 Pure Solutions

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

K2 Pure Solutions manufactures products essential to modern life through environmentally sustainable and Inherently Safe Technology. The company helps provide an answer to eliminating the need to transport chlorine for water purification and disinfection, as well as other industries, by deploying and funding a North America-wide network of state-of-the-art facilities utilizing inherently safe technology. K2's facilities will mitigate the potential environmental, security, and operational risks associated with the transport of chlorine for water treatment and other industries by producing exceptionally pure bleach, caustic soda, and other chlor-alkali-related products using only salt, water, and electricity in the most economically viable manner. K2 Pure Solutions was formed in 2007 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

Buy -
DESCRIPTION

Royal Palm Capital Partners is a South Florida private investment and M&A advisory firm. The Firm's investment practice does not have any sector preferences and focuses on $5 to $20 million in established profitable companies throughout the US. Royal Palm Capital Partners was formed in 2002 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Consumer Services) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 1 of 1
State (Tennessee) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2006) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-06 ARS

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

ARS is a provider of heating and air conditioning (HVAC) and plumbing services nationwide. ARS primarily serves homeowners in need of emergency repair and replacement services for heating, air conditioning, energy efficiency, plumbing, drain cleaning and sewer lines. It operates under two well-known national brands, ARS and Rescue Rooter, as well as through trusted local brands in select markets. ARS was founded in 1995 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

Sell -