M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 1995-05-01 |
| Target | Robinhood |
| Sector | Manufacturing |
| Buyer(s) | Direct Capital |
| Deal Type | Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.7B NZD |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Direct Capital is a private investment firm focused on private equity and venture capital investments in Australia and New Zealand. Direct Capital's later stage investment area looks to commit NZ$20 to NZ$80 million in companies with revenues up to NZ$300 million. Target sectors include retail, food, consumer products, healthcare services, distribution, life science, and manufacturing. Prospective transaction situations include successions, management buyouts, expansions, acquisitions, and pre-IPO placements. Direct Capital was formed in 1994 and is based in Auckland, New Zealand.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 46 |
| Sector: Manufacturing M&A | 1 of 4 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals | 1 of 27 |
| Country: New Zealand M&A | 1 of 38 |
| Year: 1995 M&A | 2 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-01-01 |
Blue Star Group Australia Pty
Homebush, Australia Blue Star Group Australia Pty Ltd. is a Trans-Tasman communications group, providing sheetfed, digital and web printing, print management, direct mail, and national logistics operations. Blue Star was established in 1991 and is based in Homebush, Australia. |
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| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-05-15 |
PC Direct
New Zealand PC Direct manufactured, distributed and supported personal computers under its own brand in New Zealand. Its sales channel was the direct, phone-based, channel by-passing the reseller network. Commencing business in 1989, the company grew from revenues of NZ$18m in 1993 to NZ$45m in 1995 when Direct Capital invested. This growth was leveraged off the company?s integrated system ? linking design, inventory, production, sales, despatch, service and accounting. The systems developed by PC Direct provided one of the company?s main competitive advantages |
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