M&A Deal Summary

Ennis Paint Acquires Flint Trading

On April 2, 2012, Ennis Paint acquired chemicals company Flint Trading from Brazos Private Equity Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ennis Paint’s 1st transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Ennis Paint’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Ennis Paint’s 1st transaction in North Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-04-02
Target Flint Trading
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Ennis Paint
Sellers(s) Brazos Private Equity Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Flint Trading

Thomasville, North Carolina, United States
Flint Trading, Inc. (“Flint” or the “Company”) is the manufacturer of preformed thermoplastic road and safety markings in the world. Based in Thomasville, North Carolina and established in 1987, Flint provides its government and commercial customers high-performance, retroreflective preformed thermoplastic pavement markings and related services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ennis Paint

Thomasville, North Carolina, United States
Category Company
Sector Manufacturing
DESCRIPTION

Ennis Paint is a manufacturer and distributor of pavement marking materials.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Chemicals) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (North Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2012) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Brazos Private Equity Partners

Dallas, Texas, United States
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 1.4B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Brazos Private Equity Partners is a private investment firm that specializes in recapitalizations of family owned businesses, CEO led buy-and-build situations, non-core divestitures, and small cap take privates. Target companies generally have growing free cash-flow, sustainable competitive advantages, and a leading market position. Brazos looks to invest up to $100 million in companies with annual revenues between $25 and $250 million. Brazos primarily invests in consumer and business services, consumer products, restaurants and specialty retail, distribution, healthcare services, financial services, insurance, and manufacturing. Brazos targets opportunities located throughout the United States, with a particular emphasis on Texas and the Southwest US. Brazos was formed in 1999 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 25
Sector (Chemicals) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 10
State (North Carolina) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 14 of 25
Year (2012) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-02 Ennis Paint

Thomasville, North Carolina, United States

Ennis Paint is a manufacturer and distributor of pavement marking materials.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-05 Tri-Ed Distribution

Woodbury, New York, United States

Tri-Ed is an independent distributor of security and low-voltage technology product. Tri-Ed serves four major segments of the security business including video, access control, intrusion detection and fire/life safety, and provides approximately 110,000 products to over 20,000 active dealer and integrator customers. The company employs over 600 people across 63 locations in the US and Canada.

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