M&A Deal Summary

Five Points Capital Acquires JML Optical

On June 8, 2011, private equity firm Five Points Capital acquired manufacturer JML Optical

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Five Points Capital’s 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Five Points Capital’s 32nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Five Points Capital’s 1st transaction in New York.
Investment Fate
  • JML Optical was sold to a strategic buyer in 2023.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-06-08
Target JML Optical
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Five Points Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

JML Optical

Rochester, New York, United States
JML Optical is a precision-engineered custom optical solution provider that offers optical and optomechanical design, rapid prototype, glass and metal fabrication, thin-film coating, metrology, environmental testing, and full assembly for a one-stop solution. JML Optical was formed in 1972 and is based in Rochester, New York.

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Buyer

Five Points Capital

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 1.3B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Five Points Capital makes both direct private equity and junior capital investments in US-based middle-market companies. Five Points prefers control based investments and will consider opportunities in a variety of industries. For both equity and mezzanine investments, the Firm looks to commit $5 to $25 million of capital in businesses with at least $10 million in sales and $3 million of EBITDA. Five Points Capital was formerly known as BB&T Capital Partners and re-branded in 2015. The Firm was established in 1997 and is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 32 of 89
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 4
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 17 of 30
State: New York M&A 1 of 4
Country: United States M&A 32 of 89
Year: 2011 M&A 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-05-24 SpecialtyCare

Brentwood, Tennessee, United States

SpecialtyCare is a provider of outsourced operating room services including perfusion and intraoperative neuromonitoring, autotransfusion, sterile processing management, surgical assist, and minimally invasive surgical support. SpecialtyCare was founded in 2006 and is based in Brentwood, Tennessee.

Sell $2.3B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-06-15 Aerosol Science Laboratories

Camarillo, California, United States

Aerosol Science Laboratories, Inc. (dba ASL Pharmacy) is a pharmacy that provides services including the dispensing of compounded medications to treat sinus disease.

Buy -