M&A Deal Summary

Gerflor USA Acquires Connor Sport Court International

On November 5, 2014, Gerflor USA acquired building materials company Connor Sport Court International from The Riverside Company

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Gerflor USA’s 1st transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is Gerflor USA’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Gerflor USA’s 1st transaction in Utah.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-11-05
Target Connor Sport Court International
Sector Building Materials
Buyer(s) Gerflor USA
Sellers(s) The Riverside Company
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Connor Sport Court International

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Connor Sport Court International introduced the first Sport Court Game Court in 1974, and since has set the industry standard in modular synthetic sports flooring applications.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Gerflor USA

Bensenville, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1984
Sector Building Materials
DESCRIPTION

Gerflor creates, manufacturers and markets innovative, decorative and eco-responsible solutions for flooring and interior finishes.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Building Materials) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Utah) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

The Riverside Company

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 5.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

The Riverside Company is a global private equity firm that seeks investments in profitable lower middle-market companies valued under $400 million. Riverside looks to invest in growth businesses headquartered in North America, Europe, and Asia (primarily Japan and South Korea), that have been in operation for at least five years. Riverside targets investments in a wide array of industries including distribution, automotive, healthcare, education, manufacturing, software, consumer services, plastics, publishing, food, communications, marine, and business services. Riverside was formed in 1988 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 91 of 189
Sector (Building Materials) 4 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 35 of 81
State (Utah) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 67 of 132
Year (2014) 10 of 16
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-15 Spectrio

Tampa, Florida, United States

Spectrio is a provider of technology-enabled, customer engagement, and content management solutions, including digital signage, interactive kiosks, on-hold marketing, on-premise messaging & music, and Wi-Fi marketing. Spectrio's subscription-based model is underpinned by a large, proprietary content library including 10,000+ templates and 100,000+ pieces of customized, vertical-specific content delivered through a proprietary, cloud-based content management software platform that enables scalable, efficient deployment of brand-compliant content for its large, diverse, and location-based clients. Spectrio was founded in 1986 and is based in Tampa, Florida.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-06 AERCO International

Blauvelt, New York, United States

AERCO International, Inc. (AERCO) is a provider of boilers and water heating products, and the originator of semi-instantaneous water heating.

Sell $265M