M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2011-04-07 |
| Target | Ryan Herco Flow Solutions |
| Sector | Distribution |
| Buyer(s) | Greenbriar Equity Group |
| Sellers(s) |
MPE Partners
Stonehenge Partners CID Capital |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| PE ASSETS | 10.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Greenbriar Equity Group is a specialized private equity firm focused on investing in the global transportation and advanced manufacturing industries. Companies of interest include traditional carriers, such as railroads, cruise lines, airlines, air freight, shipping, and trucking, as well as ancillary manufacturers and service companies that support the transportation industry. Greenbriar will consider making majority as well as minority investments through a variety of structures, including leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, growth capital investments, corporate joint ventures and privatizations. The Firm targets businesses valued from $100 million to $1 billion. Greenbriar Equity was formed in 1999 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 12 of 47 |
| Sector: Distribution M&A | 3 of 6 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 3 of 22 |
| State: California M&A | 1 of 7 |
| Country: United States M&A | 11 of 42 |
| Year: 2011 M&A | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11-01 |
Ardmore Shipping
Hamilton, Bermuda Ardmore owns and operates a modern, fuel-efficient fleet of mid-size product and chemical tankers. The Company is engaged in the seaborne transportation of petroleum products and chemicals worldwide to oil majors, national oil companies, oil and chemical traders, and chemical companies. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-05-24 |
Active Aero Group Holdings
Belleville, Michigan, United States Active Aero Group Holdings, Inc. is a full service premium logistics and expedited air cargo companies servicing the on-demand air freight and ground market segments in North America. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1968 |
| PE ASSETS | 3.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
MPE Partners is a Midwest based investment firm principally focused private equity investments throughout North America. MPE has a preference for buyouts and recapitalizations of lower middle-market, family and entrepreneur owned businesses. The Firm looks for stand-alone companies operating in the 'high-value' manufacturing or business services sectors. MPE seeks businesses with at least $5 million of EBITDA and valued up to $250 million. MPE Partners is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 33 of 59 |
| Sector: Distribution M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 6 of 12 |
| State: California M&A | 16 of 23 |
| Country: United States M&A | 31 of 57 |
| Year: 2011 M&A | 2 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-13 |
Ardian
Mountain View, California, United States Ardian, Inc. is a developer of catheter-based therapies to treat hypertension and related conditions. Ardian is the eighth company created by The Foundry, a leading medical device incubator. |
Sell | $800M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-07-01 |
Miramar Labs
Sunnyvale, California, United States Miramar Labs is a privately owned medical device company dedicated to launching the next generation energy modality to treat dermatologic medical conditions. Miramar Labs was founded in 2006 and is based in Sunnyvale, California. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Mezzanine Finance Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.0B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Stonehenge Partners is a private equity firm that seeks equity and mezzanine investments in lower middle-market companies with at least $10 million in sales. Stonehenge looks to invest ranging from $10 million to $50 million of equity/junior capital to support management buyouts, leveraged acquisitions, recapitalizations, and growth capital financings. Stonehenge prefers businesses operating in manufacturing, distribution, business services and healthcare. Stonehenge avoids investing in real estate, oil and gas, high technology and 'industries that are susceptible to a high degree of cyclicality'. Stonehenge was formed in 1999 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 18 of 40 |
| Sector: Distribution M&A | 1 of 3 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 7 of 16 |
| State: California M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Country: United States M&A | 18 of 39 |
| Year: 2011 M&A | 2 of 6 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-23 |
American Surgical Professionals
Houston, Texas, United States American Surgical Professionals is a provider of surgical assistance solutions in the United States. For twenty years, ASP has partnered with healthcare facilities to manage and minimize staffing complexities and the expense associated with surgery, measurably improving patient outcomes. American Surgical Professionals was formed in 1999 and is based in Houston, Texas. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-04-21 |
SensorTran
Austin, Texas, United States SensorTran is an ISO 9001 certified, global supplier of fiber optic-based distributed monitoring solutions. Customers benefiting from SensorTran's distributed temperature sensing (DTS) technology include many of the world's largest energy providers. DTS systems, which can be customized for any language, have applications in downhole oil and gas, transmission and distribution power cable monitoring, pipeline flow assurance and leak detection, and environmental monitoring. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| PE ASSETS | 500M USD |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
CID Capital is a private investment firm that makes both venture capital and private equity investments. CID's private equity practice invests $10 to $15 million of equity capital in lower middle-market companies with $10 to $100 million of revenue and at least $3 million of cash-flow. Funds are generally used to support divestitures, management buyouts, leveraged buyouts, shareholder liquidity, recapitalization, and growth financing. Areas of interest include industrial products and services, general distribution, safety and security products, branded consumer products, medical products and services, building products, and food manufacturing. The Firm prefers investments located within the US. CID Capital was formed in 1981 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 14 of 26 |
| Sector: Distribution M&A | 2 of 4 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 6 of 12 |
| State: California M&A | 3 of 3 |
| Country: United States M&A | 14 of 26 |
| Year: 2011 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11-08 |
SCN BestCo
Santa Cruz, California, United States SCN BestCo is a manufacturer of gummy based nutritional products and dietary supplements for consumers of all ages. Santa Cruz Nutritionals develops proprietary formulations and a unique manufacturing process that deliver active ingredients through great tasting, high quality chewable products. SCN BestCo was founded in 1968 and is based in Santa Cruz, California. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12-14 |
Westone Laboratories
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States Westone Laboratories, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of high-quality hearing healthcare and in-ear audio solutions, with products ranging from hearing protection devices and audiology supplies to custom hearing aid earpieces and high-fidelity earphones. Westone Laboratories was founded in 1959 and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. |
Buy | - |
