Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Media

Kelso Acquires Ellis Communications Group

On July 6, 2006, private equity firm Kelso acquired media company Ellis Communications Group

Acquisition Context

This is Kelso’s 2nd transaction in the Media sector.
This is Kelso’s 19th transaction in the United States.
This is Kelso’s 4th transaction in California.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	July 6, 2006
Target	Ellis Communications Group
Sector	Media
Buyer(s)	Kelso
Deal Type	Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target Company

Ellis Communications Group

Santa Ana, California, United States

Ellis Communications Group owns and operates KDOC-TV in Orange County, California.

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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Kelso

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor

Category	Private Equity Firm
Founded	1971
PE ASSETS	15.0B USD
Size	Mega
Type	Sector Agnostic

DESCRIPTION

Kelso & Company is a private equity and investment management firm that seeks control investments in middle-market companies operating primarily throughout the US. Sectors of interest include manufacturing, communications, media, distribution, service, consumer products, retail, healthcare, transportation, logistics, textiles, & apparel, chemicals, and energy. Kelso looks to align 'management's interest with those of investors' when considering opportunities. Kelso & Company was formed in 1971 and is based in New York City.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	21 of 81
Sector: Media	2 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)	15 of 30
State: California	4 of 6
Country: United States	19 of 70
Year: 2006	3 of 4

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2006-06-23	US Electrical Services Middletown, Connecticut, United States US Electrical Services (USESI) is a wholesale distributor of electrical products and related services.	Buy	-

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TARGET

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2006-06-23

US Electrical Services

Middletown, Connecticut, United States

US Electrical Services (USESI) is a wholesale distributor of electrical products and related services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2006-10-01	Renfro Brands Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States Renfro Brands is a global manufacturer, designer, distributor, and marketer of legwear products. The Company provides a full line of branded and private label legwear products and is the licensee for leading brands such as Fruit of the Loom, Dr. Scholl’s, Polo/Ralph Lauren, Chaps, Carhartt, Russell, New Balance, Keds, Sperry, Vera Bradley, and Merrell. We also design, manufacture, market, and distribute our owned brands including K. Bell, Copper Sole, and Hot Sox. Renfro Brands was founded in 1921 and is based in Mount Airy, North Carolina.	Buy	-

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2006-10-01

Renfro Brands

Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States

Renfro Brands is a global manufacturer, designer, distributor, and marketer of legwear products. The Company provides a full line of branded and private label legwear products and is the licensee for leading brands such as Fruit of the Loom, Dr. Scholl’s, Polo/Ralph Lauren, Chaps, Carhartt, Russell, New Balance, Keds, Sperry, Vera Bradley, and Merrell. We also design, manufacture, market, and distribute our owned brands including K. Bell, Copper Sole, and Hot Sox. Renfro Brands was founded in 1921 and is based in Mount Airy, North Carolina.

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