Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Consumer Services

Linden Capital Partners Acquires Ranir

On April 13, 2005, private equity firm Linden Capital Partners acquired consumer services company Ranir

Acquisition Context
  • This is Linden Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is Linden Capital Partners’ 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Linden Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Michigan.
Investment Fate
  • Ranir was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2008 for 10M USD.
  • Ranir was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2019 for 750M USD.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date April 13, 2005
Target Ranir
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) Linden Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target Company

Ranir

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Ranir LLC is a manufacturer of private label consumer oral and personal care products, including power and manual toothbrushes, teeth whiteners, dental floss and flossers, interdental devices, travel accessories and more. Ranir LLC was founded in 1979 and is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Buyer

Linden Capital Partners

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 3.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Linden LLC is a private equity firm that invests in businesses involved in the healthcare and life science sectors. However, the firm also executes any size private equity transaction between $10 million to $2 billion through the firm's alliance with Madison Dearborn Partners. Linden is not a venture capital investor. The firm specializes in investments in non-core businesses owned by large corporations, as well as traditional management buyouts of independent companies. Linden LLC was formed in 2004 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 4 of 50
Sector: Consumer Services 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 of 13
State: Michigan 1 of 1
Country: United States 4 of 48
Year: 2005 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-12-27 Sovereign Specialty Chemicals

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Sovereign Specialty Chemicals Corporation was a consolidation of several brands of specialty chemicals. Sovereign was formed to build, through acquisition and internal growth, a worldwide provider of specialty chemical companies.

Sell $575M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-05-09 Kendro Laboratory Products

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Kendro Laboratory Products is a provider of sample preparation solutions to the life science industry. Products include centrifuges, bioprocess separators, incubators, freezers, ovens and clean air equipment.

Sell -