Investment Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 1998-03-01 |
| Target | Pentacon |
| Sector | Distribution |
| Sellers(s) | Milestone Venture Group |
| Deal Type | IPO |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Size | Small |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Milestone Venture Group is a private equity investment firm that focuses on acquiring small to mid market companies. Milestone focuses on investments in the Southwest US in sectors including distribution, manufacturing, service, and value-added processing. Milestone's investment horizon is four to six years. The Firm will not invest in start-ups, pure construction companies, real estate projects, energy exploration or high-tech companies where no revenue-producing product or service line exists. Milestone Venture Group is based in Houston, Texas.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 6 |
| Sector: Distribution M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Type: IPO M&A Deals | 1 of 2 |
| State: California M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 1 of 5 |
| Year: 1998 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-02-01 |
Tracer Industries
Houston, Texas, United States Tracer Industries, Inc is a petrochemical and industrial services company based in Houston, Texas with offices in Louisiana and Canada. The company provides turnkey design, engineering and construction of heat traced piping in petrochemical and industrial applications. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-10-01 |
Oilfield Bearing Industries
Spring, Texas, United States The company is a leading worldwide distributor of specialized bearings used in oilfield service equipment. The company maintains a larger supply of specialized oilfield bearings under one roof than any other distributor in the world. This transaction included a partial recapitalization of the company and the sale of a controlling interest in the company by the owners, who were also top management. Since the investment was made, the company has expanded internationally and now has offices in Canada, Scotland and the United Arab Emirates. |
Buy | - |