M&A Deal Summary

Northstar Capital and River Associates Acquire Coining

On August 1, 2007, mezzanine finance firm Northstar Capital and private equity firm River Associates acquired manufacturer Coining

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Northstar Capital’s 3rd and River Associates’ 2nd transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Northstar Capital’s 25th and River Associates’ 12th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Northstar Capital’s 1st and River Associates’ 2nd transaction in New Jersey.
Investment Fate
  • Coining was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2011 for 148M USD.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-08-01
Target Coining
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Northstar Capital
River Associates
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Coining

Montvale, New Jersey, United States
Coining manufactures solder preforms and brazing preforms, including popular gold tin preforms, that are used for joining applications in microelectronics packaging and assembly

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Buyer

Northstar Capital

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 1993
PE ASSETS 1.7B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Northstar Capital is a mezzanine finance firm that provides junior capital to middle-market companies operating in the value-added distribution, light manufacturing, business services, financial services, education, and specialty healthcare sectors. Northstar's typical investment size is $5 to $30 million in businesses generating sales of $20 to $300 million with an EBITDA of at least $3 million. Prospective companies have stable cash flows and sustainable margins. Investments typically have maturities of five to eight years. Northstar does not invest in start-ups, real estate development, natural resource exploration, or high technology companies. Northstar Capital was formed in 1993 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 121
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 3 of 15
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 14 of 45
State: New Jersey M&A 1 of 4
Country: United States M&A 25 of 116
Year: 2007 M&A 6 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-01 Convergent Resources

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

Convergent Resources, Inc. is a provider of outsourced accounts receivable management (“ARM”) services to a wide array of industries, including healthcare, utilities, telecommunications and financial services.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-02 T&K Machine

Paris, Texas, United States

T&K Machine, Inc. is a manufacturer of highly engineered precision-machined airframe components and light assemblies for the commercial and military aerospace markets. The company produces a wide range of structural and airframe components, such as door latches and parts for wing boxes and cargo boxes. T&K serves some of the leading Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier 1 aerospace suppliers including Spirit AeroSystems, Goodrich Corporation, Boeing and Vought Aircraft.

Sell $5M
Buyer

River Associates

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 1.1B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

River Associates is a private equity firm that targets buyouts, divestitures and recapitalizations of lower middle-market companies. River looks for investments in manufacturing, high-margin distribution, industrial services and 'non-faddish' retail companies. The Firm focuses on companies located in the US and Canada with minimum sales of $15 million and EBITDA of $3 to $12 million. River Associates avoids investing in heavily regulated industries as well as start-up, high-technology, commodity or natural resource companies. River Associates was formed in 1989 and is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 39
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 2 of 7
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 5 of 23
State: New Jersey M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 12 of 37
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-20 Consolidated Utility Services

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Consolidated Utility Services, Inc. is a provider of a full spectrum of utility damage prevention process services and solutions. CUS’s customers include companies in the utility (gas, electric, water, sewer), telecommunications and cable industries. CUS provides critical services that help customers manage cost and service risks associated with damage to their buried infrastructure caused by a broad range of excavation activity.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-08-18 Boxercraft

Atlanta,, Georgia, United States

Boxercraft, Inc. is a provider of apparel, including spirit wear, campus apparel and licensed collegiate apparel. Boxercraft was founded in 1985 by the current CEO Jon Carroll and was one of the first companies to identify and capitalize on the "underwear to outerwear" trend. The company's products are sold to a diversified and loyal customer base of decorators (screen printers and embroiderers) and promotional product distributors, as well as retail outlets and resorts throughout the U.S.

Buy -