M&A Deal Summary

Quadrangle Group and BlackRock Capital Investment Acquire Alpha Media Group

On August 15, 2007, private equity firm Quadrangle Group and business development company BlackRock Capital Investment acquired publishing company Alpha Media Group for 250M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Quadrangle Group’s 1st and BlackRock Capital Investment’s 2nd transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Quadrangle Group’s 8th and BlackRock Capital Investment’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Quadrangle Group’s 19th and BlackRock Capital Investment’s 15th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Quadrangle Group’s 4th and BlackRock Capital Investment’s 2nd transaction in New York.
Investment Fate
  • Alpha Media Group was sold to existing investors in 2009.
  • Alpha Media Group was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2014.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-08-15
Target Alpha Media Group
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Quadrangle Group
BlackRock Capital Investment
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 250M USD

Target

Alpha Media Group

New York, New York, United States
Alpha Media Group Inc. is a multimedia company and publisher of MAXIM, the largest young men’s lifestyle brand in America, which reaches nearly 9 million readers each month. MAXIM Digital reaches more than 4 million unique viewers each month. MAXIM magazine publishes 16 editions, sold in 75 countries worldwide.

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Buyer

Quadrangle Group

New York, New York, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 3.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Quadrangle Group is a specialist private equity firm focused on the information and communications technology services sectors. Quadrangle was formed in 2000 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 25
Sector: Publishing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 6 of 7
State: New York M&A 4 of 4
Country: United States M&A 19 of 19
Year: 2007 M&A 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-15 Global Energy Decisions

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Global Energy Decisions, LLC provides integrated data, software, and analytics to the global energy markets which span the energy industry value chain. Global Energy delivers solutions that help energy industry professionals solve tough problems, reduce the complexity of managing their enterprises, and stay competitive. QCP is the majority shareholder of Global Energy.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-20 Get AS

Oslo, Norway

Get AS (“Get”) is a provider of cable TV, high-speed broadband internet and telephony services to residential customers in Norway. The company serves approximately 375,000 households, with a footprint spanning each of Norway 's five largest cities. Get's core service offering is Pay TV; all of its customers subscribe to it. It also offers broadband and voice services. Get operates a fully digitized network, and is the only significant local loop provider outside of telecom incumbent Telenor.

Buy Nkr5.8B
Buyer

BlackRock Capital Investment

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Business Development Company
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

BlackRock Capital Investment is a publicly traded business development company (BDC) that provides middle-market companies with a variety of financing solutions. This includes senior and junior secured, unsecured and subordinated debt securities and loans, as well as equity. BlackRock Capital targets profitable companies with strong management and defensible market positions that may be underserved by traditional lending sources. The Firm looks to commit $10 to $50 million in businesses generating $10 to $50 million of EBITDA. BlackRock was formed in 2005 by BlackRock and Kelso & Company. The Firm has offices in New York City and Chicago.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 33
Sector: Publishing M&A 2 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 7 of 7
State: New York M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 15 of 26
Year: 2007 M&A 8 of 8
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-13 M&M Manufacturing

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

M&M Manufacturing is a diversified sheet metal fabricator of round, rectangular, spiral and oval HVAC duct pipe and fittings for residential and commercial applications. M&M also offers general sheet metal products for roofing, ventilating, and architectural applications. M&M Manufacturing was founded in 1958 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-01-09 American Piping Products

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

American Piping Products is a specialized distributor of seamless and welded pipe and tubular related products. American Piping Products serves international customers in a variety of end markets including energy, refining, petrochemical, power generation, and diversified industrial. American Piping Products was founded in 1994 and is based in Chesterfield, Missouri.

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