M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2005-04-14 |
| Target | Combined Systems |
| Sector | Defense |
| Buyer(s) |
The Carlyle Group
Point Lookout Capital Partners |
| Deal Type | Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| PE ASSETS | 435.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 185 of 750 |
| Sector: Defense M&A | 4 of 4 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals | 86 of 221 |
| State: Pennsylvania M&A | 2 of 13 |
| Country: United States M&A | 107 of 350 |
| Year: 2005 M&A | 8 of 32 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-04-06 |
Apama
Cambridge, United Kingdom Apama is a provider of real-time analytics software to the financial industry. It enables organisations to continuously evaluate and immediately respond to business events, particularly in proprietary trading environments. |
Sell | $28M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-05-01 |
HealthCentral
Arlington, Virginia, United States HealthCentral is a provider of online clinical and patient community resources and tools that help millions of patients and caregivers take control of their health and improve their well-being. HealthCentral is based in Arlington, Virginia. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Size | Small |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Point Lookout Capital Partners is a private investment firm focused on control investments in US based businesses. The firm prefers investment situations where current management or owners desire to stay with the business. Point Lookout targets companies with cash flow of $2 to $10 million and generally invests $5 to $15 million of equity capital per transaction - although the firm will consider select investments requiring less than $5 million of capital. Sectors of interest include defense, media, consumer products and manufacturing. Point Lookout Capital Partners is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 4 |
| Sector: Defense M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals | 1 of 3 |
| State: Pennsylvania M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Country: United States M&A | 1 of 4 |
| Year: 2005 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-06-12 |
Penn Arms
Jamestown, Pennsylvania, United States Penn Arms, Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of various caliber firearms for law enforcement and military applications. Penn Arms specializes in single and multi-shot launchers capable of rapidly deploying various types of ammunition used in riot suppression and other crowd control operations. Penn Arms was founded in 1989 and is based in Jamestown, Pennsylvania. |
Buy | - |
