M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 1992-10-01 |
| Target | Western Wireless |
| Sector | Communications |
| Buyer(s) |
Odyssey Investment Partners
Providence Equity Partners Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Hellman & Friedman |
| Deal Type | Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| PE ASSETS | 8.2B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Odyssey Investments is a private equity firm that seeks control/majority investments in middle-market companies. Odyssey looks to back existing management and make investments in the form of leveraged acquisitions, growth financings and recapitalizations. Sectors of interest include industrial manufacturing, business and financial services, aerospace products and services, and 'route-based services'. Odyssey Investment Partners is based in New York City with an additional office in Woodland Hills, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 52 |
| Sector (Communications) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) | 2 of 20 |
| State (Washington) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 2 of 49 |
| Year (1992) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-12-01 |
Alliance Broadcasting
Walnut, California, United States Alliance Broadcasting, L.P. was a partnership with John Hayes, an executive with 22 years of experience in the radio industry, which focused on building a leading radio company through the acquisition of smaller, often distressed radio stations. The company's operating strategy involved opportunistically purchasing under-performing stations, implementing a series of well-defined strategic improvements and eventually establishing multiple station ownership duopolies in market regions |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-01-01 |
Williams Scotsman
Baltimore, Maryland, United States Williams Scotsman providers of mobile and modular office space, serving more than 24,000 customers through over 90 offices in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Williams Scotsman was founded in 1955 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland. |
Buy | $234M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| PE ASSETS | 36.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Providence Equity Partners is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in media, entertainment, communications, and information companies. Specifically, Providence seeks investments in wireless and wireline telephony, cable television content and distribution, music, film, publishing, radio and television broadcasting, and other media and communications sectors. Providence Equity looks to commit $150 million to $800 million of equity capital in transactions ranging from growth financings and recapitalizations, to buyouts and take-privates. Providence Equity Partners was formed in 1989 and has offices in Providence, Rhode Island; New York, New York; Los Angeles, California; London, United Kingdom; Hong Kong, China; and New Delhi, India.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 135 |
| Sector (Communications) | 1 of 20 |
| Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) | 1 of 23 |
| State (Washington) | 1 of 2 |
| Country (United States) | 1 of 85 |
| Year (1992) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-01-01 |
Brooks Fiber Properties
St. Louis, Missouri, United States Brooks Fiber Properties, Inc. is a provider of competitive local telecommunications services, with an emphasis on secondary markets, by aggressively pursuing switched services opportunities, further building out existing systems and expanding service offerings. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| PE ASSETS | 155.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division is the investment arm of Goldman Sachs. The primary corporate investment group within the Merchant Banking Division is Goldman Sachs' direct investment arm. GS's direct investment arm consists of GS Capital Partners, GS Mezzanine Partners, and GS Growth Partners. GS Capital Partners is the direct corporate equity investment group which seeks LBO, recapitalization, and growth investments to help fund acquisitions, expansions, recapitalizations, restructurings, buyouts, and take privates. GS Capital Partners looks to invest between $50 and $800 million in opportunities in North/South America, Europe, Asia. GS Mezzanine Partners is the junior capital arm of Goldman Sachs. GS Mezzanine looks to invest between $200 million and and $800 million in transactions valued up to $10 billion. Investment proceeds are used to fund leveraged buyouts, expansion financings, recapitalizations, acquisitions, and restructurings. GS Growth looks to invest in growth equity transactions. The unit seeks to commit $20 to $200 million per investment. Other units within GS's merchant banking division include Real Estate, Infrastructure, and Urban Investments. Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 181 |
| Sector (Communications) | 1 of 8 |
| Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) | 1 of 33 |
| State (Washington) | 1 of 3 |
| Country (United States) | 1 of 125 |
| Year (1992) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-11-01 |
Novem Car Interior Design
Vorbach, Germany Novem Car Interior Design is the supplier for interior wood trim components in the automotive sector. Its products are designed to be fitted to the car interior as fully finished components and are manufactured primarily using pressing, sanding, and lacquering techniques and processes. Novem Car Interior Design was founded in 1947 and is based in Vorbach, Germany. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| PE ASSETS | 50.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Hellman & Friedman (H&F) is a large private equity firm on the West Coast of the US. H&F focuses on control and minority investments in a variety of transaction structures and will consider opportunities across the US and Europe. H&F seeks buyouts and business in need of restructurings that operate in defensible markets with predictable revenue and earnings growth. Target sectors include financial services, healthcare, indusrial, energy, insurance, media, marketing, professional services, software, and information services. H&F's target equity investment size is $300 million to $1 billion. Hellman & Friedman was formed in 1984 and has offices in San Francisco, New York City, and London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 88 |
| Sector (Communications) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) | 1 of 15 |
| State (Washington) | 1 of 2 |
| Country (United States) | 1 of 61 |
| Year (1992) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-08-01 |
Eller Media
United States Eller Media is one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in the United States. In August 1995, HFCP III invested $157 million to buy Patrick Media (later renamed Eller Media Company) in partnership with Karl Eller, one of the country's most experienced outdoor advertising executives. H&F was attracted to the investment because of the strong market position enjoyed by the Company, which was nearly 100 years old at the time, and because of the strong barriers to entry most industry participants have. Mr. Eller and his management team successfully grew the business and increased its profitability. In April 1997, HFCP III sold Eller Media Company to Clear Channel Communications. |
Buy | - |
