M&A Deal Summary

A-Mark Acquires Goldline

On August 14, 2017, A-Mark acquired metals/mining company Goldline from CIVC Partners for 6M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is A-Mark’s 2nd transaction in the Metals/Mining sector.
  • This is A-Mark’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is A-Mark’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is A-Mark’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-08-14
Target Goldline
Sector Metals/Mining
Buyer(s) A-Mark
Sellers(s) CIVC Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 6M USD
Advisor(s) JMP Securities (Financial)

Target

Goldline

Santa Monica, California, United States
Goldline LLC is a direct marketer of numismatic coins, bullion, and rare currency to the collector and investor community. Goldline markets its products through multiple media channels, and is the only vertically integrated precious metal products company with in-house shipping and fulfillment, valuation and coin pricing services, lead generation, account management, and storage capabilities.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

A-Mark

El Segundo, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1965
Sector Metals/Mining
Employees413
Revenue 9.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

A-Mark is a full-service precious metals trading company. A-Mark is a wholesaler of gold, silver, platinum and palladium bullion and related products, including bars, wafers, grain and coins. A-Mark also distributes gold and silver coins and bars from sovereign and private mints; provides financing for the purchase of bullion and numismatics; offers secure storage for bullion; and offers complementary products such as consignment, customized finance and liquidity programs such as Repo accounts, and trade quotes in a variety of foreign currencies. A-Mark was incorporated in 1965 and is based in El Segundo, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 6
Sector (Metals/Mining) 2 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 4
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 4
Year (2017) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-31 SilverTowne Mint

Indiana, United States

SilverTowne Mint is a producer of fabricated silver products.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-19 JM Bullion

Dallas, Texas, United States

JM Bullion is an e-commerce retailer of silver, gold, and precious metals. The company offers physical gold and silver products, from bars to rounds to coins. It works directly with mints and distributors, and inspects all new inventory carefully, ensuring that the products received by customers are of the highest quality. JM Bullion is located in the United States, in Dallas, Texas.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

CIVC Partners

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1970
PE ASSETS 2.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CIVC Partners is a private equity firm that provides buyout and growth capital to middle-market businesses located in the US and Canada. CIVC invests in companies generating sales of $40 - $300 million with an EBITDA of $5 to $25 million. Sectors of interest include Business Services, Information Services, Facility Services, Insurance Services, Transportation & Logistics, Tech-enabled Services, BPO, SaaS, Compliance Services, Corporate Training, IT Services, and Utility Services. The firm invests in the range of $20 - $100 million per transaction. CIVC prefers to be the lead equity sponsor and will consider both majority and minority investment situations. CIVC Partners was formed in 1970 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 38 of 48
Sector (Metals/Mining) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 14
State (California) 6 of 7
Country (United States) 38 of 47
Year (2017) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 9 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-09 Medical Knowledge Group

New York, New York, United States

Medical Knowledge Group address the business needs of biopharmaceutical companies through the provision of network-mapping analytics, patient-finding analytics, and multi-channel marketing solutions. Medical Knowledge Group was formed in 2004 and is based in New York.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-20 GPRS

Toledo, Ohio, United States

GPRS is a provider of private utility locating and concrete scanning services to utilities, contractors, engineering firms, and environmental consultants in every major market in the United States. GPRS was founded in 2001 and is based in Toledo, Ohio.

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