M&A Deal Summary

Advantage Capital Partners Acquires Arch Energy

On January 1, 2011, growth capital firm Advantage Capital Partners acquired oil/gas exploration company Arch Energy

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Advantage Capital Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Oil/Gas Exploration sector.
  • This is Advantage Capital Partners’ 110th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Advantage Capital Partners’ 24th transaction in Missouri.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-01-01
Target Arch Energy
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Buyer(s) Advantage Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Arch Energy

St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Arch Energy is a developer and extractor of oil reserves in central and southern Illinois. Arch Energy is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Buyer

Advantage Capital Partners

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 2.6B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Advantage Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on providing growth capital to a variety of companies. The Firm's geographic coverage includes Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Texas, Wisconsin and Washington DC. Advantage looks to initially commit $0.5 to $2 million per investment and can provide mezzanine debt in addition to equity capital. Areas of interest include communications, information technology, life science, and energy. Advantage Capital was formed in 1992 and is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 110 of 272
Sector (Oil/Gas Exploration) 3 of 4
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 25 of 42
State (Missouri) 24 of 33
Country (United States) 110 of 270
Year (2011) 5 of 19
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-01 DCR Engineering Services

Mulberry, Florida, United States

DCR Engineering Services is a provider of full-service project engineering, design/build services, automated control system solutions, software development, product manufacturing and integration services for automated control systems. DCR Engineering Services was founded in 1983 and is based in Mulberry, Florida.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-02-22 Peco Pallet

Itasca, Illinois, United States

Peco Pallet engages in transportation and logistics services in North America. Peco Pallet owns a pool of approximately 20 million wood block pallets that primarily serve food and beverage manufacturers in shipping their goods in a cost-effective manner. Peco Pallet was established in 1997 and is based in Itasca, Illinois.

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