M&A Deal Summary

Advantage Capital Partners Acquires We Are Alexander

On June 1, 2011, growth capital firm Advantage Capital Partners acquired marketing company We Are Alexander from Convergent Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Advantage Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is Advantage Capital Partners’ 115th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Advantage Capital Partners’ 25th transaction in Missouri.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-06-01
Target We Are Alexander
Sector Marketing
Buyer(s) Advantage Capital Partners
Sellers(s) Convergent Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

We Are Alexander

St. Louis, Missouri, United States
We Are Alexander is a full service marketing solutions company that creates and produces promotions, events, visual merchandising, exhibits, packaging, and direct mail for blue chip clients. We Are Alexander was founded in 1956 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Buyer(S) 1

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 115 of 272
Sector (Marketing) 2 of 4
Type (Secondary Buyout) 2 of 9
State (Missouri) 25 of 33
Country (United States) 115 of 270
Year (2011) 10 of 19
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-06-01 Esperance Pharmaceuticals

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Esperance Pharmaceuticals is a pre-clinical stage company developing lytic peptides conjugated to both antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) and Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy to make them more effective. Esperance Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2005 and is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-06-02 Green Life Guides

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Green Life Guides operates an online site for green wedding ideas, products, and services. The site is committed to promoting environmental awareness and social change by offering eco-friendly alternatives to the modern bride. Green Life Guides was founded in 2007 and is based in New Haven, Connecticut.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER
DESCRIPTION

Convergent Capital is a private investment firm that provides growth and debenture financing to late-stage growth companies. Convergent prefers to commit $3 to $12 million per transaction in businesses with at least $10 million in revenues. Convergent is a generalist investor and will consider businesses in a wide range of industries. Investment funds are typically used to assist growth, but the firm can also structure investments around buyouts, recapitalizations, consolidations, and add-on acquisitions. Convergent is licensed as a SBIC. Convergent Capital was formed in 1999 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 42
Sector (Marketing) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 3 of 8
State (Missouri) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 20 of 42
Year (2011) 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-05-16 Key Health

Westlake Village, California, United States

Key Health manages a California based radiology and neurodiagnostic provider network that assists the workers' compensation and personal injury segments of the diagnostic services market. Key Health is based in Westlake Village, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-08-17 Tri Star Protector Service

New Caney, Texas, United States

Tri-Star Protector ("Tri-Star") provides an environmental service to upstream oil & gas companies throughout North America and other international markets via the collection, refurbishment, and resale of pipe thread protectors.

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