Investment Summary

Advantage Capital Partners Invests In Worldwide Equipment

On January 1, 2017, growth capital firm Advantage Capital Partners invested in machinery company Worldwide Equipment

Investment Highlights
  • This is Advantage Capital Partners’ 5th transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Advantage Capital Partners’ 228th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Advantage Capital Partners’ 15th transaction in Illinois.

Investment Summary

Date 2017-01-01
Target Worldwide Equipment
Sector Machinery
Investor(s) Advantage Capital Partners
Deal Type Venture

Target

Worldwide Equipment

Rockdale, Illinois, United States
Worldwide Equipment offers custom-built self-loader wreckers and flatbed car carriers, plus specialized recovery solutions such as side pullers. Worldwide also specialises in heavy equipment and hauling equipment featuring the entire line of Landoll trailer equipment and Cottrell car haulers. Worldwide Equipment was founded in 2003 and is based in Rockdale, Illinois.

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Investor

Advantage Capital Partners

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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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 229 of 329
Sector: Machinery M&A 5 of 7
Type: Venture M&A Deals 104 of 125
State: Illinois M&A 15 of 22
Country: United States M&A 228 of 325
Year: 2017 M&A 17 of 24
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-01 MD Medical

Flowood, Mississippi, United States

MD Medical provides medical equipment and care suppliers. It provides hospices, home health agencies, long-term care facilities, and nursing homes with Medicare Part B durable medical equipment such as wound care dressings, ostomy supplies, tracheostomy supplies and catheter supplies. MD Medical was founded in 1997 and is based in Flowood, Mississippi.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-20 Merrill Industries

Ellington, Connecticut, United States

Merrill Industries is a manufacturer and sells high-quality corrugated and solid fiber packaging products, and resells packing filler materials such as foam and plastic inserts. Merrill Industries was founded in 1973 and is based in Ellington, Connecticut.

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