M&A Deal Summary

AEA Investors Acquires Cimsense

On May 1, 2021, private equity firm AEA Investors acquired manufacturer Cimsense

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AEA Investors’ 7th transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is AEA Investors’ 88th transaction in the United States.
  • This is AEA Investors’ 6th transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-05-01
Target Cimsense
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) AEA Investors
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Cimsense

Lafayette, New Jersey, United States
Cimsense is a provider of highly engineered controls, meters and instrumentation serving the broader industrial water and life sciences markets. Cimsense is based in Lafayette, New Jersey.

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Buyer

AEA Investors

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1968
PE ASSETS 19.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

AEA Investors is a private investment firm focused on investing in and acquiring businesses headquartered primarily in the US, Europe, and China. AEA looks for companies operating in stable to growing industries with a proven ability to generate positive cash-flow. Broad sectors of interest include value-added industrial products/services, specialty chemicals, consumer products, and services. In addition to its primary middle-market private equity fund, AEA maintains additional funds targeted towards mezzanine financing, senior secured debt, and small business buyouts. AEA Investors was formed in 1968 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 100 of 119
Sector (Manufacturing) 7 of 10
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 34 of 38
State (New Jersey) 6 of 7
Country (United States) 88 of 104
Year (2021) 2 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-01 Colson Group

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, United States

Colson Group designs manufacture and distributes casters, wheels, and related hardware products. Colson’s products comprise a wide range of casters and wheels, including light-duty, medium-duty, heavy-duty, and super heavy duty used in industrial, commercial, and institutional applications. Colson Group is based in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-01 Unisyn Precision Components

St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Unisyn Precision Components seeks to deliver a platform for leading organizations to deliver innovative, quality precision components solutions to customers in high-value end markets such as medical, water, food & beverage, electronics, and industrial industries through our fabrication network of rubber, plastic, and metal materials. Capabilities include compounding, molding, mold-tool & insert making, machining, cutting, bonding, extrusion, welding, and other material conversion and assembly technologies. Unisyn Precision Components is based in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

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