Investment Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2000-06-01 |
| Target | Arrival Communications |
| Sector | Communications |
| Investor(s) |
Housatonic Partners
Alta Equity Partners BancBoston Capital |
| Deal Type | Growth Capital |
| Deal Value | 13M USD |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.5B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Housatonic Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in growing, profitable companies with a preference for businesses generating recurring revenues. Target sectors include services, media, and communications. Housatonic looks to commit $10 to $30 million per transaction to support buyouts and recapitalizations. Prospective companies generally have high gross margins and moderate capital intensity. Housatonic was formed in 1994 and has offices in Boston, Massachusetts and San Francisco, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 17 of 79 |
| Sector (Communications) | 2 of 7 |
| Type (Growth Capital) | 1 of 21 |
| State (California) | 6 of 17 |
| Country (United States) | 17 of 73 |
| Year (2000) | 5 of 5 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 2 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-06-01 |
Beacon Fire & Safety
San Jose, California, United States Beacon Fire & Safety distributes fire and life safety equipment in California. it offers fire alarm services, including emergency services, central station monitoring services, inspection and testing services, third party inspections for new system installations, system training for facility staff, and pre-acquisition building surveys, as well as project design, engineering, and installation services. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-10-01 |
Pyramid Research
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Pyramid Research is a provider of subscription market information, analysis and forecasting services to the global telecom industry. Pyramid bases its services on its proprietary “bottom up” quantitative data drawn from around 70 national markets worldwide. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| Size | Small |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Alta Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused on acquiring lower middle-market, US-based companies. The Firm is a generalist investor but targets companies exhibiting recurring revenue business models, low capital intensity, proven management, and opportunities for growth. Prospective transaction situations of interest include recapitalizations, management buyouts, divestitures, and special situations. Alta Equity Partners was formerly known as Alta Communications. Alta Communications was formed in 1989 and the Firm changed its name to Alta Equity Partners in 2010. Alta Equity Partners is based in Concord, Massachusetts.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 17 of 40 |
| Sector (Communications) | 7 of 9 |
| Type (Growth Capital) | 2 of 2 |
| State (California) | 3 of 7 |
| Country (United States) | 14 of 36 |
| Year (2000) | 4 of 4 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-02-10 |
Marlin Broadcasting
Hartford, Connecticut, United States Marlin Broadcasting is a radio broadcasting company with stations in Miami, FL, Hartford, CT, and the North Shore of Boston. |
Sell | $125M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-06-19 |
Civic Communications
Jackson, Massachusetts, United States Civic Communications was a television broadcasting company which owned and operated the NBC affiliate stations in Jackson, MS and the ABC affiliates in Tyler and Lufkin, TX. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
BancBoston Capital was the private equity investment arm of FleetBoston Financial. The subsidiary invested equity and mezzanine financing to support a wide range of buyouts and other growth-related investments. BancBoston was formed in 1959 and is based in Boston and is no longer actively investing.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 3 |
| Sector (Communications) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Growth Capital) | 1 of 1 |
| State (California) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 3 of 3 |
| Year (2000) | 2 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-05-15 |
Wilmar Industries
Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey, United States Wilmar Industries, Inc. is a supplier of home repair and maintenance products, offering more than 15,000 plumbing, electrical, janitorial, hardware, HVAC, appliance, window, and door parts. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-08-21 |
The Sheridan Group
Hunt Valley, Maryland, United States The Sheridan Group is a specialty printer offering a full range of printing and value-added support services. |
Sell | $142M |
