M&A Deal Summary

American Capital, Graham Partners and Inverness Graham Investments Acquire Infiltrator Water Technologies

On September 30, 2005, private equity firms American Capital, Graham Partners and Inverness Graham Investments acquired manufacturer Infiltrator Water Technologies

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is American Capital’s 16th, Graham Partners’ 2nd and Inverness Graham Investments’ 2nd transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is American Capital’s 167th, Graham Partners’ 12th and Inverness Graham Investments’ 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is American Capital’s 4th, Graham Partners’ 1st and Inverness Graham Investments’ 1st transaction in Connecticut.
Investment Fate
  • Infiltrator Water Technologies was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2015.
  • Infiltrator Water Technologies was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2019 for 1.1B USD.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2005-09-30
Target Infiltrator Water Technologies
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) American Capital
Graham Partners
Inverness Graham Investments
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Infiltrator Water Technologies

Old Saybrook, Connecticut, United States
Infiltrator Water Technologies LLC is a manufacturer of products for the water and wastewater industries. Infiltrator manufactures a variety of revolutionary products and innovative, environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional stone and pipe leachfield and concrete septic wastewater system components. Infiltrator Water Technologies LLC was founded in 1987 and is based in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.

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Buyer(S) 3

Buyer

American Capital


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 22.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

American Capital was a publicly traded buyout and mezzanine investment firm. American Capital invested in buyouts, growth capital financings, acquistion financings, and recapitalizations. The Firm looked to finance businesses with at least $4 million in EBITDA and valued between $20 and $500 million. American Capital ws a generalist firm with broad interest in traditional industries such as manufacturing, distribution, and services. American Capital's European investment affiliate is European Capital. European Capital looked to invest $10 to $600 million of equity, mezzanine, and/or senior debt in similar opportunities across Europe. American Capital was formed in 1997 and in January 2017, merged with Ares Capital Management.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 172 of 265
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 16 of 23
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 87 of 125
State: Connecticut M&A 4 of 5
Country: United States M&A 167 of 253
Year: 2005 M&A 35 of 43
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-09-15 Soil Safe

Columbia, Maryland, United States

Soil Safe is an environmental service company engaged in the treatment and recycling of contaminated soil. Soil Safe was founded in 1989 and is based in Columbia, Maryland.

Buy $147M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-10-03 CCS Medical

Farmers Branch, Texas, United States

CCS Medical, Inc. (formerly Chronic Care Solutions Inc) is a rapidly growing provider of quality home medical supplies and services to patients with chronic conditions throughout the United States. By working closely with healthcare professionals and healthcare organizations we ensure the seamless coordination and efficient delivery of critical medical supplies directly to our patients' doorsteps. We are a leader in the industry and are recognized as the most-recommended provider by healthcare professionals because of our commitment to quality, compliance and superior customer care.

Sell $360M
Buyer

Graham Partners

Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 6.8B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Graham Partners is a private equity that targets middle market industrial and manufacturing companies. The Firm seeks to invest in businesses based in the US and also consider investments in Canada and Western Europe. Graham Partners focuses on strong growth potential companies with high return on invested capital, led by experienced management teams in revenues between $30 - $500 million and EBITDA between $5 million and $50 million. The firm typically invests between $10 million and $100 million in equity and the balance via debt and can invest higher than $100 million through co-investments. Broad areas of interest include building products, water management, medical products, consumer products, packaged food & beverage, packaging, aerospace/defense, agriculture, capital equipment, energy related products, home and outdoor, sports and leisure, and transportation services. Prospective transaction types include MBOs, recapitalization and growth capital financing. Graham Partners is an affiliate of The Graham Group was formed in 1988 and is based in Newton Square, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 60
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 2 of 8
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 10 of 32
State: Connecticut M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 12 of 52
Year: 2005 M&A 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-09-01 Abrisa Technologies

Santa Paula, California, United States

Abrisa Technologies is a specialist in optical thin film coatings and fabricated technical glass solutions for photonics and more. Abrisa Technologies was founded in 1980 and is based in Santa Paula, California.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-06-28 Berry

Evansville, Indiana, United States

Berry is a manufacturer and marketer of plastic packaging products for personal care, household, industrial, and transportation markets. Berry was incorporated in 1967 and is based in Evansville, Indiana.

Buy $2.3B
Buyer

Inverness Graham Investments

Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Inverness Graham Investments is the private equity arm of The Graham Group. The Firm looks to make controlling investments in lower mid-market companies throughout the US. Inverness targets capital-efficient businesses with strong/sustainable cash flow, differentiated products, and operating in growing markets. The Firm seeks to commit $20 to $80 million in companies valued up to $75 million. Sectors of interest include aerospace/defense, biotech/pharmaceuticals, building materials, business services, consumer services, packaging, industrial equipment/components, electronic equipment, food/beverages, medical devices/supplies, energy & power products/services, specialty chemicals, and technology hardware. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, growth capital financings, recapitalizations, consolidations, and divestitures. Inverness Graham Investments was formed in 2003 and is based in Philadelphia. The Firm has an additional office in Los Angeles.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 38
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 2 of 5
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 3 of 18
State: Connecticut M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 6 of 38
Year: 2005 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-08-31 ExtruMed

Placentia, California, United States

ExtruMed LLC is a provider of precision tubing solutions for minimally invasive, interventional and implantable therapies.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-31 Nexiant

Irvine, California, United States

Nexiant (fka DispenseSource) Established in 1999, Nexiant is a leading provider of MRO solutions that include SaaS based inventory management software, consulting services and leading-edge cabinet dispensing technology. Nexiant solutions help industrial distributors and their customers reduce MRO inventory costs, improve asset utilization and increase productivity. Ultimately, Nexiant MRO solutions ensure that the right MRO materials are in the right place at the right time thereby helping to improve overall supply-chain performance. Nexiant and its partners have established a large base of customers throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico that range from specialist manufacturers to globally renowned product and service companies. Nexiant is a privately-held company whose investors include The Argentum Group, InnoCal Venture Capital, Inverness Graham Investments and Mission Ventures.

Buy $14M