M&A Deal Summary

American Capital and Thompson Street Capital Partners Acquire Montana Silversmiths

On October 22, 2004, private equity firms American Capital and Thompson Street Capital Partners acquired consumer products company Montana Silversmiths

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is American Capital’s 18th and Thompson Street Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is American Capital’s 126th and Thompson Street Capital Partners’ 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is American Capital’s 1st and Thompson Street Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Montana.
Investment Fate
  • Montana Silversmiths was sold to a financial buyer in 2016.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2004-10-22
Target Montana Silversmiths
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) American Capital
Thompson Street Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Montana Silversmiths

Columbus, Montana, United States
Montana Silversmiths is a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of accessories, jewelry and lifestyle products. Montana Silversmiths was founded in 1973 and is based in Columbus, Montana.

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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 130 of 265
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 18 of 22
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 68 of 125
State: Montana M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 126 of 253
Year: 2004 M&A 28 of 35
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-10-07 Weber Nickel Technologies

Midland, Ontario, Canada

Weber Manufacturing Technologies Inc. is a fully integrated mold manufacturer in Automotive Interiors & Exteriors, Aerospace, and Home & Building products. Founded in 1962, Weber builds tooling for Spray, Slush, Compression, Injection, RTM, Infusion and Autoclave processes. Our in house model shop develops Master Models made from leather wrap or select wood grains, and can also provide low cost models in silicone, epoxy and urethane tooling board.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-10-26 Pelican Products

Torrance, California, United States

Pelican Products is a designer and manufacturer of high performance protective cases, temperature controlled packaging solutions, advanced portable lighting systems and rugged gear for professionals and outdoor enthusiasts. Pelican's products are used by professionals in the most demanding markets including fire safety, law enforcement, defense / military, aerospace, entertainment, industrial and consumer. Pelican products are designed and built to last a lifetime. Pelican Products was founded in 1976 and is based in Torrance, California.

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Buyer

Thompson Street Capital Partners

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 2.6B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Thompson Street Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets control stakes in profitable, mid-sized North American companies with $5 to $20 million of EBITDA. Thompson Street looks for family businesses, private companies seeking liquidity, corporate divestitures, and public companies going private. Areas of interest include healthcare services, business services, electronics, information technology, and engineered products companies. Thompson Street will not consider investments in start-ups, early stage companies, or real estate. Thompson Street Capital was founded in 2000 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 73
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 5 of 30
State: Montana M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 6 of 72
Year: 2004 M&A 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-07-13 Assembly & Test Worldwide

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Assembly & Test Worldwide, Inc. is a provider of automation systems and solutions fundamental to the assembly and testing of a wide variety of consumer and industrial products.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-05-12 Keystone Printed Specialties Co.

Old Forge, Pennsylvania, United States

Keystone Printed Specialties Co. LLC is a designer, manufacturer, and printer of short-run, quick-turnaround specialty packaging for a variety of markets including consumer products, media, pharmaceuticals, beverage, food, cosmetics, personal care, and entertainment.

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