M&A Deal Summary

American Capital Acquires Sunvest Industries

On December 29, 2000, private equity firm American Capital acquired manufacturer Sunvest Industries

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is American Capital’s 4th transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is American Capital’s 41st transaction in the United States.
  • This is American Capital’s 7th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2000-12-29
Target Sunvest Industries
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) American Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Sunvest Industries

Lake Forest, California, United States
Sunvest Industries is a holding company which operates through its subsidiaries and engages in contract manufacturing. The company is based in Lake Forest, California.

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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 42 of 265
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 4 of 23
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 30 of 125
State: California M&A 7 of 47
Country: United States M&A 41 of 253
Year: 2000 M&A 11 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-12-06 Lubricating Specialties Co.

Pico Rivera, California, United States

Lubricating Specialties Co., Inc. is a manufacturer of lubricating oils and greases, blending and packaging of lubricant oils for auto, truck, and marine applications, manufacturing specialty greases and other lubricants for niche industrial purposes and providing bulk storage and blending of petroleum additives and related products. Lubricating Specialties Co. was founded in 1928 and is based in Pico Rivera, California.

Buy $23M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-01-19 CST Industries

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

CST Industries is a manufacturer and erector of factory coated metal storage tanks. CST's product offering includes bolted and factory welded tanks for use in a wide variety of applications, aluminum geodesic domes, and agricultural feed and waste storage systems. CST Industries was established in 1893 and is based in Kansas City.

Buy $9M