Growth Capital • Information Technology

American Capital Invests In Kirby Lester

On October 5, 2005, private equity firm American Capital invested in information technology company Kirby Lester

Investment Context
  • This is American Capital’s 4th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is American Capital’s 168th transaction in the United States.
  • This is American Capital’s 12th transaction in Illinois.
Investment Fate
  • Kirby Lester was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2007.
  • Kirby Lester was sold to a strategic buyer in 2014.

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Investment Summary

Date October 5, 2005
Target Kirby Lester
Sector Information Technology
Investor(s) American Capital
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target Company

Kirby Lester

Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
Kirby Lester LLC is a pharmacy automation systems provider that offers a full suite of automated dispensing systems, including automatic tablet counters and robotic drug dispensing systems, to pharmacies in the U.S. and internationally.
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Investor Overview 1

Investor

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 Context for Investor #
Overall 173 of 265
Sector: Information Technology 4 of 10
Type: Growth Capital 14 of 25
State: Illinois 12 of 13
Country: United States 168 of 253
Year: 2005 36 of 43
PREVIOUS 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
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-10-06 Vector Products

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Vector is a leading designer, developer, producer and marketer of portable power products for consumers in the automotive, marine, home and consumer electronics markets.Vector has prospered with a culture of innovation, exemplified by its nearly 60 patents in the U.S., 33 registered trademarks and over 100 patents pending.

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