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American Securities Acquires CPM

On November 16, 2018, private equity firm American Securities acquired manufacturer CPM

Acquisition Context
  • This is American Securities’ 7th transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is American Securities’ 58th transaction in the United States.
  • This is American Securities’ 3rd transaction in Minnesota.
Investment Fate
  • CPM was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2024.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date November 16, 2018
Target CPM
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) American Securities
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) Jefferies
Cypress Associates (Financial)
Mayer Brown (Legal)

Target Company

CPM

Blaine, Minnesota, United States
CPM designs, engineers, and manufactures a broad variety of branded pellet mills, oilseed processing equipment, twin screw extruders, and industrial-scale thermal processing equipment. The Company serves a global base of over 5,000 customers annually from facilities in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and North America. It produces premier process equipment and engineered systems that provide customers with a superior level of operating efficiency, durability, and reliability, maximizing process performance and machine uptime. CPM was founded in 1883 and is based in Blaine, Minnesota.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

American Securities

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 23.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

American Securities is a large private equity firm that typically partners with management when pursuing company acquisitions. American Securities typically targets US-based with $50 to $200 million of EBITDA and valued up to $2 billion. Areas of interest include consumer products, restaurants, healthcare, industrial, aerospace, defense, agriculture, environmental, paper/packaging, energy, and specialty chemicals. The Firm was originally formed in 1947 as the family office for William Rosenwald, an heir to the Sears Roebuck & Company, and began accepting outside investors in 1994. American Securities is headquartered in New York, New York.

Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 59 of 81
Sector: Manufacturing 7 of 8
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 22 of 28
State: Minnesota 3 of 4
Country: United States 58 of 80
Year: 2018 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-23 Ulterra Drilling Technologies

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Ulterra Drilling Technologies is a supplier of polycrystalline diamond compact drill bits to the oil and gas industry. Ulterra’s singular focus on PDC drilling technology allows it to deliver the highest level of customer service and customization to producers across a wide range of basins and geological formations, driving industry leading performance and durability. Ulterra Drilling Technologies was formed in 1927 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-19 FleetPride

Irving, Texas, United States

FleetPride is an independent distributor of aftermarket heavy-duty truck and trailer parts in the United States. FleetPride was founded in 1975 and is based in Irving, Texas.

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