M&A Deal Summary

Amrep Acquires Waterbury Companies

On July 27, 2010, Amrep acquired consumer products company Waterbury Companies from Wind Point Partners for 66M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Amrep’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Amrep’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Amrep’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Amrep’s 1st transaction in Connecticut.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-07-27
Target Waterbury Companies
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Amrep
Sellers(s) Wind Point Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 66M USD

Target

Waterbury Companies

Waterbury, Connecticut, United States
Waterbury Companies, Inc. is a manufacturing and marketing of consumer and commercial products primarily for janitorial, office supply, food service, professional use, agriculture, packaging, and consumer markets.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Amrep

Marietta, Georgia, United States
Category Company
Founded 1979
Sector Chemicals
DESCRIPTION

Amrep, Inc. is a specialty chemical formulator and manufacturer of high performance products and professional grade chemical products for the Automotive, Fleet Maintenance, Industrial/MRO Supply, Institutional Supply, and Motorcycle markets under the Misty®, Next DimensionTM, Petro®, i-Chem® and a number of private labeled brands.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Connecticut) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Wind Point Partners

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 7.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Wind Point Partners is a private equity firm focused on acquisitions of mid-sized companies operating in the business services, consumer products, healthcare services, and industrial products sectors. Wind Point looks to invest $60 to $130 million in companies valued up to $500 million. Prospective transaction types include leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, industry consolidations, and growth capital financings. Wind Point Partners began investing in 1984 and is based in Chicago.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 56
Sector (Consumer Products) 3 of 9
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 26
State (Connecticut) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 19 of 51
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 12 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-04-13 Hearthside Food Solutions

Downers Grove, Illinois, United States

Hearthside Food Solutions is a food contract manufacturer. The Company offers diverse production capabilities including bars, cookies, crackers, granola, snack components, and other baked goods. Hearthside specializes in the production of complex, high-volume, short-run products, which represent an increasing portion of customer demand. Hearthside Food Solutions was founded in 2009 and is based in Downers Grove, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-08-01 Nelson Global Products

Stoughton, Wisconsin, United States

Nelson Global Products is a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of fabricated high performance OEM and aftermarket products for the global commercial vehicle, on-highway and off-highway markets and the outdoor recreational vehicle and power sports markets. Nelson Global Products was founded in 1939 and is based in Stoughton, Wisconsin.

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