M&A Deal Summary

Angelo Gordon s Private Equity Group and Apogem Capital Acquire ClearBalance

On December 20, 2012, private equity firm Angelo Gordon s Private Equity Group and asset manager Apogem Capital acquired financial services company ClearBalance

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Angelo Gordon s Private Equity Group’s 6th and Apogem Capital’s 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Angelo Gordon s Private Equity Group’s 18th and Apogem Capital’s 34th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Angelo Gordon s Private Equity Group’s 3rd and Apogem Capital’s 3rd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-12-20
Target ClearBalance
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Angelo Gordon s Private Equity Group
Apogem Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) Raymond James - Investment Banking (Financial)
Jones Day (Legal)

Target

ClearBalance

San Diego, California, United States
ClearBalance is a provider of consumer-friendly patient financing programs to U.S. hospitals and health systems. Serving more than 6 million patient accounts at healthcare organizations nationwide. ClearBalance was founded in 1992 and is based in San Diego, California.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Angelo Gordon s Private Equity Group

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Angelo, Gordon's Private Equity Group is the private equity arm of asset manager Angele, Gordon & Co. AG's private equity group focuses on acquiring assets from financially distressed sellers or from larger corporations. Prospective transactions include forced sales, management-led buyouts, private company recapitalizations, corporate carve-outs, asset pool purchases, and other complex situations. The Group prefers control when considering opportunities and generally looks to commit $25 to $125 million of capital in transactions valued up to $500 million. Broad sectors of interest include specialty finance, retail, consumer, healthcare services/facilities, real estate, and business services. Angelo, Gordon's Private Equity group is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 22
Sector (Financial Services) 6 of 6
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 16 of 16
State (California) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 18 of 18
Year (2012) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-08-21 Benihana

Aventura, Florida, United States

Benihana is an operator of Japanese theme and sushi restaurants with 95 restaurants in the United States, including 62 Benihana restaurants, 25 RA Sushi restaurants, and 8 Haru sushi restaurants. Benihana was founded in 1964 and is based in Aventura, Florida.

Buy $296M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-14 Oak Street Funding

Carmel, Indiana, United States

Oak Street Funding is a provider of commission-based loans to help insurance agents and brokers maximize their book of business value and grow their agency business. Oak Street Funding is based in Carmel, Indiana.

Sell -
Buyer

Apogem Capital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Category Asset Manager
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 39.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Apogem Capital is a diversified alternative investment manager and subsidiary of insurance provider, New York Life. Apogem manages a variety of investment strategies including private equity, private credit, and real assets. Within private equity, the Firm looks to make fund, direct, and secondary investments, as well as acquire GP stakes. Within its direct investing activity, Apogem targets mid-sized companies valued up to $250 million and will consider businesses throughout North America and Europe. Apogem Capital formed as the result of New York Life combining PA Capital, Madison Capital Funding, and Goldpoint Partners into one entity. Apogem Capital is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 34 of 70
Sector (Financial Services) 1 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 13 of 22
State (California) 3 of 4
Country (United States) 34 of 70
Year (2012) 7 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-11-26 Wellmark

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

WellMark produces a full line of liquid and pneumatic flow controls and valves to the oil and gas and petrochemical industries.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-21 Chesapeake IRB

Columbia, Maryland, United States

Chesapeake Research Review, Inc. is a provider of independent IRB services for pharmaceutical companies, universities, individual researchers, academic medical centers, and community hospitals. Chesapeake Research Review was formed in 1993 and is based in Columbia, Maryland.

Buy -