Explore All 52 Going Private Retail Deals - Search the Database Free
M&A Deal Summary |
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| Date | May 2, 2005 |
| Target | Neiman Marcus |
| Sector | Retail |
| Buyer(s) |
aPriori Capital Partners
Warburg Pincus TPG Leonard Green & Partners |
| Deal Type | Going Private |
| Deal Value | 5.1B USD |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
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| Founded | 1985 |
| PE ASSETS | 2.0B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
aPriori Capital Partners (formerly DLJ Merchant Banking Partners) is a middle-market private equity firm focused on middle-market buyouts in the US and Europe. Sectors of interest include healthcare, retail, consumer, energy, business services, and industrial. aPriori was originally established in 1985 and has offices in New York and Los Angeles.
| Deal Context for Buyer | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 33 of 56 |
| Sector: Retail | 2 of 3 |
| Type: Going Private | 3 of 6 |
| State: Texas | 3 of 4 |
| Country: United States | 22 of 40 |
| Year: 2005 | 4 of 9 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 2 of 12 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-03-15 |
Seabulk International
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States Seabulk International, Inc. is a provider of marine support and transportation services. Seabulk is principally engaged in three main businesses: offshore energy support, marine transportation and towing. |
Sell | $532M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-05-11 |
Tysers
London, United Kingdom Tysers is a specialty commercial property & casualty insurance brokerage firm. Tysers serves as an intermediary between retail and/or wholesale insurance brokers to facilitate the placement of unusual, complex, or specialized coverages within the London market, notably to Lloyds of London, and global insurance markets. Tysers is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1966 |
| PE ASSETS | 83.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Warburg Pincus is a mega-sized, global private equity firm focused on investment opportunities across North America, Asia, and Europe. Warburg will consider investing at various company stages, from early-stage opportunities to distressed situations. Warburg Pincus is organized by industry groups. Verticals include financial services, healthcare, technology, media & telecommunications, energy, consumer & industrial, and real estate. Within financial services, Warburg will consider asset/wealth managers, banks, exchanges, financial technology, insurance, transaction processing, private banking, and specialty/consumer finance. Within healthcare, specific areas of interest include medical devices, healthcare services, and biotech/pharmaceuticals. Within technology/media/communications, Warburg targets software, media/internet/information, financial technology, telecom, business services, and systems/semiconductors. Within energy, specific areas of interest include oil/gas exploration, power generation/transmission, and alternative energy. Warburg Pincus raised its first fund in 1966 and is based in New York City.
| Deal Context for Buyer | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 80 of 493 |
| Sector: Retail | 4 of 13 |
| Type: Going Private | 1 of 13 |
| State: Texas | 7 of 40 |
| Country: United States | 51 of 242 |
| Year: 2005 | 10 of 17 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 5 of 50 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-05-01 |
Caradon Plumbing Solutions
Hull, United Kingdom Caradon is a pan-European heating business manufacturing and distributing an exclusive range of boilers and radiators in Europe, particularly in the UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Turkey. |
Buy | £227M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-13 |
MACH
Contern, Luxembourg MACH is a hub-based mobile communications exchange. MACH solutions shorten providers' time to market for new mobile applications, optimize service delivery to the mobile end-user, and accelerate the settlement of inter-operator financial liabilities. MACH enables the efficient flow of mobile traffic, of service validation, delivery and billing information, and of settlement transactions. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 |
| PE ASSETS | 296.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
TPG Capital is a global, mega-sized private investment firm that manages a family of funds focused on private equity, real estate, venture capital, public equity and debt investing. TPG invests in opportunities across a broad range of industries and geographies. TPG generally seeks to invest in established businesses that can benefit from the Firm's operational experience and connections. Industries of interest include consumer, retail, healthcare, industrials, digital media, natural resources, energy, real estate, technology, and software. TPG was formerly known as Texas Pacific Group and was originally established in 1992 by David Bonderman, James Coulter and William Price. The Firm is based in Forth Worth, Texas with additional offices in Europe, Asia, and Australia.
| Deal Context for Buyer | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 59 of 453 |
| Sector: Retail | 3 of 13 |
| Type: Going Private | 6 of 40 |
| State: Texas | 8 of 36 |
| Country: United States | 43 of 299 |
| Year: 2005 | 5 of 15 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 16 of 114 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-03-31 |
Lenovo Group
Quarry Bay, China Lenovo Group is a provider of IT hardware. The Group engages primarily in the manufacturing and sale of desktop computers, notebook computers, mobile handsets, servers and peripherals. Lenovo Group was founded in 1984 and is based in Quarry Bay, China. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-05-05 |
Avidia
Mountain View, California, United States Avidia is a privately-held biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing a new class of human therapeutic proteins. Avidia is engineering these Avimer(TM) therapeutics against multiple validated and novel targets to address a wide range of disease areas, including inflammation, oncology and neurology. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| PE ASSETS | 75.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Leonard Green & Partners is a mega-sized private equity firm that invests in established companies that are leaders in their respective markets. Leonard Green will consider investments in consumer and business services, consumer products, distribution, media, and retail. Typical transaction values for acquisitions are between $500 million and $2 billion, however, the firm is capable of closing transactions valued up to $5 billion. Types of transactions include public-to-private, recapitalizations of privately held businesses, growth capital, equity capital to facilitate acquisitions, turnarounds/restructurings, and acquisitions of divisions/assets from large corporations. Leonard Green & Partners was formed in 1989 and is based in Los Angeles, California.
| Deal Context for Buyer | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 12 of 108 |
| Sector: Retail | 4 of 19 |
| Type: Going Private | 3 of 14 |
| State: Texas | 2 of 18 |
| Country: United States | 12 of 100 |
| Year: 2005 | 1 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 2 of 29 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-02-15 |
Phoenix Scientific
Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States Phoenix Scientific, Inc. manufactures veterinary pharmaceutical preparations Toy balloons or balls, Dolls, Doll houses, Stuffed animals or puppets, Playhouses, Building blocks, Riding toys, Pull toys, Childrens science kits, Toy vehicles, Toy trains, Inflatable toys, Doll parts or accessories, Yo yos, Kites, Pogs, Kaleidoscopes, Pom poms, Pinatas, Boomerangs, Flying discs, Toy pails. |
Sell | $196M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-15 |
Tire Rack
South Bend, Indiana, United States Tire Rack is a customer-direct supplier of tires, wheels and related accessories for passenger vehicles and light trucks in the United States. Tire Rack is also a distributor of replacement tires to independent installers. Tire Rack was founded in 1979 and is based in South Bend, Indiana. |
Buy | - |
