Consolidation • Marketing

Ares Private Equity Group Acquires Advantage Solutions

On December 9, 2003, private equity firm Ares Private Equity Group acquired marketing company Advantage Solutions

Acquisition Context

This is Ares Private Equity Group’s 1st transaction in the Marketing sector.
This is Ares Private Equity Group’s 4th transaction in the United States.
This is Ares Private Equity Group’s 1st transaction in Missouri.

Investment Fate

Advantage Solutions was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2006.
Advantage Solutions was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2010.
Advantage Solutions was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2014.
Advantage Solutions was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2020.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	December 9, 2003
Target	Advantage Solutions
Sector	Marketing
Buyer(s)	Ares Private Equity Group
Deal Type	Consolidation

Target Company

Advantage Solutions

Clayton, Missouri, United States

Advantage Solutions is a business solutions provider committed to driving growth for consumer goods manufacturers and retailers through winning insights and execution. Advantage’s data and technology-enabled omnichannel solutions including sales, retail merchandising, business intelligence, digital commerce, and a full suite of marketing services are designed to help brands and retailers across a broad range of channels drive consumer demand, increase sales and achieve operating efficiencies. Headquartered in Irvine, California, Advantage has offices throughout the United States and Canada and a presence in select markets throughout Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe. Advantage Solutions was founded in 1987 and is based in Clayton, Missouri.

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Buyer

Ares Private Equity Group

Los Angeles, California, United States

Investor Investor

Category	Private Equity Firm
Founded	2003
PE ASSETS	24.0B USD
Size	Mega
Type	Sector Agnostic

DESCRIPTION

Ares Private Equity Group is the private equity arm of Ares Management, a global alternative asset manager. The Ares Private Equity Group specializes in opportunistic majority/shared control investments in under-capitalized middle-market companies. Ares looks for companies with strong franchises and attractive growth opportunities. The Group prefers to be the lead investor and will invest across the capital structure, including common equity, preferred equity, convertible equity/debt and senior debt. Areas of interest include business services, defense, healthcare, manufacturing, industrial, energy and consumer products and services. Ares Private Equity Group was formed in 2003 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	5 of 126
Sector: Marketing	1 of 5
Type: Consolidation	1 of 5
State: Missouri	1 of 3
Country: United States	4 of 93
Year: 2003	3 of 3

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2003-01-01	EXCO Dallas, Texas, United States EXCO is an oil and natural gas company engaged in the exploitation, exploration, acquisition, development and production of onshore U.S. oil and natural gas properties with a focus on shale resource plays. EXCO based in Dallas, Texas.	Buy	-

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2003-01-01

EXCO

Dallas, Texas, United States

EXCO is an oil and natural gas company engaged in the exploitation, exploration, acquisition, development and production of onshore U.S. oil and natural gas properties with a focus on shale resource plays. EXCO based in Dallas, Texas.

Buy

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2004-01-01	Ngee Ann City Ngee Ann City , Singapore Ngee Ann City is a retail mall that houses over 130 specialty stores, putting international fashion labels such as BOSS, Dior and Cartier alongside other renowned brands such as Club Monaco, Zara and A\|X Armani Exchange. There are over 30 food and beverage outlets offering cuisines from Western to Cantonese to Indonesian to Thai. Ngee Ann City was founded in 1993 and is based in Singapore, Singapore.	Buy	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2004-01-01

Ngee Ann City

Ngee Ann City , Singapore

Ngee Ann City is a retail mall that houses over 130 specialty stores, putting international fashion labels such as BOSS, Dior and Cartier alongside other renowned brands such as Club Monaco, Zara and A|X Armani Exchange. There are over 30 food and beverage outlets offering cuisines from Western to Cantonese to Indonesian to Thai. Ngee Ann City was founded in 1993 and is based in Singapore, Singapore.

Buy

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