M&A Deal Summary

Argand Partners Acquires Brintons Carpets

On July 5, 2017, private equity firm Argand Partners acquired apparel/textiles company Brintons Carpets from The Carlyle Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Argand Partners’ 1st transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is Argand Partners’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-07-05
Target Brintons Carpets
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Buyer(s) Argand Partners
Sellers(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Brintons Carpets

Kidderminster, United Kingdom
Brintons Carpets is a designer and manufacturer of luxury woven carpets for commercial and residential premises. Brintons Carpets was founded in 1783 and is based in Kidderminster, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Argand Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2015
PE ASSETS 685M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Argand Partners is a value-oriented private equity firm focused on acquiring controlling interests in middle-market industrial businesses that have established market leadership positions and track records of stable cash flows. Argand typically pursues complex situations involving corporate carve-outs of non-core divisions, industries that are out of favor or in transition, middle-market companies grappling with the opportunities and difficulties of global operations, good companies with overleveraged balance sheets, and family-owned businesses transitioning to professional management. Target companies generally have $15 to $50 million of EBITDA. Argand Partners was founded in 2015 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 7
Sector: Apparel/Textiles M&A 1 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 4
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-13 Sigma Engineered Solutions

Garner, North Carolina, United States

Sigma Engineered Solutions is a manufacturer of metal castings, precision machined components and sub-assemblies for blue-chip customers in the electrical products, power transmission, and distribution and general industrial markets. Sigma Engineered Solutions uses proprietary precision die-casting and sand-casting manufacturing technologies to produce customized components with complex shapes and tight tolerances across a broad range of metals and alloys. Sigma Engineered Solutions was founded in 1981 and is based in Garner, North Carolina.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-30 Oase

Horstel, Germany

Oase is a provider of outdoor water gardening products with a growing presence in indoor aquatics products, which are sold under their biOrb and Highline programs. Oase's products stand for cutting‐edge design and exceptional ease of use. OASE is also a leader in complex fountain technology and has extensive experience designing large‐scale projects globally, including The Island in Pigeon Forge in Tennessee, USA; Dancing Fountain at The World Towers in Mumbai, India; and Crane Dance at Sentosa Island in Singapore. Oase was founded in 1949 and is based in Horstel, Germany.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 324 of 488
Sector: Apparel/Textiles M&A 4 of 7
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 66 of 119
Country: United Kingdom M&A 21 of 37
Year: 2017 M&A 7 of 26
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-30 Kakao Mobility

Seongnam-si, South Korea

Kakao Mobility provides a wide range of mobility services through its Kakao T mobile-app platform including taxi-hailing, designated driver, electric bike hire, parking, and navigation. The company is also advancing its autonomous driving technology. Kakao Mobility is based in Seongnam-si, South Korea.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-11 BTI Studios

Stockholm, Sweden

BTI Studios is a provider of subtitling and dubbing services to broadcasters and other media companies. BTI Studios is a provider of subtitling in about 40 languages and has a number of leading broadcasters and Home Entertainment companies as customers. BTI has achieved significant growth in recent years and holds a solid market position based on a reputation for high quality, delivery precision and significant production capacity in many different local European markets.

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