M&A Deal Summary

Arlington Capital Partners Acquires Daily Racing Form

On October 22, 2007, private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners acquired media company Daily Racing Form from Wicks Group for 200M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Arlington Capital Partners’ 4th transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Arlington Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Arlington Capital Partners’ 16th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Arlington Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in New York.
Investment Fate
  • Daily Racing Form was sold to a strategic buyer in 2017.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-10-22
Target Daily Racing Form
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Arlington Capital Partners
Sellers(s) Wicks Group
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Deal Value 200M USD

Target

Daily Racing Form

New York, New York, United States
Daily Racing Form is a multi-media information company dedicated to providing premium data driven content and analytical tools to horse racing enthusiasts. Daily Racing Form was founded in 1894 and is based in New York, New York.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Arlington Capital Partners

Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 7.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Arlington Capital Partners is a middle-market private equity firm focused on buyouts and recapitalizations in targeted growth industries. Arlington targets US based companies valued between $50 and $500 million with strong potential for organic growth and possible consolidation opportunities. Sectors of interest include business services and outsourcing, aerospace/defense, federal and commercial IT, media, education and training, healthcare services, and manufacturing. Arlington Capital was formed in 1999 and is headquartered in Washington DC.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 64
Sector (Media) 4 of 4
Type (Secondary Buyout) 2 of 16
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 16 of 60
Year (2007) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-10-17 NLX

Sterling, Virginia, United States

NLX Corp. is a provider of full-scale flight simulators and training systems.

Sell $125M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-02-11 SECOR International

Redmond, Washington, United States

SECOR International, Inc. is a national provider of remediation management, consulting, and compliance and permitting services to the petroleum, chemical, basic industrial, pulp & paper and the power industries among others.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Wicks Group

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 1.2B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

The Wicks Group is a private equity firm focused on selected segments of the communications, information and media industries. Wicks targets privately held or non-core divisions of large corporations with high-margins, limited competitive environment, and strong cash flow potential. Specific areas of interest include special interest publishing (trade magazines, workplace training, reference publishing, consumer magazines), business information services, (market information, specialized databases, consumer research), television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, newspapers, cable television, and outdoor advertising. The Wicks Group was formed in 1989 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 26
Sector (Media) 1 of 4
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 10
State (New York) 1 of 6
Country (United States) 4 of 26
Year (2007) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-07-27 CFM Religion Publishing Group

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

CFM Religion Publishing Group LLC is a provider of book and magazine publishing services.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-12-11 The Gordian Group

Mauldin, South Carolina, United States

The Gordian Group, Inc. is a provider of proprietary database management and procurement services for the repair and alterations segment of the construction sector. The Gordian Group was founded in 1990 and is based in Mauldin, South Carolina.

Buy -
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