M&A Deal Summary

Birch Hill Equity Partners and Arva Acquire MLL Telecom

On January 1, 2000, private equity firm Birch Hill Equity Partners and family office Arva acquired communications company MLL Telecom

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Birch Hill Equity Partners’ 1st and Arva’s 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Birch Hill Equity Partners’ 1st and Arva’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2000-01-01
Target MLL Telecom
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Birch Hill Equity Partners
Arva
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

MLL Telecom

Marlow, United Kingdom
MLL Telecom is a wireless telecommunications company specializing in wireless backhaul, network design/builds and network operation. MLL's focus is on providing wireless communications backbone services primarily to cellular telephone companies such as Vodafone. MLL Telecom was founded in 1992 and is based in Marlow, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Birch Hill Equity Partners

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 5.0B CAD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Birch Hill Equity Partners is a middle-market private equity firm focused on investments in Canadian companies. Birch Hill targets growth oriented businesses valued between C$50 and C$1000 million. Sectors of interest include agriculture, communications, energy, environmental, entertainment, distribution, healthcare, manufacturing, software, and technology. Birch Hill will not consider investments in real estate, pure commodity companies or start ups. Birch Hill Equity Partners was formed in 1994 and is based in Toronto, Canada.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 48
Sector: Communications M&A 1 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 3 of 23
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2000 M&A 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-02-01 Eastern Container Transportation

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Eastern Container Transportation Manufactures of Paperboard in Canada.

Sell $47M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-03-01 Holiday Retirement

Winter Park, Florida, United States

Holiday Retirement is the largest private owner and operator of independent living communities for seniors in the United States. Holiday Retirement was founded in 1971 and is based in Winter Park, Florida.

Buy -
Buyer

Arva

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Category Family Office
Founded 1956
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Arva Limited is a family backed private investment firm focused on purchasing or acquiring interests in companies with strong fundamentals and growth potential. Arva invests in businesses whose owners are seeking an exit or who will benefit from the Firm's financial and strategic support. Target sectors include manufacturing (especially manufacturing companies with industrial customers) and telecom. Arva was formed in 1956 and is based in Toronto.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Communications M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2000 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-01-01 Ultra-Fit Manufacturing

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Ultra-Fit Manufacturing is a tube bending and fabricating company. Ultra-Fit has expanded and diversified to serve new markets, including OEM exhaust and other OEM engine components, office furniture manufacturing, automotive performance and accessories. Ultrafit’s manufacturing processes include CNC Tube Bending, CNC Wire Bending, Robotic and Manual Welding, CNC Plate Fabricating in a variety of materials ranging from carbon to stainless steel. Ultra-Fit Manufacturing was founded in 1982 and is based in Mississauga, Ontario.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-27 Global Traffic Technologies

St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Global Traffic Technologies is a provider of traffic management technology to provide solutions that are deployed in 60,000 intersections and 30,000 vehicles in more than 1,500 cities worldwide including every U.S. state. Global Traffic Technologies was formed in 2007 and is based in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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