M&A Deal Summary

Aterian Investment Partners Acquires Bluewater Thermal Solutions

On October 25, 2012, private equity firm Aterian Investment Partners acquired metals/mining company Bluewater Thermal Solutions

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Aterian Investment Partners’ 1st transaction in the Metals/Mining sector.
  • This is Aterian Investment Partners’ 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Aterian Investment Partners’ 1st transaction in South Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-10-25
Target Bluewater Thermal Solutions
Sector Metals/Mining
Buyer(s) Aterian Investment Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Bluewater Thermal Solutions

Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Bluewater Thermal's headquarters in Greenville, South Carolina.
Bluewater Thermal's headquarters in Greenville, South Carolina.
Bluewater Thermal Solutions is a commercial heat treatment and brazing plants company. Bluewater offers thermal processing options including specialty operations designed to meet the needs of a diverse collection of industries. It offers heat treating services, including age hardening, hardening, annealing, carbon restoration, case hardening, induction hardening, etc. Bluewater Thermal Solutions was founded in 1996 and is based in Greenville, South Carolina.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Aterian Investment Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2009
PE ASSETS 400M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Aterian Investment Partners is a special situations private equity firm that invests in middle-market businesses that are financially or operationally challenged, or require a creative transaction solution. Aterian invests in businesses generating $25 to $500 million of revenue with strong franchises. Sectors of interest include manufacturing, chemicals, industrials, consumer products, food, beverages, distribution, metals/mining, retail, restaurants, and healthcare services. Aterian Investment Partners LLC is formed in 2009 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 26
Sector (Metals/Mining) 1 of 3
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 3 of 14
State (South Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 25
Year (2012) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-31 Burner Systems International

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Burner Systems International, Inc. is a designer, developer and manufacturer of components and custom solutions for gas appliance OEMs. The company offers product development, supply chain integration, logistics, and support services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-13 Johnstown Wire Technologies

Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States

Johnstown Wire Technologies, Inc. is a manufacturer of high performance steel fasteners used in the automobile industry. It offers aluminized wires, cleaned and coated rods, cold heading quality wires, direct drawn wires, and plated wire and rods.

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