M&A Deal Summary

B Wise Trailers Acquires Bri-Mar Manufacturing

On November 8, 2013, B Wise Trailers acquired machinery company Bri-Mar Manufacturing from Tuckerman Capital and Hanover Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is B Wise Trailers’ 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is B Wise Trailers’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is B Wise Trailers’ 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-11-08
Target Bri-Mar Manufacturing
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) B Wise Trailers
Sellers(s) Tuckerman Capital
Hanover Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Prestwick Partners (Financial)

Target

Bri-Mar Manufacturing

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Bri-Mar Manufacturing LLC is a manufacturers of hydraulic dump, utility, and equipment trailers in the country. These trailers are used by a variety of industries to haul material and machinery.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

B Wise Trailers

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Category Company
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Machinery M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Pennsylvania M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Tuckerman Capital

Hanover, New Hampshire, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Tuckerman Capital is a private investment firm that targets smaller manufacturing companies, with a special interest in businesses that manufacture highly-engineered, non-commodity products across a broad range of industries. Tuckerman will also consider investments in niche service and distribution businesses. Tuckerman relies on deal partners to help source potential transactions. Tuckerman Capital was founded in 2001 and is based in Hanover, New Hampshire.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 14
Sector: Machinery M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 8
State: Pennsylvania M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 6 of 14
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-01 Apache Industrial Services

Houston, Texas, United States

Apache Industrial Services provides a wide range of industrial services primarily to the energy sector. Services include various industrial coating applications and solutions, fireproofing, metalizing, insulation, scaffolding, power and petrochemical plant maintenance and tank/pipe painting and lining. Apache Industrial Services was founded in 1996 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-13 Pacific Northern

Carrollton, Texas, United States

Pacific Northern is a full-service design, manufacture, and logistics firm with operations capabilities in USA, Europe, and Asia. The company specializes in the development of POP and Fixtures for all types of retail environments, servicing both the retail and branded communities. Pacific Northern was founded in 1987 and is based in Carrollton, Texas.

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SELLER

Hanover Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Hanover Partners is a private investment firm that targets middle-market companies with enterprise value between $10 and $60 million and EBIT of at least $2 million. Hanover prefers manufacturing or service based businesses located in the United States that serve business customers. Avoided industries include retail, construction, consulting, job-shops, and distributors not adding specific value. Hanover Partners was formed in 1994 and is based in San Francisco, California with an additional office in Oswego, Oregon.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 14
Sector: Machinery M&A 3 of 6
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 10
State: Pennsylvania M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 7 of 14
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-08-09 Consolidated Equipment Group

Alexandria, Minnesota, United States

Consolidated Equipment Group is a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of attachments for skid-steers, mini skid steers, compact tractors, and several other light-construction power equipment. Consolidated Equipment Group was founded in 1948 and is based in Alexandria, Minnessota.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-28 Hamer

Plymouth, Minnesota, United States

Hamer LLC is a manufacturer and designer of packaging equipment. The Company's machines form, fill, and seal plastic bags and work best handling free-flowing, solid commodity products such as ice, pet food, and lawn and garden materials.

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