M&A Deal Summary

B. Riley Financial Acquires Wunderlich Securities

On May 18, 2017, B. Riley Financial acquired financial services company Wunderlich Securities from Altamont Capital Partners for 67M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is B. Riley Financial’s 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is B. Riley Financial’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is B. Riley Financial’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is B. Riley Financial’s 1st transaction in Tennessee.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-05-18
Target Wunderlich Securities
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) B. Riley Financial
Sellers(s) Altamont Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 67M USD
Advisor(s) Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods, Inc. (Financial)
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz (Legal)

Target

Wunderlich Securities

Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Wunderlich Securities, Inc. offers comprehensive wealth management services to individuals, families, corporations and non-profit organizations.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

B. Riley Financial

Los Angeles, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1973
Sector Financial Services
Employees2,383
Revenue 1.6B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

B. Riley Financial is a provider of financial and business advisory services. B. Riley Financial was incorporated in 1973 and is based in Los Angeles, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 12
Sector (Financial Services) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 9
State (Tennessee) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 11
Year (2017) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-04 United Online

Woodland Hills, California, United States

United Online, Inc. is a provider of consumer products and services over the Internet.

Buy $170M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-09 magicJack

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

magicJack is a provider of carrier-class voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) and convergence solutions for fixed and wireless communication service providers. The Company’s main product offering, the magicJack, provides a low-cost alternative to consumers and businesses seeking additional phone lines or local carrier alternatives. magicJack was established in 1989 and is based in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Buy $143M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Altamont Capital Partners

Palo Alto, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2010
PE ASSETS 4.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Altamont Capital is a private equity group focused on acquiring US-based middle-market companies. The Firm has a particular interest in companies undergoing a transition, either operational or strategic, in which Altamont believes it can help navigate. Altamont can invest up to $150 million of equity per transaction and looks for businesses with EBITDA up to $100 million. The Firm prefers control transactions and targets a range of transaction types, including corporate carve-outs, build-ups, take-privates, and founder transitions. Sectors of interest include business services, financial services, industrials, healthcare, consumer, retail, restaurants, franchising, and technology. Altamont Partners was formed in 2010 and is based in Palo Alto, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 16
Sector (Financial Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 8
State (Tennessee) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 15
Year (2017) 2 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-31 The Robert Allen Group

Foxboro, Massachusetts, United States

Robert Allen Group is a designer and marketer of decorative fabrics and furnishings to the interior design trade. The Company sells its products under the Beacon Hill, Robert Allen, Robert Allen Contract and Robert Allen @ Home brands. The Company has showroom locations throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, and an extensive worldwide agent showroom network.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-01 Colorado Boxed Beef

Lakeland, Florida, United States

Colorado Boxed Beef is a distributor of refrigerated and frozen products. Company supply to customers with the finest beef, pork, poultry, lamb, veal, seafood, cheese, vegetables, lunch meat, and a variety of dry products. Colorado Boxed Beef was founded in 1975 and is based in Lakeland, Florida.

Buy -