M&A Deal Summary

Bain Capital Private Equity Acquires Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing

On December 21, 2015, private equity firm Bain Capital Private Equity acquired manufacturer Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing from H.I.G. Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bain Capital Private Equity’s 4th transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Bain Capital Private Equity’s 75th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Bain Capital Private Equity’s 5th transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-12-21
Target Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Bain Capital Private Equity
Sellers(s) H.I.G. Private Equity
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Piper Jaffray Companies (Financial)
McDermott Will & Emery (Legal)

Target

Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing

Mt. Pleasant, Texas, United States
Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing is a manufacturer of professional-grade trailers, parts and supplies. Big Tex sells its family of leading trailer brands, including Big Tex Trailers, CM/S&H Trailers, Circle J and CM Truck Beds, through a diversified network of over 400 dealers nationwide. Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing was founded in 1982 and is based in Mt. Pleasant, Texas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bain Capital Private Equity

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 44.2B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bain Capital Private Equity (BCPE), is the private equity investment arm of alternative asset management firm, Bain Capital. BCPE targets leveraged buyout and growth capital transactions in a wide variety of industries including information technology, communications, media, healthcare, industrial/manufacturing, retail/consumer, and financial services. Bain Capital is based in Boston with additional offices in New York, London, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Munich.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 135 of 236
Sector (Manufacturing) 4 of 6
Type (Secondary Buyout) 25 of 65
State (Texas) 5 of 10
Country (United States) 75 of 124
Year (2015) 10 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-07 TeamSystem

Pesaro, Italy

TeamSystem is a provider of accounting, payroll, and business management software for accountants and small and medium-sized enterprises. TeamSystem offers a broad range of mission-critical, on-premise and cloud solutions to a diversified base of its customers. TeamSystem was founded in 1979 and is based in Pesaro, Italy.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-24 Jupiter Shop Channel

Tokyo, Japan

Jupiter Shop Channel Co.,Ltd. is a direct marketing/retailing company that operates a television shopping channel in Japan.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

H.I.G. Private Equity

Miami, Florida, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
PE ASSETS 65.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HIG Private Equity is the private equity arm of HIG Capital LLC. The firm focuses on management buyouts, growth equity investments, and recapitalizations of middle market companies with an enterprise value of $50 - $1000 million. The Firm also will consider add-on acquisitions, industry consolidations, going-privates, and corporate divestitures. Sectors of interest include aerospace, building materials, business services, consumer products, distribution, healthcare, infrastructure, contracting, manufacturing, media, oil & gas services, IT, and transportation. HIG was formed in 1993 and has offices in Miami, Atlanta, Boston, and San Francisco. HIG's European affiliate is HIG Europe with offices in London, Hamburg, and Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 69 of 175
Sector (Manufacturing) 1 of 5
Type (Secondary Buyout) 26 of 71
State (Texas) 7 of 8
Country (United States) 57 of 120
Year (2015) 10 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-20 Mr. Cat

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Mr. Cat is a footwear company. Mr. Cat offers a complete line of men and women’s shoes, as well as purses and accessories under the nationally recognized Mr. Cat brand. The Company operates through a network of more than 200 dedicated stores, corporate and franchisee owned. Mr. Cat was founded in 1980 and is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-22 Lancope

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

Lancope, Inc. is a provider of next-generation network integrity solutions that deliver behavior-based threat detection, policy enforcement and insightful network intelligence.

Sell $453M