M&A Deal Summary

BBJ Rentals Acquires La Tavola Fine Linen Rental

On January 7, 2020, BBJ Rentals acquired consumer services company La Tavola Fine Linen Rental from Frontenac and Harvey & Company

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BBJ Rentals’ 1st transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is BBJ Rentals’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is BBJ Rentals’ 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-01-07
Target La Tavola Fine Linen Rental
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) BBJ Rentals
Sellers(s) Frontenac
Harvey & Company
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

La Tavola Fine Linen Rental

Napa, California, United States
La Tavola is a linen rental company for weddings, private parties, and special/corporate events. The company is known for its extensive selection of quality on-trend fabrics, designs, and colors, and serves clients across the entire country. La Tavola showrooms are currently located in Beverly Hills, Corona Del Mar, Dallas, Los Gatos, Napa, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Scottsdale.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

BBJ Rentals

Niles, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

BBJ Rentals, Inc. (dba BBJ Linen) is a provider of special event linen rental products and services to weddings, social and corporate events in the United States.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Frontenac

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1971
PE ASSETS 2.1B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Frontenac is a Midwest US-based private equity firm that seek profitable, lower middle-market company investments with $5 to $25 million of EBITDA. Frontenac typically partners with management when pursuing acquisitions, including companies managed by owner-operators. Sectors of interest include financial services, healthcare services, education/HR services, manufacturing, publishing/media, and technology services. Frontenac was formed in 1971 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 53 of 60
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 17 of 22
State: California M&A 10 of 11
Country: United States M&A 51 of 58
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-07 Excellarate

Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States

Excellarate is a provider of customized software solutions and mission-critical IT services to insurance, healthcare and other companies that provide web-enabled services. Excellarate is based in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-30 Scholarus Learning

Livonia, Michigan, United States

Scholarus Learning offers administrators and educators a range of professional services, survey and diagnostic tools, and custom content and publishing services. Scholarus Learning is based in Livonia, Michigan.

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DESCRIPTION

Harvey & Company is a principal investment and advisory group. The Firm works with companies and private equity firms on acquisition searches as well as makes investments of its own. Harvey & Company was established in 1998 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 32 of 37
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 17 of 19
State: California M&A 6 of 6
Country: United States M&A 31 of 36
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-12-17 Liquid Technologies

Chino, California, United States

Liquid Technologies, Inc. is a contract formulator and contract manufacturer of personal care products, providing full-service capabilities including formulation, development, blend manufacturing, filling and packaging. Liquid Technologies offers hair care products such as shampoos, conditioners, styling products, and aerosols, in addition to skincare products such as creams, lotions and serums. Liquid Technologies was founded in 1988 and is based in Chino, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-31 Meritus Gas Partners

New York, New York, United States

Meritus Gas Partners is a national federation of high-quality independent distributors of industrial, medical, and specialty gases and associated welding and safety supplies, located in diverse geographies across North America and serving growing end-markets. Meritus Gas Partners is based in New York City.

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