M&A Deal Summary

BDT Capital Partners Acquires Alliance Laundry Systems

On August 6, 2015, merchant bank BDT Capital Partners acquired manufacturer Alliance Laundry Systems from Ontario Teachers Pension Plan

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BDT Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is BDT Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is BDT Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-08-06
Target Alliance Laundry Systems
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) BDT Capital Partners
Sellers(s) Ontario Teachers Pension Plan
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Morgan Stanley
BMO Capital Markets
BofA Securities (Financial)
Debevoise & Plimpton (Legal)

Target

Alliance Laundry Systems

Ripon, Wisconsin, United States
Alliance Laundry Systems is a manufacturer of stand-alone commercial laundry equipment in North America. Alliance Laundry produces a full line of washing machines, dryers, and pressing machines under the brand names of Speed Queen, UniMac, Huebsch and Ajax.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

BDT Capital Partners


Category Merchant Bank
Founded 2009
PE ASSETS 18.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

BDT Capital Partners provides family-owned and entrepreneurially led companies with long-term, differentiated equity capital. BDT Capital Partners is an affiliate of merchant bank BDT & Company. The Firm is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 12
Sector (Manufacturing) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 6
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 10
Year (2015) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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New York, New York, United States

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FOLLOWING DEAL
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Falconer, New York, United States

Clarience Technologies is a family of brands focused on bringing total visibility to commercial and recreational transportation. Through its data and insights, Clarience improves fleet management, streamlines supply chains and enhances safety on and off the road. And for decades, its collaborative, transparent approach has been turning customers into long-term partners. Clarience Technologies was founded in 1955 and is based in Falconer, New York.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Ontario Teachers Pension Plan

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Pension
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 242.5B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Teachers' Private Capital is the direct investment arm of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. Teachers' Private Capital considers both private equity and venture related investments in North America, Europe, and Asia. Teachers' can support direct private equity investments between $100 million and $3 billion. Target sectors include business services, consumer products, retail, diversified industrials, financial services, technology, media, and communications. Teachers' Private Capital also makes private equity fund investments between $50 million and $750 million. Teachers' Private Capital was formed in 1991 and is based in Toronto, with additional offices in London and New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 72
Sector (Manufacturing) 1 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 6 of 20
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 14 of 38
Year (2015) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Southbank, Australia

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Emeryville, California, United States

Tanium provides high-fidelity endpoint data to inform critical IT decisions. Tanium gives the world’s largest enterprises and government organizations the unique power to secure, control, and manage millions of endpoints across the enterprise within seconds. Tanium was founded in 2007 and is based in Emeryville, California.

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