Add-on Acquisition • Consumer Products

BioLab Acquires A&M Cleaning Products

On August 18, 2003, BioLab acquired consumer products company A&M Cleaning Products from American Capital

Acquisition Context
  • This is BioLab’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is BioLab’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is BioLab’s 1st transaction in Georgia.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date August 18, 2003
Target A&M Cleaning Products
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) BioLab
Sellers(s) American Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

A&M Cleaning Products

Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States
A&M manufactures and markets a dynamic line of multipurpose cleaners under the brand name Greased Lighting. The Company has captured a significant market position in the Southeast, and enjoys distribution in the Southwest and New England. It is also implementing a national rollout of this successful brand through leading retailers.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

BioLab

Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1955
Sector Chemicals
DESCRIPTION

BioLab, Inc. develops chemical products for spas and homes.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Consumer Products 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition 1 of 1
State: Georgia 1 of 1
Country: United States 1 of 1
Year: 2003 1 of 1

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

American Capital


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 22.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

American Capital was a publicly traded buyout and mezzanine investment firm. American Capital invested in buyouts, growth capital financings, acquistion financings, and recapitalizations. The Firm looked to finance businesses with at least $4 million in EBITDA and valued between $20 and $500 million. American Capital ws a generalist firm with broad interest in traditional industries such as manufacturing, distribution, and services. American Capital's European investment affiliate is European Capital. European Capital looked to invest $10 to $600 million of equity, mezzanine, and/or senior debt in similar opportunities across Europe. American Capital was formed in 1997 and in January 2017, merged with Ares Capital Management.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 6 of 194
Sector: Consumer Products 1 of 13
Type: Add-on Acquisition 3 of 87
State: Georgia 2 of 10
Country: United States 6 of 186
Year: 2003 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-07-23 Escort

West Chester, Ohio, United States

Escort is a premium line of automotive accessories and is the market leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of radar detectors and mobile data used for ticket protection.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-08-19 BC Natural Foods

Petaluma, California, United States

BC Natural Foods LLC is an integrated producer, distributor and marketer of organic and natural fresh chicken meat. It was the first company to sell chicken with the U.S. Department of Agriculture certification for organic poultry, trademarked as Rosie the Organic Chicken.

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