M&A Deal Summary

Birch Hill Equity Partners Acquires GDI Integrated Facility Services

On January 3, 2012, private equity firm Birch Hill Equity Partners acquired business services company GDI Integrated Facility Services for 153M CAD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Birch Hill Equity Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Birch Hill Equity Partners’ 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Birch Hill Equity Partners’ 24th transaction in Canada.
  • This is Birch Hill Equity Partners’ 2nd transaction in Quebec.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-01-03
Target GDI Integrated Facility Services
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Birch Hill Equity Partners
Deal Type Going Private
Deal Value 153M CAD
Advisor(s) GMP Securities LP (Financial)

Target

GDI Integrated Facility Services

Lasalle, Quebec, Canada
GDI Integrated Facility Services is a facility services industry, providing a range of janitorial, industrial, mechanical maintenance, and other services to the commercial real estate industry across Canada and the Northeast US. GDI Integrated Facility Services was founded in 1926 and is based in Lasalle, Quebec.

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Buyer

Birch Hill Equity Partners

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 5.0B CAD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Birch Hill Equity Partners is a middle-market private equity firm focused on investments in Canadian companies. Birch Hill targets growth oriented businesses valued between C$50 and C$1000 million. Sectors of interest include agriculture, communications, energy, environmental, entertainment, distribution, healthcare, manufacturing, software, and technology. Birch Hill will not consider investments in real estate, pure commodity companies or start ups. Birch Hill Equity Partners was formed in 1994 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 29 of 47
Sector (Business Services) 3 of 4
Type (Going Private) 3 of 5
State (Quebec) 2 of 5
Country (Canada) 24 of 41
Year (2012) 2 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-01 Hi-Pro Feeds

Okotoks, Alberta, Canada

Hi-Pro Feeds, Inc. is a manufacturer of animal nutrition and feed products for the animal nutrition industry.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-19 Secunda Canada

St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

Secunda Canada LP (Secunda) manages a technologically advanced fleet of offshore support vessels servicing major and national oil and gas companies worldwide. Secunda, founded in Nova Scotia, has a fleet of 8 vessels utilizing highly experienced sailors, a maritime work ethic, and a philosophy of providing superior service to customers.

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