M&A Deal Summary

Blue Equity Acquires NetBallistics

On January 1, 2011, private equity firm Blue Equity acquired distribution company NetBallistics

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Blue Equity’s 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Blue Equity’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Blue Equity’s 2nd transaction in Kentucky.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-01-01
Target NetBallistics
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Blue Equity
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

NetBallistics

Crestwood, Kentucky, United States
NetBallistics sells, distributes, markets, and brokers products and services to outdoor enthusiasts, hunters, sportsmen, law enforcement, government and military agencies. It supplies over 45,000 products and services and is rapidly expanding its offerings. NetBallistics is based in Crestwood, Kentucky.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Blue Equity

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Blue Equity is a Southern-US based private equity firm focused on a variety of business transactions as well as real estate investments. The Firm will consider opportunities across all company stages, from startups to recapitalizations. Blue Equity typically looks for situations with experienced management, and depending on the situation, can be minimal or more active investor. Blue Equity was formed in 2004 and is based in Louisville, Kentucky and also has office in Miami, Florida.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 24
Sector (Distribution) 1 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 2 of 7
State (Kentucky) 2 of 6
Country (United States) 3 of 21
Year (2011) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-06-07 Blue Entertainment Sports Television

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

BEST (Blue Entertainment Sports Television) is a unified, full-service sports and entertainment management, event and production company. The firm provides its clients and brands with cross-selling opportunities through experiential properties and a variety of sporting events, represents television rights to top events such as the US and French Opens and the Boston Marathon and guides the athletic and entertainment careers of top-notch talent such as Reggie Bush, Shawn Marion, Caroline Wozniacki and Magic Johnson.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-01 Globecomm Systems

Hauppauge, New York, United States

Globecomm Systems, Inc. is a developer and managing network complex communications solutions with a strong track record of growth and innovative engineering that leverages its global communications network. Globecomm Systems, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is based in Hauppauge, New York.

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