M&A Deal Summary

Blue Point Capital Partners Acquires Sylvan

On March 21, 2018, private equity firm Blue Point Capital Partners acquired construction company Sylvan

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Blue Point Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Construction sector.
  • This is Blue Point Capital Partners’ 32nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Blue Point Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Michigan.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-03-21
Target Sylvan
Sector Construction
Buyer(s) Blue Point Capital Partners
Deal Type Recapitalization

Target

Sylvan

Southfield, Michigan, United States
Sylvan is a provider of industrial pipe installation and fabrication, millwright and rigging, electrical, boiler and turbine contracting services. Sylvan was founded in 1956 and is based in Southfield, Michigan.

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Buyer

Blue Point Capital Partners

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 1.9B USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Blue Point Capital Partners is a middle-market private equity firm focused on investments throughout the US, Canada, and Europe. The Firm looks to commit $10 to $50 million of equity capital in companies generating sales of $30 to $300 million and EBITDA of at least $7 million. Blue Point looks for control investments that arise from management led buyouts, recapitalizaitons, and companies in need of growth capital. Sectors of interest include transportation components, metals processing, plastics, packaging, specialty distribution, environmental, building materials, industrial textiles, transportation/logistics, chemicals, industrial outsourcing, and engineered components. Blue Point will not invest in real estate, restaurants, retail, or companies operating in highly regulated industries. Blue Point Capital Partners was formed in 1990 and has offices in Cleveland, Ohio; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Seattle, Washington.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 35 of 53
Sector (Construction) 1 of 1
Type (Recapitalization) 10 of 16
State (Michigan) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 32 of 49
Year (2018) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-16 LineStar Services

Houston, Texas, United States

LineStar Services provides safe, quality service, experienced local leadership, and proprietary technologies to the oil and gas pipeline industry.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-04 Spector

Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada

Spector is a supplier of writing instruments, journals and other business gifts to the North American promotional products industry. Spector provides customized, branded products to a vast set of leading advertisers and brands, primarily through promotional product distributors who order Spector’s products for items such as gifts, new employee and customer appreciation packages and event handouts. Spector was founded in 1950 and is based in Saint-Laurent, Quebec.

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