M&A Deal Summary

BMG Acquires Brown Machine

On January 28, 2008, BMG acquired machinery company Brown Machine from Madison Industries

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BMG’s 2nd transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is BMG’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is BMG’s 2nd transaction in Michigan.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-01-28
Target Brown Machine
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) BMG
Sellers(s) Madison Industries
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Brown Machine

Beaverton, Michigan, United States
Brown Machine LLC is a provider in engineered thermoforming equipment solutions used in a broad spectrum of applications including cups, lids, plates, bowls, food packaging, horticultural, appliance and medical packaging.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

BMG

Beaverton, Michigan, United States
Category Company
Founded 1952
Sector Machinery
DESCRIPTION

BMG is a provider of turnkey thermoforming and packaging systems for the food & beverage market. BMG offers a broad portfolio of highly-engineered thermoforming and automation equipment, in addition to best-in-class tooling and a comprehensive offering of post-sale parts, service and support. BMG was founded in 1952 and is based in Beaverton, Michigan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 6
Sector (Machinery) 2 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 6
State (Michigan) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 2 of 5
Year (2008) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-28 Epco Machinery

Beaverton, Michigan, United States

Epco Machinery LLC is a non-OEM remanufacturer of plastics machinery and die casting machinery.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-22 Lyle Industries

Beaverton, Michigan, United States

Lyle Industries, Inc. is a manufacturer of quality roll-fed thermoforming and bottle trimming equipment.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Madison Industries

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Madison Industries is a privately held investment holding firm that targets growth investments in and acquisitions of industrial manufacturing companies. Madison prefers businesses with a defensible market niche, established technology, and significant cash-flow growth potential. Madison will also consider turnaround situations. Target opportunities generally have sales between $50 million and $2 billion. Madison Industries is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 18
Sector (Machinery) 8 of 9
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 8
State (Michigan) 4 of 4
Country (United States) 12 of 17
Year (2008) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-28 Epco Machinery

Beaverton, Michigan, United States

Epco Machinery LLC is a non-OEM remanufacturer of plastics machinery and die casting machinery.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-07-02 Miller Heiman

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Miller Heiman is a sales performance training and consulting firm, serving clients in over 35 countries and working with some of the most respected companies in the world. Miller Heiman was formed in 1960 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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