M&A Deal Summary

Boathouse Capital and SilverHaze Partners Acquire Ducker Carlisle

On October 3, 2016, private equity firms Boathouse Capital and SilverHaze Partners acquired information services company Ducker Carlisle

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Boathouse Capital’s 3rd and SilverHaze Partners’ 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is Boathouse Capital’s 31st and SilverHaze Partners’ 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Boathouse Capital’s 1st and SilverHaze Partners’ 1st transaction in District of Columbia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-10-03
Target Ducker Carlisle
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) Boathouse Capital
SilverHaze Partners
Deal Type Recapitalization

Target

Ducker Carlisle

Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Ducker Carlisle is an information and advisory services firm that works with over 200 multinational clients operating in emerging markets globally. Ducker Carlisle is based in Washington, District of Columbia.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Boathouse Capital

Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2008
PE ASSETS 2.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Boathouse Capital is a provider of mezzanine and equity capital to lower middle-market companies in a variety of industries. The Firm works in partnership with management teams and private equity firms in funding private equity sponsored buyouts, management buyouts, recapitalizations, refinancings, and growth capital financings. Boathouse can commit up to $25 million per transaction and generally pursues companies with 'exceptional' management, sustainable competitive advantages, growing end markets, 'sticky' business models, and diversified customers. Boathouse seeks companies with at least $10 million in revenues and at least $5 million of EBITDA. Boathouse is based in Wayne, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 31 of 52
Sector (Information Services) 3 of 4
Type (Recapitalization) 3 of 3
State (District of Columbia) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 31 of 52
Year (2016) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-03 Jan-pro

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

Jan-pro operates its business in the commercial cleaning franchising industry and licenses its master franchise owners and unit franchisees under the trademark 'JAN-PRO. Jan-pro was founded in 2005 and is based in Alpharetta, Georgia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-03 Lugano Diamonds & Jewelry

Newport Beach, California, United States

Lugano Diamonds & Jewelry is an international jewelry firm provides jewelry art in addition to being a leading jeweler to the ultra-high net worth clients. Each design is a signature creation by Lugano Diamonds, featuring artistic, one-of-a-kind settings. Lugano Diamonds & Jewelry was established in 1974 and is based in Newport Beach, California.

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Buyer

SilverHaze Partners

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

SilverHaze Partners is a private investment firm that acts as both a fund of funds vehicle as well as a direct investor in companies. SilverHaze devotes 80% of capital to other buyout funds with the remainder reserved for opportunistic investments in technology related businesses. SilverHaze Partners was formed in 2000 and is based in McLean, Virginia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 8
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Recapitalization) 1 of 1
State (District of Columbia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 8 of 8
Year (2016) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-09 EdgeCast

Los Angeles, California, United States

EdgeCast helps companies meet the ever-growing expectations of their customers. Edgecast's set of solutions across content delivery, cloud security, and video streaming, combined with a team of customer-oriented domain experts, streamlines operations and improves efficiencies, so businesses can redirect their energy into creating value for their customers not managing multiple vendors and workflows. EdgeCast was founded in 2006 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-29 Spongecell

New York, New York, United States

Spongecell intelligently manages calendar and event information through their web-based product. Spongecell was founded in 2006 and is based in New York City.

Sell -