M&A Deal Summary

BPOC Acquires Southern Anesthesia and Surgical

On November 5, 2012, private equity firm BPOC acquired distribution company Southern Anesthesia and Surgical from PSS World Medical

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BPOC’s 2nd transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is BPOC’s 18th transaction in the United States.
  • This is BPOC’s 1st transaction in South Carolina.
Investment Fate
  • Southern Anesthesia and Surgical was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2017.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-11-05
Target Southern Anesthesia and Surgical
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) BPOC
Sellers(s) PSS World Medical
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Southern Anesthesia and Surgical

West Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Southern Anesthesia and Surgical, Inc. is a national distributor of pharmaceuticals and surgical supplies to oral health professionals who provide sedation related dental and surgical procedures.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

BPOC

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 1.8B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company (BPOC) is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market healthcare companies. Specific areas of interest within healthcare include, specialty distribution; provider and payor outsourcing; pharmacy, infusion, and home healthcare; outpatient an alternate site services; and medical products manufacturing with a focus on capital equipment. The Firm focuses on recapitalizations, buyouts, and growth capital investments. BPOC was formed in 1996 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 41
Sector: Distribution M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
State: South Carolina M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 18 of 40
Year: 2012 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-09-14 Sunrise Senior Living

McLean, Virginia, United States

Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. offers a full range of personalized senior living services, including independent living, assisted living, care for individuals with Alzheimer's and other forms of memory loss, as well as nursing and rehabilitative services.

Buy $845M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-11-12 The MED Group

Lubbock, Texas, United States

The MED Group is a group purchasing and business services organization of 235 medical equipment providers in the home medical equipment industry.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

PSS World Medical

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Category Company
Founded 1983
Sector Medical Products
DESCRIPTION

PSS World Medical, Inc. is a specialty marketer and distributor of medical products to physicians, elder care providers and other alternate-site healthcare providers through its two business units.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: South Carolina M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-01 Blue Medical Supply

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Distributes consumable medical and surgical supplies, diagnostic equipment, and pharmaceutical-related products to physicians throughout the Southeast.

Buy -