M&A Deal Summary

Brady Acquires Personnel Concepts

On January 6, 2006, Brady acquired publishing company Personnel Concepts from Parallel Investment Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Brady’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Brady’s 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Brady’s 3rd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-01-06
Target Personnel Concepts
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Brady
Sellers(s) Parallel Investment Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Personnel Concepts

Ontario, California, United States
Personnel Concepts, Inc. is a publisher of workplace information posters and other human resources products for small to medium-sized businesses. All-In-One's principal product is the 'Space Saver I' labor law compliance poster - a single-product solution that enables businesses to comply with complicated and constantly changing federal and state-mandated workplace information posting laws. All-In-One also publishes human resources management reference materials, employment law compliance manuals, employee performance measurement tools and other related products to help businesses meet the full spectrum of human resources management objectives.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Brady

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Category Company
Founded 1914
Sector Safety/Security
Employees5,600
Revenue 1.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Brady's corporate headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Entrance to Brady's corporate headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Brady is a global manufacturer and supplier of identification solutions and workplace safety products that identify and protect premises, products and people. Brady was founded in 1914 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 42
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 19 of 42
State (California) 3 of 4
Country (United States) 10 of 19
Year (2006) 2 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-03 J.A.M. Plastics

Billerica, Massachusetts, United States

J.A.M. Plastics, Inc. specializes in the sale and manufacture of security-related accessory products including patented badge holders, lanyards and retractable badge reels.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-02-09 GE Identicard Systems

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

GE Identicard Systems, Inc. provides access control and consumable identification badges, card access security badges.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Parallel Investment Partners

Dallas, Texas, United States
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 600M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Parallel Investment Partners is a private equity firm focused on acquiring North American middle market companies. Parallel looks for companies generating at least $10 million in revenue and valued between $10 and $100 million. Sectors of interest include business services, financial services, energy exploration, energy services, healthcare services, medical products, restaurants, retail, education, engineered products, and light manufacturing. Prospective transaction situations include recapitalizations, growth capital financings, buyouts, and divestitures. Parallel Investment Partners was formed in 1999 and is based in Dallas Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 19
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 6
State (California) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 7 of 19
Year (2006) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-01 Weisman Discount Home Centers

Springfield Gardens, New York, United States

Weisman Discount Home Centers is a specialty home improvement retailer located in densely populated areas of New York City. Weisman currently operates eight retail locations and sells approximately 50% of its products to contractors, 30% to do-it-yourself customers and 20% to corporate (realty and building management companies). The company's largest categories of products sold include flooring, cabinets, countertops and vanities.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-02-28 Winnercomm Holdings

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Winnercomm Holdings, Inc. provides a range of services including television program production, television remote event production, website management and advertising sales, television advertising sales, advertising agency, rights management and content storage and editing. Winnercomm also owns Skycam and CableCam, aerial camera systems that utilize a camera suspended above the field to provide overhead video of sporting events.

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