M&A Deal Summary

BrightView Acquires ValleyCrest Companies

On May 21, 2014, BrightView acquired business services company ValleyCrest Companies from DFO Management

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BrightView’s 3rd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is BrightView’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is BrightView’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-05-21
Target ValleyCrest Companies
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) BrightView
Sellers(s) DFO Management
Deal Type Merger
Advisor(s) Moelis & Co. (Financial)
Kaye Scholer LLP (Legal)

Target

ValleyCrest Companies

Calabasas, California, United States
ValleyCrest Companies, LLC is a integrated landscape services provider in the United States. ValleyCrest serves an array of public, commercial, and institutional clients, and is known for its award-winning work on properties such as the Wynn Resort.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

BrightView

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States

Category Company
Founded 1939
Sector Business Services
Employees19,100
Revenue 2.8B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

BrightView is a provider of commercial landscaper, designs, creates, and maintains the landscapes on earth and provides comprehensive snow and ice removal services. BrightView was founded in 1939 and is based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 31
Sector: Business Services M&A 3 of 27
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 2
State: California M&A 1 of 8
Country: United States M&A 3 of 31
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-31 Metheny Commercial Lawn Maintenance

Dallas, Texas, United States

Metheny Commercial Lawn Maintenance, Inc. provide full service landscape maintenance to the blossoming city.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-06-01 Brightview Tree Co.

Fillmore, California, United States

Brightview Tree Co. is a grower of quality trees and shrubs in the country with 800 acres of state-of-the-art growing grounds in Northern and Southern California, BrightView Tree has maintained its focus on providing the highest levels of quality and customer service. Brightview Tree was founded in 1961 and is based in Fillmore, California.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

DFO Management

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor


Category Family Office
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 16.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

DFO Management is the private investment vehicle for Michael Dell, founder of Dell Computers. The Firm targets investment opportunities across the US and internationally and is split into several groups. These include Public Equity, Special Opportunities, Private Equity, Real Estate, and Partnerships. The Private Equity group targets transactions that include leveraged and management buyouts, take privates, mezzanine debt and other structured investments, PIPEs and growth equity financings, platform acquisitions and roll-ups, and partnerships with other financial sponsors. DFO looks to commit $100 to $250 million per transaction and prefers investments in non-technology companies. DFO Management was formed in 1998 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 11
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 3
Country: United States M&A 3 of 10
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-01 Waypoint Leasing

Limerick, Ireland

Waypoint Leasing Ltd. is a global helicopter leasing company focused on providing financing solutions to helicopter operators worldwide. Waypoint Leasing was formed in 2013 and is based in Limerick, Ireland.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-03 OneWest Bank

Pasadena, California, United States

OneWest Bank is a provider of financial services.

Sell $3.4B