M&A Deal Summary

Brinkmere Capital Partners Acquires Certified Power

On March 21, 2014, private equity firm Brinkmere Capital Partners acquired electronics company Certified Power from Sun Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Brinkmere Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is Brinkmere Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Brinkmere Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-03-21
Target Certified Power
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) Brinkmere Capital Partners
Sellers(s) Sun Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Certified Power

Mundelein, Illinois, United States
Certified Power is a distributor, designer, and assembler of hydraulic, pneumatic and electronic components and controls for both industrial and mobile applications and is a manufacturer of OEM driveshaft and precision power train components. Certified Power was founded in 1970 and is based in Mundelein, Illinois.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Brinkmere Capital Partners

Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2012
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Brinkmere Capital Partners is a Southeast US-based private investment group based in Jacksonville, Florida.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Electronics) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 1
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Sun Capital Partners

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 13.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Sun Capital's corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.
Sun Capital's corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.

Sun Capital Partners is a large private equity firm focused on leveraged buyouts, equity, debt, and other control investments in North America, Asia, and Europe. Sun looks for businesses that can benefit from the Firm's operating experience including underperformers, turnarounds, and special situations. Target companies typically have $50 million to $1 billion in revenue with strong market positions. Sectors of interest include paper and packaging, food and beverages, metals and mining, automotive after-market parts, consumer products, financial services, healthcare, media and communications, building products, telecommunications, technology, retailing and catalogs, restaurants, manufacturing and industrial. Sun Capital was formed in 1995 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 59 of 127
Sector (Electronics) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 12 of 32
State (Illinois) 1 of 4
Country (United States) 43 of 88
Year (2014) 4 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-21 The Farfield

Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States

The Farfield Company is an electrical and mechanical contractor in the Northeastern United States. The Company's in-house multi-trade expertise provides commercial, industrial, and institutional customers with the installation of lighting, security, and temperature control systems, while its mechanical business installs HVAC equipment, ducting, process piping systems, and steam pressure reduction systems.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-04-29 CornerStone Research & Development

Ogden, Utah, United States

CornerStone Research & Development is a “pure-play” nutritional supplement manufacturer in the U.S. and develops, produces, and packages more than 500 different capsule, tablet, and specialty powder products for its customers.

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