M&A Deal Summary

Building Industry Partners and Breakwater Management Acquire U.S. Fence Solutions

On May 2, 2016, private equity firms Building Industry Partners and Breakwater Management acquired business services company U.S. Fence Solutions

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Building Industry Partners’ 1st and Breakwater Management’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Building Industry Partners’ 3rd and Breakwater Management’s 10th transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-05-02
Target U.S. Fence Solutions
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Building Industry Partners
Breakwater Management
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

U.S. Fence Solutions

United States
U.S. Fence Solutions is a fast-growing national fencing industry holding company. U.S. Fence Solutions is an independent residential and commercial fencing distributors, installers, and highway guardrail and fencing fabricators in strategic U.S. markets.

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Buyer(S) 2

DESCRIPTION

Building Industry Partners (BIP) is a private equity investment firm focused on the US building industry. BIP invests its principals’ own capital, as well as that of a small number of like-minded family office and individual limited partners. BIP invests via an “Operator First” model, serving as an equity capital partner to support proven building products industry leaders to build businesses in their respective market niches. Specific transactions of interest include proven owner-operators of niche-focused building products manufacturers, distributors and specialty service companies seeking capital for growth, liquidity and/or partial ownership transition, and proven building industry operators and entrepreneurs seeking to build a business within their niche of expertise, primarily via acquisition of a platform company and execution of organic and add-on strategies. Building Industry Partners was formed in 2008 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 5
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 3 of 5
Year (2016) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-01 Homewood Holdings

Altadena, California, United States

Homewood Holdings LLC is a fast-growing regional lumber and building materials dealer, operating through a family of highly-autonomous regional businesses in California and the Pacific Northwest.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-02-26 Homewood Holdings

Altadena, California, United States

Homewood Holdings LLC is a fast-growing regional lumber and building materials dealer, operating through a family of highly-autonomous regional businesses in California and the Pacific Northwest.

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DESCRIPTION

Breakwater Investment Management is a private investment firm focused on providing loans and growth capital financing to owner-entrepreneurs and sponsor-backed businesses in the lower middle-market. The Firm looks to invest at least $20 million in profitable companies (> $5 million of EBITDA) throughout the US and Canada. Breakwater Investment Management was formed in 2009 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 18
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 10 of 16
Year (2016) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-02 Optimus EMR

Irvine, California, United States

Optimus EMR, Inc. is a provider of clinical content and electronic medical records software.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-01 Loot Crate

Los Angeles, California, United States

Loot Crate partners with the largest movie studios, game companies, comics publishers, and general pop culture talent to deliver multiple lines of themed mystery boxes monthly to fans, affectionately called “Looters,” around the world. More than just a branded box of licensed apparel and collectibles. Loot Crate was founded in 2012 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

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