M&A Deal Summary

Bush O Donnell Capital Partners, C3 Capital and Eagle Private Capital Acquire Liberty Distribution Co.

On September 1, 2010, Bush O Donnell Capital Partners, mezzanine finance firm C3 Capital and mezzanine finance firm Eagle Private Capital acquired distribution company Liberty Distribution Co. from C3 Capital and Cave Creek Capital Management

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bush O Donnell Capital Partners’ 1st, C3 Capital’s 3rd and Eagle Private Capital’s 2nd transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Bush O Donnell Capital Partners’ 21st, C3 Capital’s 40th and Eagle Private Capital’s 30th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Bush O Donnell Capital Partners’ 2nd, C3 Capital’s 2nd and Eagle Private Capital’s 2nd transaction in Arizona.
Investment Fate
  • Liberty Distribution Co. was sold to a strategic buyer in 2012.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-09-01
Target Liberty Distribution Co.
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Bush O Donnell Capital Partners
C3 Capital
Eagle Private Capital
Sellers(s) C3 Capital
Cave Creek Capital Management
Deal Type Recapitalization

Target

Liberty Distribution Co.

Chandler, Arizona, United States
Liberty Distribution Company LLC is a distributor of candies, snacks, and other items to retailers in the United States.

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Buyer(S) 3

Buyer

Bush O Donnell Capital Partners

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
PE ASSETS 250M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bush O'Donnell Capital Partners (BOCP) is the private equity investment arm of Bush O'Donnell & Co., a firm that also provides investment advisory services. BOCP makes equity and mezzanine investments of $2 to $10 million in lower middle-market businesses with $5 to $100 million in sales. Funds are generally used to support growth initiatives, management buyouts, leveraged buyouts, and recapitalizations. Prospective companies typically have experienced management, stable cash-flows, and operate in a defensible market niche. The Firm will not invest in start-ups or turnarounds. BOCP is based in St. Louis, Missouri.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 32
Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 2
Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals 3 of 4
State: Arizona M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 21 of 32
Year: 2010 M&A 2 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-08-18 Infinity Homecare

Sarasota, Florida, United States

Infinity Homecare, Inc. is a home health care and hospice services company delivering personalized home health and hospice care to more than 360,000 patients each year.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-10-01 Inmark

Austell, Georgia, United States

Inmark is a general, life sciences, and hazardous goods/biomedical compliant packaging products and associated services company. Inmark was founded in 1975 and is based in Austell, Georgia.

Buy -
Buyer

C3 Capital

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 500M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

C3 Capital is a private investment firm that provides capital for later-stage growth, strategic acquisitions, ownership transitions, and recapitalizations. The Firm typically invests in the form of subordinated debt or preferred equity and can commit between $3 and $15 million in businesses with at least $2 million of EBITDA. Target sectors include chemicals, plastics, energy, business services, distribution, and high value-added manufacturing. C3 does not seek a controlling interest when pursuing investments. C3 will not invest in real estate, oil/gas exploration, or financial institutions. C3 Capital is based in Kansas City, Missouri.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 41 of 83
Sector: Distribution M&A 3 of 4
Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals 8 of 17
State: Arizona M&A 2 of 5
Country: United States M&A 40 of 82
Year: 2010 M&A 6 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-08-01 Wolf Pack Energy Services

Houston, Texas, United States

Wolf Pack Energy Services is a diversified company supplying a wide range of products and services to the oil and gas industry.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-23 Nationwide Learning

Topeka, Kansas, United States

Nationwide Learning LLC is a publisher of student-authored books. Nationwide Learning is seeking add-on acquisitions.

Buy -
Buyer

Eagle Private Capital

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Eagle Private Capital (EPC) makes private equity and mezzanine investments in middle-market companies. The Firm typically invests $4 to $15 million per investment. EPC looks to partner with management or other private equity investors to provide growth or change of control capital. EPC is based in St. Louis, Missouri.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 30 of 87
Sector: Distribution M&A 2 of 4
Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals 6 of 11
State: Arizona M&A 2 of 5
Country: United States M&A 30 of 87
Year: 2010 M&A 3 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-08-18 Infinity Homecare

Sarasota, Florida, United States

Infinity Homecare, Inc. is a home health care and hospice services company delivering personalized home health and hospice care to more than 360,000 patients each year.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-11-01 Quadrant Software

Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States

Quadrant Software, Inc. is a provider of electronic document management software primarily for the IBM iSeries. Quadrant provides application modernization, mobile development, business intelligence and document distribution solutions and services.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

C3 Capital

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 500M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

C3 Capital is a private investment firm that provides capital for later-stage growth, strategic acquisitions, ownership transitions, and recapitalizations. The Firm typically invests in the form of subordinated debt or preferred equity and can commit between $3 and $15 million in businesses with at least $2 million of EBITDA. Target sectors include chemicals, plastics, energy, business services, distribution, and high value-added manufacturing. C3 does not seek a controlling interest when pursuing investments. C3 will not invest in real estate, oil/gas exploration, or financial institutions. C3 Capital is based in Kansas City, Missouri.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 25
Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 2
Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals 1 of 2
State: Arizona M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 4 of 25
Year: 2010 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-08-01 Wolf Pack Energy Services

Houston, Texas, United States

Wolf Pack Energy Services is a diversified company supplying a wide range of products and services to the oil and gas industry.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-23 Nationwide Learning

Topeka, Kansas, United States

Nationwide Learning LLC is a publisher of student-authored books. Nationwide Learning is seeking add-on acquisitions.

Buy -
SELLER

Cave Creek Capital Management

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Cave Creek Capital Management is a growth investor with the flexibility of a family office, the talent of a major firm, and a much wider range of capital solutions than traditional Private Equity funds. Cave Creek looks to commit equity and mezzanine Investments of $5M to $25M and Companies with $20M to $150M of Revenues. Areas of interest include Business Services, Consumer Products & Services, Specialty Retail & Distribution, Healthcare Services, and Specialty Manufacturing. Cave Creek Capital Management was formed in 2004 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 13
Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 1
Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Arizona M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 10 of 11
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-08-31 VMC Group

Bloomingdale, New Jersey, United States

VMC Group is a manufacturer of vibration isolation, seismic control, and shock protection products, including elastomer mounts, spring mounts, seismic products, and supplemental bases. VMC Group was founded in 1898 and is based in Bloomingdale, New Jersey.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-04 QK

Holbrook, Arizona, United States

QK operates 79 Denny's restaurants in six states (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Utah and Oregon) and is the largest franchisee of Denny's restaurants in the world. In November of 2000, QK diversified and purchased its first Del Taco restaurant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Today, they operate six Del Taco restaurants in New Mexico.

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