M&A Deal Summary

Calumet Acquires Anchor Drilling Fluids

On March 26, 2014, Calumet acquired energy services and equipment company Anchor Drilling Fluids from GarMark Partners for 235M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Calumet’s 1st transaction in the Energy Services and Equipment sector.
  • This is Calumet’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Calumet’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Calumet’s 1st transaction in Oklahoma.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-03-26
Target Anchor Drilling Fluids
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Buyer(s) Calumet
Sellers(s) GarMark Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 235M USD

Target

Anchor Drilling Fluids

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Anchor Drilling Fluids is an onshore drilling fluids and fluid handling service company in United States, providing engineered drilling fluid solutions and well site services to oil and natural gas land drillers. Anchor Drilling Fluids was founded in 1984 and is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Calumet

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Category Company
Founded 1916
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Employees1,580
Revenue 4.2B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Calumet is an independent producer of high-quality, specialty hydrocarbon products in North America. Calumet owns specialty and fuel products facilities primarily located in northwest Louisiana, northwest Wisconsin, northern Montana, western Pennsylvania, Texas, New Jersey, eastern Missouri and North Dakota. The Company owns and leases oilfield services locations in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Calumet was incorporated in 1916 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector (Energy Services and Equipment) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 4
State (Oklahoma) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 4
Year (2014) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-10 Bel-Ray Company

Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States

Bel-Ray Company, Inc. is an international, US-based, lubricant manufacturing company providing lubricants for the food and general manufacturing industries, the mining industry and the consumer light vehicle market.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-04-02 ADF Holdings

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

ADF Holdings, Inc. is a provider of engineered drilling fluid solutions and well site services to oil and natural gas land drillers.

Buy $33M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

GarMark Partners

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 1.1B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

GarMark Partners is a private investment firm that makes debt and equity investments in a wide range of companies. The Firm invests in businesses at various stages of development to facilitate acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, turnarounds or growth. Garmark typically invests between $5 and $30 million with an EBITDA $3 and $25 million. The firm prefers to invest in the sectors of manufacturing/industrial products, distribution, business services, consumer brands, food/nutrition products, transportation, healthcare, retail, and restaurants. GarMark Partners was formed in 1997 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 21
Sector (Energy Services and Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 10 of 14
State (Oklahoma) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 14 of 19
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-10-03 Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores (MACS) is a convenience store operator in Maryland and Virginia.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-06-11 Baja Fresh

Irvine, California, United States

Baja Fresh is a chain of fast-casual Tex Mex restaurants. Baja Fresh was formed in 1990 and is based in Irvine, California.

Buy -