M&A Deal Summary

Capital For Business Acquires Talkaphone

On January 30, 2018, private equity firm Capital For Business acquired communications company Talkaphone

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Capital For Business’ 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Capital For Business’ 37th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Capital For Business’ 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-01-30
Target Talkaphone
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Capital For Business
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) Prairie Capital Advisors Inc. (Financial)

Target

Talkaphone

Niles, Illinois, United States
Talkaphone is a designer and manufacturer of security and life safety communication products and solutions for customers all over the world. Talkaphone manufactures emergency communication systems, mass notification systems, area of rescue/refuge systems, and access control systems for educational, corporate, commercial, and government needs. Talkaphone was founded in 1935 and is based in Niles, Illinois.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Capital For Business

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1959
PE ASSETS 150M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Capital for Business (CFB) is a private investment firm focused on providing junior capital to growing lower middle-market companies with at least $8 million in sales. CFB targets businesses serving niche consumer, commercial, distribution, manufacturing, and service markets throughout the United States. Funds are typically used to support management buyouts, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, corporate divestitures, growth financings, and going-private transactions. CFB will not invest in start-ups, turnarounds, unproven technologies, biotech, real estate, and financial institutions. Capital for Business was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 37 of 55
Sector (Communications) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 27 of 35
State (Illinois) 1 of 6
Country (United States) 37 of 55
Year (2018) 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-01 Pima Oilfield Services

Plains, Texas, United States

Pima Oilfield Services is a provider of oil and gas flowback testing services and well testing, pumping, and related complimentary rental equipment. Pima Oilfield Services was founded in 2006 and is based in Plains, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-06 Debron Industrial Electronics

Troy, Michigan, United States

Debron Industrial Electronics is a full-service turnkey provider of value-added electronics manufacturing to the industrial, automotive, aerospace, and energy end markets. Debron Industrial Electronics provides design, layout, engineering, and manufacturing of electronic controls, integrates them into assemblies (box build), and provides additional value-added services such as kitting, packaging, and direct delivery to the end customer. Debron is an expert at both series production as well as quick-turn prototypes and serves industries requiring the highest quality standards as evidenced by their IATF 16949:2016 certification. Debron Industrial Electronics was founded in 1981 and is based in Troy, Michigan.

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