M&A Deal Summary

Capital For Business Acquires Watershield Industries

On January 1, 2018, private equity firm Capital For Business acquired safety/security company Watershield Industries

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Capital For Business’ 1st transaction in the Safety/Security sector.
  • This is Capital For Business’ 37th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Capital For Business’ 4th transaction in Kansas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-01-01
Target Watershield Industries
Sector Safety/Security
Buyer(s) Capital For Business
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Watershield Industries

Salina, Kansas, United States
Watershield Industries is a manufacturer & distributor of wildland fire fighting products. Watershield Industries is based in Salina, Kansas.

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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 200M 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 $10 to $100 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 56
Sector: Safety/Security M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 28 of 37
State: Kansas M&A 4 of 4
Country: United States M&A 37 of 56
Year: 2018 M&A 3 of 7
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
2018-01-30 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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