Investment Summary

CHS Capital Exits TricorBraun

On November 30, 2016, private equity firm AEA Investors invested in packaging company TricorBraun from CHS Capital

Investment Highlights
  • This is AEA Investors’ 5th transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is AEA Investors’ 64th transaction in the United States.
  • This is AEA Investors’ 2nd transaction in Missouri.
Investment Fate
  • TricorBraun was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2021.

Investment Summary

Date 2016-11-30
Target TricorBraun
Sector Packaging
Investor(s) AEA Investors
Sellers(s) CHS Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Harris Williams (Financial)

Target

TricorBraun

St. Louis, Missouri, United States
TricorBraun is a distributor of rigid packaging solutions including containers, closures and related components. TricorBraun was founded in 1902 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

AEA Investors

New York, New York, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1968
PE ASSETS 19.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

AEA Investors is a private investment firm focused on investing in and acquiring businesses headquartered primarily in the US, Europe, and China. AEA looks for companies operating in stable to growing industries with a proven ability to generate positive cash-flow. Broad sectors of interest include value-added industrial products/services, specialty chemicals, consumer products, and services. In addition to its primary middle-market private equity fund, AEA maintains additional funds targeted towards mezzanine financing, senior secured debt, and small business buyouts. AEA Investors was formed in 1968 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 75 of 121
Sector: Packaging M&A 5 of 5
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 34 of 57
State: Missouri M&A 2 of 4
Country: United States M&A 64 of 106
Year: 2016 M&A 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-29 OMEGA Environmental Technologies

Irving, Texas, United States

OMEGA Environmental Technologies is an aftermarket distributor of climate control products and other mission-critical components across the light and heavy-duty automotive sectors. OMEGA Environmental Technologies was founded in 1989 and is based in Irving, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-01 PST

Ely, United Kingdom

PST is a provider of measurement instrumentation and monitoring solutions for process-critical applications worldwide. With 12 leading brands, PST offers a comprehensive suite of proprietary sensors, instruments, analyzers, and monitoring solutions with sensing capabilities across parameters, including moisture, gas, level, and flow. PST was founded in 1964 and is based in Ely, Cambridgeshire.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

CHS Capital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 2.9B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CHS Capital is a large private equity firm that targets US-based company investments in a variety of sectors. CHS will consider both control and non-control positions in businesses with proven management and strong growth potential. Broad sectors of interest include business services, consumer services, consumer products, distribution, industrial products and infrastructure. The Firm looks for businesses valued from $75 to $300 million. CHS will not invest in venture opportunities or turnaround situations. CHS was formed in 1988 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 46 of 46
Sector: Packaging M&A 4 of 4
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 20 of 20
State: Missouri M&A 5 of 5
Country: United States M&A 46 of 46
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-06 Kele

Bartlett, Tennessee, United States

Kele is a distributor of commercial HVAC and building automation interface products. Kele provides peripheral control products and services to the building automation systems industry. Kele's product offering includes over 15,000 interface products, including transmitters, sensors, switches, gauges and relays from over 200 manufacturers. Kele was founded in 1983 and is based in Bartlett, Tennessee.

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