M&A Deal Summary

CIVC Partners Acquires BrightView

On January 1, 1998, private equity firm CIVC Partners acquired business services company BrightView

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CIVC Partners’ 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is CIVC Partners’ 18th transaction in the United States.
  • This is CIVC Partners’ 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.
Investment Fate
  • BrightView was recapitalized in 2007 for 847M USD.
  • BrightView was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2013 for 1.6B USD.
  • BrightView went public in 2018.
  • BrightView was sold to a financial buyer in 2023.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1998-01-01
Target BrightView
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) CIVC Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

BrightView

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States
BrightView is a provider of commercial landscaper, designs, creates, and maintains the landscapes on earth and provides comprehensive snow and ice removal services. BrightView was founded in 1939 and is based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.

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Buyer

CIVC Partners

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1970
PE ASSETS 2.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CIVC Partners is a private equity firm that provides buyout and growth capital to middle-market businesses located in the US and Canada. CIVC invests in companies generating sales of $40 - $300 million with an EBITDA of $5 to $25 million. Sectors of interest include Business Services, Information Services, Facility Services, Insurance Services, Transportation & Logistics, Tech-enabled Services, BPO, SaaS, Compliance Services, Corporate Training, IT Services, and Utility Services. The firm invests in the range of $20 - $100 million per transaction. CIVC prefers to be the lead equity sponsor and will consider both majority and minority investment situations. CIVC Partners was formed in 1970 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 77
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 13
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 11 of 32
State: Pennsylvania M&A 1 of 8
Country: United States M&A 18 of 73
Year: 1998 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-01-01 Norcross Safety Products

Cranston, Rhode Island, United States

Norcross Safety Products a designer, manufacturer and marketer of branded products in the personal protection equipment industry. The Company manufactures and markets a full line of personal protection equipment for workers in the general safety, domestic preparedness, fire service and utility/high voltage industries. The Company sells products under trusted, long-standing and well-recognized brand names, including North, Morning Pride, Ranger, Servus, Pro-Warrington and Salisbury.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-02-06 Land N Sea Distributing

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Land ’N’ Sea Distributing, Inc. is a full service, wholesale only distributor, serving the Marine Industry for over 30 years. With over 60,000 different parts and accessories available from thirteen warehouses, Land ’N’ Sea prides itself in fast efficient delivery throughout the US and Canada. In a cooperative effort with Mercury Marine's Latin America and Caribbean division, Land 'N' Sea serves over 60 additional countries worldwide. For many years, Land ’N’ Sea has been recognized as the industry leader with the most innovative marketing and dealer support programs.

Sell $68M