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Clairvest Group Acquires Van-Rob

On January 1, 2002, private equity firm Clairvest Group acquired automotive company Van-Rob

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Clairvest Group’s 1st transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is Clairvest Group’s 5th transaction in Canada.
  • This is Clairvest Group’s 3rd transaction in Ontario.
Investment Fate
  • Van-Rob was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2011 for 35M CAD.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2002-01-01
Target Van-Rob
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) Clairvest Group
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Van-Rob

Aurora, Ontario, Canada
Van-Rob is at the forefront of the automotive industry in Imagination, Innovation and Technologically-advanced automotive systems and complex modules. As a Tier One supplier to the major automobile manufacturers, Van-Rob is a full-service, rapidly expanding automotive industry leader in the design and manufacture of metal stampings, modular welded assemblies, structural welded assemblies, mechanical assemblies and heat shields for thermal applications.

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Buyer

Clairvest Group

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 4.5B CAD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Clairvest Group is a generalist Canadian private equity firm focused on mid-market businesses with C$10 to C$50 million of EBITDA. While Clairvest does not have any sector preferences, the Firm prefers fragmented sectors with recurring revenue business models and economies of scale. Clairvest will consider both minority and majority investment positions and invests in the range of C$25- C$100 million per transaction. Clairvest was formed in 1987 and is based in Toronto.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 57
Sector: Automotive M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 7 of 24
State: Ontario M&A 3 of 13
Country: Canada M&A 5 of 21
Year: 2002 M&A 2 of 4
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